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    And then comes unhappiness, and one does not become unhappy either. One says, ‘A black cloud passing. I am the witness, the watcher.’

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    Relaxation is the point. And if you can relax with an enlightened person his enlightenment will start penetrating you, because when you are relaxed you become porous. When you are tense you are closed; when you relax he will enter.

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    You are not feeling empty because you don’t have much money. You are feeling empty because you have not yet encountered your real self, you have not come to your authentic individuality.

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    Do the small things of life with a relaxed awareness. When you are eating, eat totally – chew totally, taste totally, smell totally. Touch your bread, feel the texture. Smell the bread, smell the flavor. Chew it, let it dissolve into your being.

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    Being is so significant that it is irreplaceable. You are just yourself. Do something that comes out of you – not to assert, but to express! Sing your song, dance your dance, rejoice in being whatever nature has chosen you to be.

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    Why do people hanker for the home? – security, safety. But in the name of security and safety, they don’t make homes, they make prisons – and they are the jailed and they are the jailers, but because they have the keys in their own hands, they think they are free.

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    All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man’s guru.

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    Bliss follows witnessing – and that is going to be your meditation. Witness your body as separate, witness your mind as separate. Remain rooted in witnessing: “I am only a watcher.” That is going to transform your whole life, it is going to give you the ultimate.

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    If you want to become an infinite source of love, then go on sharing love as much as you can. Don’t be a miser; only misers lose energy.

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