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day in his morning prayer, afternoon prayer, evening prayer, night prayer -- five times a day Mohammedans do their prayer -- five times every day he will say to God, 'I am knocking, Sir, and I am knocking so much. Why has it not opened up to now? I am beating my head against your door, Sir. Open it.'
Rabiya heard it one day, Rabiya heart it the second day, Rabiya heart it the third day, then she said, 'Hussan, when will you look? The door is open. You go on talking nonsense -- "I am knocking, I am knocking" -- And the door is open all the time. Look. But you are too much concerned with your knocking and asking and desiring and seeking and you cannot see. The door is open.'
Rabiya is far more true than Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's statement is on a lower plane. Yes, it is good for people who have not even started searching, it is good for the kindergarten class those who have not started searching. For them it has to be said 'Seek, search, knock' and for them a guarantee has to be given otherwise they will not seek -- a guarantee that you 'knock and it shall be opened up to you. Ask and it shall be given unto you'.
Rabiya's statement is pure Zen. She says, 'Look, you fool, the door is open and it has always been open. And just by your asking and just by your shouting you are closing your eyes. It is only a question of opening your eyes -- the door has always been open.'
God has always been available. God is unconditionally available.
WHEN YOU SEEK TO KNOW IT, YOU CANNOT SEE IT.
YOU CANNOT TAKE HOLD OF IT,
BUT YOU CANNOT LOSE IT.
See the beauty of this statement. YOU CANNOT TAKE HOLD OF IT. If you want to possess God you will not be able to. God cannot be possessed.
All that is great cannot be possessed -- and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess. You fall in love and then you want to possess, and by possessing you destroy love. Love is of the quality of God. Jesus has said it exactly -- 'Love is God'. If you really want to be in love don't try to possess it. By possessing it you kill it, you poison it. You are so small and love is so great, how can you possess it?
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