यदि दुनिया पागल हो चुकी है, तो शायद इसके बीच कुछ समझदार लोगों की ज़रूरत है। ये साधु-संत खुद को मठों में बंद क्यों रखते हैं? अपने निजी दुखों को दूर करने का क्या फायदा अगर वह समाधान आपको बाकी सबकी पीड़ा से अलग-थलग कर दे?
If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves up in monasteries? What's the good of solving your personal suffering if the solution keeps you isolated from everyone else's suffering?
If the world is crazy, maybe it needs a few sane people in the middle of it. Why do monks lock themselves up in monasteries? What's the good of solving your personal suffering if the solution keeps you isolated from everyone else's suffering?
कुछ दिन पहले तान कासिपो ने मुझसे कहा था, 'कुछ लोग यहाँ अपनी आँखों में इतनी धूल (अहंकार/अज्ञान) लेकर आते हैं कि उनसे बात करना असहनीय हो जाता है।' संन्यासी जीवन के बारे में यह क्या कहता है? वह उन लोगों को बर्दाश्त नहीं कर पा रहा जिनकी आँखों में 'धूल' है। इन साधुओं ने यहाँ बस एक सुरक्षित और स्वार्थी सी दुनिया बना ली है जिसे वे पवित्र मानते हैं क्योंकि ग्रामीण उनके आगे सिर झुकाते हैं। जंगल में रहने और चोगा पहन लेने मात्र से आप किसी से बेहतर नहीं हो जाते।
A few days ago Tan Casipo said to me, 'Some people come here with so much dust in their eyes it's unbearable to talk to them.' What does that say about the monkhood? He can't tolerate people with 'dust in their eyes.' All that these monks have developed here is a safe little self-centred world which they call holy because villagers bow down to them. Living in a forest and wearing a robe doesn't make you better than anybody else.
A few days ago Tan Casipo said to me, 'Some people come here with so much dust in their eyes it's unbearable to talk to them.' What does that say about the monkhood? He can't tolerate people with 'dust in their eyes.' All that these monks have developed here is a safe little self-centred world which they call holy because villagers bow down to them. Living in a forest and wearing a robe doesn't make you better than anybody else.
आप किसी पक्षी को उड़ना नहीं सिखा सकते, आप सिर्फ उसे अपनी डाली छोड़ने और नीचे गिरना शुरू करने का तरीका सिखा सकते हैं।
You cannot teach a bird to fly, only how to let go his branch and begin to fall.
You cannot teach a bird to fly, only how to let go his branch and begin to fall.
विश्वास के बिना आप किसी चमत्कार को नहीं देख सकते; आपको केवल अनसुलझी घटनाएं ही दिखाई देंगी।
Without faith you can't see a miracle; you just see unexplained events.
Without faith you can't see a miracle; you just see unexplained events.
मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि मुझे जीवन में दूसरा मौका मिला है। मैंने कभी नहीं सोचा था कि मुझे ऐसे परिणाम मिलेंगे।
I truly believe that I have been given a second chance at life. I never expected the results I have had.
I truly believe that I have been given a second chance at life. I never expected the results I have had.
अपने वस्त्र उतार देने के बाद भी, एक अरहत (सिद्ध पुरुष) को केवल भीड़ में उसकी करुणा से उत्पन्न प्रभाव से ही पहचाना जाता है।
Even without his robes an arahant is recognized simply by the effect his metta has in a crowd.
Even without his robes an arahant is recognized simply by the effect his metta has in a crowd.
एक बौद्ध ऋषि ने कहा था, जब तक आपकी बात खामोशी से ज़्यादा बेहतर न हो, तब तक कुछ न बोलें।
Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.
Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.
देखिए, विज्ञान की सबसे बड़ी खूबी यही है कि यह हमें मिथकों की भूलभुलैया में भटकने से बचाती है, और उन मान्यताओं से बंधने से रोकती है जिन्हें हम सिर्फ इसलिए अपना लेते हैं क्योंकि वे हमारी तथाकथित जानकारी से मेल खाती हैं। विज्ञान हमेशा सवाल करने की मांग करता है।
You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism.
You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes that we adopt because of congruence with what we think we know. Science demands skepticism.
साधना ही आत्मज्ञान है। कुछ लोगों को यह बात पसंद नहीं आती। वे एक झटके में आत्मज्ञान पाना चाहते हैं। इस चक्कर में वे किसी ऐसी चीज़ से जुड़ जाते हैं जो वजूद में ही नहीं है। आत्मज्ञान कोई ऐसी चीज़ नहीं है जिसे आप पा लें।
The practice is enlightenment. Some people find this idea not to their liking. They want to get enlightenment in a flash. This way they become attached to something that doesn't exist. Enlightenment isn't a thing you get.
The practice is enlightenment. Some people find this idea not to their liking. They want to get enlightenment in a flash. This way they become attached to something that doesn't exist. Enlightenment isn't a thing you get.