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BlessedAretheIgnorant
Talksgivenfrom4/12/76to31/12/76
DarshanDiary
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Ifyoucanacceptyourignoranceyourlifewillhavethequalityof
magic
4December1976pminChuangTzuAuditorium
Devameansdivine,andagyanameansignorance;divineignorance.Andthishastobeunderstood.
Allknowledgeissuperfluous.Knowledgeassuchissuperfluous.Andallknowledgecreatesonly
anillusionthatweknow–wedon’tknow.Youcanlivewithamanyourwholelife,andyoucanthink
thatyouknowhim–andyoudon’tknowhim.Youcangivebirthtoachild,andyoucanthinkyou
knowhim–andyoudon’tknowhim.
Andwhatsoeverwethinkweknowisveryillusory.
Somebodyasks,’Whatiswater’,andyousay,’H2O’–youaresimplyplayingagame.Itisnot
knownwhatwateris,norwhatHisnorwhatOis.
Youarejustlabelling.ThensomebodyaskswhatthisHis–thishydrogen–andyougotothe
molecules,totheatoms,totheelectrons...butyouareagaingivingnames.Themysteryisnot
finished–themysteryisonlypostponed.Andatthelast,thereistremendousignorance.Nobody
knowswhattheelectronis.
Inthebeginningwedidnotknowwhatthewateris–nowwedon’tknowwhattheelectronis,so
wehavenotcometoanyknowledge.Wehaveplayedagameofnamingthings,labellingthings,
categorising,butliferemainsamystery.
Ignoranceissoprofoundandsoultimatethatitcannotbedestroyed.Andonceyouunderstandit,
youcanrestinit.Itissobeautiful,itissorelaxing...becausethenthereisnowheretogo.There
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isnothingtobeknown,becausenothingcanbeknown.Ignoranceisultimate.Itistremendousand
vast.
Allthatweknowisillusory.Somehowwemanagetheillusionthatweknow.Somebodyintroduces
youtosomebodyelse,tellsthemyourname,yourqualifications,yourcountry,anditisthoughtthat
youhavebeenintroduced.Youremaincompletelyunintroduced,becauseyournameisnotyou,
neitherisyourcountrynorisyourreligion.Youarethatprofoundignoranceinside.
ButwhenIusethewordignorance,Idon’tuseitinanynegativesense–Idon’tmeanabsenceof
knowledge.ByignoranceImeansomethingveryfundamental,verypresent,verypositive.Itishow
weare.Itistheverynatureofgodtoremainmysterious.Itistheverynatureofthingstoremain
mysterious.Everythingisillusive,andthat’swhyitissobeautiful.Ifmansucceedsinknowing
everythingoneday,therewillnotbeanythingleftexcepttocommitsuicide.
Wecangoonknowingandknowingandknowing,andweneverarrive–theignoranceremains
untouched,undisturbedbyit.
Tocometoanunderstandingofthisignoranceistobecomeenlightened.Hencethesocraticdictum:
’Iknowonlyonething–thatIdon’tknow.’That’swhatenlightenmentisallabout.Ifyoucanaccept
yourignorance–welcomeit,cherishit,enjoy,delightinit,becausethisishowthingsare:nothingis
known,nothingcanbeknownandeverythingismysteriousyourlifewillhaveaqualityofmagic.
Logicwillbegone,andyourlifewillbemoremagical;acharm,atremendousgracewillbethere,
becausenowtherearenoboundaries–nothingisdefined.Thisundefinediswhatgodis.AndIcall
thisignorancedivine.
Theveryurgetoknowisanegoisticurge,becausebyknowledgewewanttobecomepowerful.Yes,
baconisrightwhenhesays,’Knowledgeispower.’Andoursearchisreallyforpower.Wegovia
knowledge.Wewanttoknowbecausebyknowingwecanmanipulate.
Thewordsciencemeansknowledge,andthewordreligionshouldreallymeanignorance.Itisthe
polaropposite.
