Q: Could you please explain what exactly is intensity? What does it mean? How do we develop intensity?
A: When people ask me about intensity I tell them: feel intensely that you are not having intensity, that's all. You see, usually we feel a terrible restlessness towards the outer world, 'I have not done this, I have not done that…' The same restlessness, if it is directed to the inner world is called intensity.
You do not know what is happening, you do not know what should be done, but the deep dissatisfaction about what is there in the inner space is what I call intensity.
You may be thinking, I am supposed to teach satisfaction; why am I teaching dissatisfaction? I tell you, your dissatisfaction directed now towards the outer world has to turn towards the inner world, then it will lead to satisfaction.
First thing which needs to happen is not satisfaction but the turning of direction, the psychological revolution.
inner world, it is called intensity. The meaning of intensity is feeling that something needs to be done immediately, to break free from the clutches, or to break free, in the inner world.
Restlessness should become intensity.
If it is towards the outer world, if your consciousness is constantly moving towards the outer world, it is called restlessness. If it is moving towards the
You ask what your intensity should be about. Do not bother about what. It should become a quality.
Anything you do, whether you touch something or somebody or some object, let the intensity be there, even in that touch. If you are talking, let the intensity be there. In everything; in your relationships, in your decisions, in your memory, in your thinking, in your desires, even in your fears, be intense without escaping from this moment*.* That is what I call intensity.
You are asking how to develop intensity. If I give the method 'how', the whole intensity will be lost.
Technique sometimes gives a method to escape for your mind. Your mind will start saying, 'Oh, I have done the technique, that's all. I know I can only do that much. Nothing else needs to be done.'
In Ayurveda, when we give medicines we say, 'This medicine is not Intensity will increase when you have the desire but not the technique. That's a right way to develop intensity. The moment the technique is given your mind will start working around the technique. enough. You need to work with this medicine the whole day. So, you need to be intense, telling your body and mind to heal itself the whole day.'
Technique is not like an allopathic medicine that you can swallow and forget about everything. Sometimes the desire should be awakened; the desire or seeking should be awakened towards the inner world. And the person should not use any technique. Only then that seeking will start radiating in every action. The technique should not curtail, stop or reduce your seeking; it should deepen your seeking.