Do Not Fear Unclutching
And the ultimate thing, do not be afraid of unclutching. An incident from my wandering days:
I spent ten years walking all over Bharat begging and eating, sleeping under the trees, and meditating. I have seen the villagers in North Bharat who have a novel trap to catch birds.
They will put a stick, held by the rope wound over it, and hang it between the trees. That's all. You will be surprised, how this can trap a bird.
Understand, when this stick is hanging, the bird will come and sit on the stick.
When the bird sits, just because of his own weight, what will happen? It will become topsy-turvy, upside down.
This poor bird starts thinking, if he leaves, if he relaxes, he will fall and die. I have seen, for hours, the bird will be hanging. The poor bird will be fluttering, will be trying his best, shaking his wings, but it will be hanging, thinking that if he relaxes, if he lets go, he will fall, and break his head, and die.
Have you heard any time of a bird falling and breaking his head and dying? No! The foolish bird does not know that if he just lets go, he can just fly…! He can be liberated.
Understand: I have seen the bird will be hanging for hours... The hunter will slowly come after two or three hours; he will come and just pick up the bird and put it in the cage.
How that foolish bird was thinking if he let go, he would fall and die, in the same way, we have the fear that if we let go of our mind, if we unclutch, we will fall and our life will become a mess. Understand, there is no history, there is no record saying the bird which let go, which opened up has fallen and died. In the same way, there is no record that a person who has unclutched has lost something in his life.
One more thing, the bird feels that the stick is his security; he hangs on to it. But the hunter comes, and not only does the bird lose the stick which he thinks of as security, but he is eternally in a prison also. In the same way, what you think of as security - your mind and life, if you hold on to it, what happens? When Yama, the Lord of Death comes, not only what you think of as security is lost, but you are also put to death.
Understand, just like that bird, in our foolish way, we are hanging on to the stick - the mind - with a fear, 'If I let go, what will happen …?'
Sometimes I have seen, when the bird is hanging, some birds which are flying come and poke this bird and tell him, 'Let go! I had the same problem; when I relaxed I just started flying. All it takes is just two or three seconds to balance.'
See, the bird will be topsy-turvy; when it leaves, maybe for two seconds it will start falling, and then it will just turn and start flying. Courageously facing those two to three seconds, that chaos, is what I call tapas.
When you unclutch, there will be some revolution in your life, day-to-day thinking, decision-making, in your daily routine, in your lifestyle. Courageously going through that revolution, going through that transformation which happens in you is what I call tapas.
Understand, rarely, a bird which was stuck in the trap but had the courage to let go and open up, comes back and tells the birds which are hanging, 'Hey, let go! Relax! Listen, I was like you. When I opened up, I never fell and broke my head and died. I only became liberated. I only became a free bird. Come on...'
I tell you this boldly with the courage, with the authenticity, and with the Truth of my experience.
When it comes from the experienced inner space, even if your logic is fighting, don't bother, Understand, if the bird lets go, if the bird relaxes, he will be enjoying his freedom. In the same way, if you let go, you will become Paramahamsa. you will have that experience. When it comes from the truth, it will reach your true Self and being. All you need to do is just let go, and you will become Paramahamsa. Let you live enlightenment.
Life lived in an unclutched way is what I call 'living enlightenment'.
Let us enter into the method, the technique. It is a very powerful method, I call this Nithya Dhyaan. This technique is what I call Nithya Dhyaan.
I think I can answer a few questions related to this subject that I spoke of today. If you could write few questions, I will finish the question-answers; then we will enter into meditation. It is a very strong subject; let us internalize it by question-answers.
Q&A – Day 3