Scienceisanefforttoknowaboutthings,andreligionisnotanyefforttoknow–rather,itisaneffort
tolivewhatsoeveris...torelaxintoitandtocelebrateit.
Ifonecanrestinone’signorance,thereisnoproblem,noanxiety.Themindbyandbydisappears.
Itmakesripplesnomore.
Youmusthaveheardtheoldproverb:Ignoranceisbliss.Ithassomedepthinit.AndIalways
say,’Blessedaretheignorant,fortheirsisthekingdomofgod.’AndIdon’tsay,’Theirswillbethe
kingdomofgod’;Isay’Theirsisthekingdomofgod.’
Sojusthaveatasteofignorance,andyouwillhaveatasteofme.Iamnotamanofknowledge.In
factIdon’tknowanything–becausenothingcanbeknown;thatisnotpossible.Ifsomebodyclaims
thatheknowssomething,heisclaimingtheimpossible.Idon’tknowanything.Butthisnotknowing
issoblissful,whobotherstoknow?
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Soletthissurroundyoumoreandmore.Evenyourhusbandisnotknowntoyou–howcana
mysterybeknown?Ifyoulivetogether,youloveeachother,youshareeachother’sspace,butthe
spaceissuchthatitcanneverbereducedtoknowledge.Themomentyoufeelthatyouknowyour
husbandoryourchildoryourfriend,yourmother,yourfather,youhavereducedthemtothings.A
husbandbecomesathing,awifebecomesathing.Thentheyarenomorepersons,theirgloryis
lost–andtheagonybegins.
Ifyoucanremaininthisignoranceof’HowcanIknow?’thenlifeisveryalive,flowing.Youarenever
stuck,andthereisalwaysmuchtoexplore.Infactthereiseverythingtoexplore,andeverydayisa
newbeginningofanewexploration.Youneverfeelthatyouhaveknownthismanforsolong.You
areneverfedup...youareneverbored.
Boredomcomesoutofknowledge.Thefed-upfeelingcomesoutofknowledge.Themomentyou
saythatyouknowthisman,nowtheexplorationhasstopped.Nowyouarestucktogether.Maybe
youaretogetherforsomeotherreasons–security,finance,society,morality,religion,athousand
andonereasons–butnowtheexplorationisnomorethere.Andwhenthereisnomoreexploration
thereisnomorelove.
Mydefinitionofloveis:whenyouareexploringtheother,youareinlove.
Wheneveryoufeelthatnowthereisnothingtobeexplored–theterritoryiscovered,completely
mapped,measured–thatmanisfinished,thatwomanisfinished!Butitisgoodthatwecannever
know.Youonlycreatetheillusionofknowingbecauseyouhavelivedwiththismanfortenyears.
Youhaveseenhimeating,takinghisbath,huggingyou,talkingtoyou,buttheseareverysuperficial
things...justperipheral.
Deepinsidethereisavastsky,andyouhavenotexploredit.Onceyoustartfeelingthatyouare
ignorant,thedoorsopen.Andthenyoucangoonandonandon.Eachindividualisaninfinity.
Eachflowerisaninfinity.
Lookingataflower,Tennysonisreportedtohavesaid,’IfIcanknowthisflower–rootandall–Iwill
knowthewholeexistencethennothingisleft.’
Becausetoknowaflower,rootandall,meanstoknowthewholeexistence.Theflowerisrootedin
existence.Itscolouriscomingfromthesun.Itsvitalityiscomingfromtheearth.Itisbreathingthe
air.Ithasapast–millionsofyears...awholeheritage–andithasafuture.Ithasalreadythrown
itsseedaround.Itmaybegoneinthisform,butitwillbethereinanotherform.Ithasbeenalways
thereanditwillbealwaysthere.Itisspreadalloverexistencebecauseitisrooted.Buttoknow
evenasmallflowerrootandall,isnotpossible.Eventoknowasmallstone,rootandall,isnot
possible.
Knowledgeisimpossible.Andthisrealisation–thatknowledgeisimpossible–isaradical
realisation.Thenyouturntowardsreligion.Thenthereisaconversion,ahundreddegreeturn.
