Q: If thoughts are independent and unconnected, how are day-to-day planning, inventions, and discoveries possible?
This is a wonderful question. This doubt I had for quite a long time. I met a Nobel laureate who invented the maser and laser. I met him in San Francisco. I said, 'Tell me exactly how the discovery happened.' (Because I strongly believe that such a discovery happens in the unclutched inner space.) Understand, when you are trying to unclutch, unclutch everything. Ramana Maharishi says beautifully, 'Throw out whatever you can. At one point, there will be something which you can't throw; hold onto it, that's all.'
When unclutched from everything, suddenly there will be some strong experiences happening, from which you will not be able to unclutch. Even the unclutching idea would disappear. Those experiences only I call 'revelation' or satya pramaana.
I always felt, only in that inner space the discoveries can happen. I asked him, 'First, please describe how you invented the maser'. He told me, 'Swamiji, I was sitting in downtown New York City on a park bench. Suddenly, in a deep relaxation, the revelation happened. I know the formula, I know the truth now, but I do not know the method how I arrived at the truth, how it was revealed to me. So, I was afraid to present it to the scientific community because they might think I have stolen it from somewhere! So, I analyzed and came up with the logical steps to reach the conclusion that revealed itself so clearly. But, even now, the logical steps are not fool-proof. It can be questioned. But experience or the final truth itself is the full proof.'
I was shocked when I heard this, 'Oh god, this is what we call mantra drishta.' A person who experiences mantra is rishi. When you unclutch, sometimes, even in a deep silence, the unclutching happens automatically in you.
Understand, great inventions and discoveries happen unknowingly when we unclutch. Knowingly, when you unclutch, not only outer world discoveries, but inner world discoveries also start happening, that's all. Anything best can happen to you only when you unclutch. Be very clear, it is the ultimate technique to achieve, to raise your frequency of consciousness, to raise your inner space.
Q: When you quoted the Bhagavad Gita, you said Krishna says… But at the end you said unclutching makes us Paramahamsas. Do you mean we are equal to Lord Krishna?
When you unclutch, you experience the same state, the same consciousness in which Krishna stays. Understand, Krishna wants you to experience the same consciousness in which He resides. That is why He came down and shared the great knowledge, the Gita, with the world. If He just wants to show His greatness, He doesn't need to come down. This world is enough to show His greatness. He has come down not to just show His greatness, but to inspire you to experience the same consciousness in which He is residing. Unclutching leads you to the same consciousness. That is what I call Krishna consciousness. Experience true Krishna consciousness where Krishna is residing.
Q: When you yourself don't connect with your name, why don't you let your disciples have that name? Being the guru, is it not correct to connect your followers to the Divine from which you received enlightenment?
Understand, when I don't connect with my name, because of that only that name connects my disciples with the Divine.
Because I don't feel this mind, I don't feel egoistically possessive about it. It is used as a technique by the people, and it really helps them to reach wherever they are.
Here is one more question:
Q: I just found your photo for the first time. From that time, I have had a strong urge to see you and to come and listen to you. When you said, 'unclutch for ten days and it would help,' why did it take ten years for you, and for some other sadhus many more years? How will we know that we unclutched ?
Understand, it took ten years for me because I was seeking the technique. See, it's like having one lock and ten thousand keys. I was trying every key. Opening itself will not take ten years; opening took only one second. But finding the right key took
To open the lock takes only two seconds. Open and enjoy; you don't have to go through the same thing which I went through. Understand, opening the lock did not take ten years for me. Only seeking for the right key did. You don't have to seek now. Here is the key; have it and enjoy! ten years. Why do you want to go through the same thing? I am here to give you the key. I have given you the key.