Category: Quotes

God is that which happens — not the creator, but that which goes on happening. God means that which goes on happening eternally. So anything that happens is God. You and everyone are happenings. This eternal happening is God. There is no creator and no creation. The very dichotomy is egoistic — our projections onto the cosmic plane. Once you know that in yourself there is no dichotomy of doing and the doer, then you know that there is no doer and no doing — only happenings. And once there is this revelation of eternal happening there is no burden, there is no tension. Your birth is a happening, and your death will be a happening. Your being here is a happening. Your not being here will be a happening. You are nowhere.

Buddha had said so many times, “When we walk there is no walker, only the walk.” If I am not, how can “I” walk? But walk, and find where you are. You will find only the walk. We cannot understand how someone can say there is speaking and no speaker. But as you go deep in the act of speaking, you will find no speaker but just speaking. In fact, there have been no poets. Only poetry happened. There have been no painters, only painting has been happening. But the vehicle becomes the owner.

Do not struggle with your spreading, outward self. Struggle with the seed which is you, which can grow to such heights that this outward nonsense will automatically fall down. Once you know the inner riches, then there is nothing which is comparable — even from the outside world. Once you know the inner bliss, then enjoyment is foolish. Then all that goes on in the name of entertainment is foolish, stupid. It just falls down once you know the inner ecstasy, that all that is known as happiness, joy, is nothing but deception. But not before. Unless you have known the inner happiness you cannot say that, and if you say that then you will be in a greater deception.

God is in search of himself.

The mind goes either to the past — in the memory, or to the future — in desires, in dreams; but it is never here and now. It always misses the point of here and now. It just goes to the one extreme — the past, or to the other — the future.

You walk on the street – just remember you are. Stand for a moment, remember you are. Look around completely remembering that you are. Never forget for a single moment that you are.

Nanak went to Kaaba: he was tired. When he reached the mosque, and he just put down his small bundle, whatever it was, and went to sleep. The priest was furious because his legs were toward the holy stone, so he dragged him out and said, “What foolishness are you doing here? You do not know even this much respect — that the legs should not be towards the holy stone. Are you an atheist?”

Nanak’s sleep was broken. He is sitting. He says, “Put my legs in that direction where God is not, and do not disturb me.” There is no direction where God is not, because the direction itself is divine, existence is divine. But you must be open to it.

Have you anything more than the past? Are you the dead past or is there something living in you which is not part and parcel of the past? What is that?

If you say, “I love you very much,” be aware that there is every possibility that the love is ending. It may have gone already. It is only an ego of the past. That is why you emphasize, “I love you very much.” “Very much” is an effort to fill the gap, and there is a gap. The love has gone. When love exists, you feel it and live it. Silence is enough. When it is gone, you chatter about it. Now silence is not enough. On the contrary, in silence the dead love will be exposed. In silence, you cannot hide it. Now you begin to chatter about it. Ordinarily, we are not speaking to tell things. Rather, on the contrary, we are speaking to hide things. In silence, you cannot hide it with words.

-Where are you Dan?

-Here.

-What time is it?

-Now.

-What are you?

-This moment.