Thenyoumoveintoanotherworld–theworldofmysteries,theworldofmagic,theworldoflove
andoftheheart.Theheadtriestoknow,thehearttriestoenjoy.Knowledgecreatesboredom–
enjoymentnever!Itisalwaysnewandalwaysfresh.
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Igiveyouthisname,agyana;itmeansprofoundlyignorant.Andkeepthisinmind.Byandbyforget
theoldnameandgetintunewiththenew.Youwillseeatremendouschangearisinginyou,very
slowly.Istartedworkingonyoufromyesterday.IwaswaitingandIwashopingthatyouwouldbe
coming.Youmusthavereceivedmymessage.Iwashopingyoureceiveditandyoudid.AndIam
happy!
Nowchangetoorange,andnexttimeyoucomeforalittlelongertime.Muchhastobedone,
agyana....
[Oshosuggestedtoasannyasinwhoisablack-beltkarateteacherandwhohasjustreturnedfrom
japan,thathecommenceteachingintheashram....]
Helppeopleasmuchasyoucan.Andbyhelpingthem,youwilllearnmanythings.Thebestwayto
learnistoteach.Soreallyateacher,agoodteacher,remainsastudenthiswholelife,andagood
teacheralwaysfeelsverygratefultohisstudents.Thestudentslearn–that’sokay–buttheteacher
learnstoo.Andeachstudentbringssomethingnew–anewdooropens.
Particularlythesearts–likekarate–arenotsciences.Theyarearts.Thereisnowherereallyto
learnthem–onehastoimbibethespirit.Theycannotbetaught–theycanonlybecaught.So
yousimplystartworkingwithpeople,andforget...don’tbeself-consciousaboutit.Ifateacheris
self-conscious,thatcreatestrouble.Forgetaboutit.Iamnotinterestedinanysortofperformance.
Whatsoeveryouaredoing,ifyoulove,itisperfect.Bedevotedtoit,belovingtoit,andthenyouwill
findnewthingsarehappeningontheirownaccord.Youwillbesurprisedeverydaythatthingsare
comingupinyouthatyouwereneverawarecouldevenexistinyou.
Whenyouaretooself-conscious,youbecomenarrow.Whentheself-consciousnessisnotthere,
yourunconsciousstartspouring.Andyourunconsciousisnotyoursonly–itiscollective.Allthe
karateteachersthathaveeverbeen,are,andwillbe,canallspeakthroughyourunconscious.
Onegreatexperimentwasdoneinchinaafewyearsago.Theyhypnotisedafewartstudentswho
werelearningpainting.Theytoldeachstudent,inhypnosisthathewasaparticularmasterofthe
past–thathewasavangogh.
Theyputtheideadeepintotheunconscious,andimmediatelythenextdaythestudent’spaintings
startedchanging.Hewasanordinarystudent,andwithinmonthshebecamerare–hestarted
beingverytalentedandagenius.Somethingofvangoghstartedpenetratinginhim...somethingof
thevangoghtouch,thesamedepth,thesamevision–andhewasnotaware!
Everydayhewouldgotothehypnotistandthehypnotistwouldhypnotisehimandsuggesttothe
studentthathewasvangogh,reincarnated;thathissoulwasthatofvangogh.Howdidthis
unconsciousideawork?...Anditworkedonmanystudents.
Theyhaveworkedinmanydimensions.Somebodyislearningmusic,andtheywillhypnotisehim
andsaythatheisagreatcomposer–awagner;somebodyisadancerandtheywillhypnotisehim
andsaythatheisanijinsky,andimmediatelychanges–veryvisiblechanges–starthappening.
Thereisapossibilitythatsomedayinthefutureeducationwillbeusinghypnosisverymuch,
becauseifthisispossiblethenonecanhypnotiseallthemathematicalstudentsandtellthemthat
theyarealberteinstein,andtheirI.Q.willsimplygoupwardssofast...unbelievablyfast.
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