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Jan 8, 1977 Chuang Tzu Auditorium

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The Divine Melody

Chapter 8

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If you are ready to risk, open your eyes and see. And God is here.

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And the last question:

You go on speaking daily, on and on, but what exactly do you want to say?

A parable…

He said, “I see.”
And they said, “He’s crazy, crucify him.”
He still said, “I see.”
And they said, “He’s an extremist.” And they tolerated him.
And he continued to say, “I see.”
And they said, “He’s eccentric.” And they rather liked him, but smiled at him.
And he stubbornly said again, “I see.”
And they said, “There is something in what he says.” And they gave him half an ear.
But he said, as if he had never said it before, “I see.”
And at last they were awake. And they gathered about him and built a temple in his name.
And he only said, “I see.”

That’s what I am saying: I see. I go on saying the same thing again and again, that I see. The day you will hear it in deep awareness, you will also be capable to see. There is nothing else to say. I see. You can also see. And that seeing is the goal.

In the East, we don’t call philosophy “philosophy,” we call it “darshan.” Darshan means “the capacity to see.” When you come to see me, it is called darshan. It means you have come to be with me, to see through me, with me, through my eyes. I am not conveying any message to you. I am simply shouting one thing: that I have seen and I am seeing, and you are blind. If you are ready to risk, open your eyes and see. And God is here.

Enough for today.

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The Divine Melody

Chapter 8

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