... Short Title: FISH07 Audio Available: Yes Video Available: No Length: 99 mins SWAN, I'D LIKE YOU TO TELL ME YOUR WHOLE STORY! WHERE YOU FIRST APPEARED, AND WHAT DARK SAND YOU ARE GOING TOWARD, AND WHERE YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT, AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.... IT'S MORNING, SWAN, WAKE UP, CLIMB IN THE AIR, FOLLOW ME! I KNOW OF A COUNTRY THAT SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL, NOR CONSTANT DEPRESSION, AND...

... all its beauty and joy, is yours. IT IS MORNING, SWAN, WAKE UP, CLIMB IN THE AIR...! I KNOW OF A COUNTRY THAT SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL, NOR CONSTANT DEPRESSION, AND THOSE ALIVE ARE NOT AFRAID TO DIE. Kabir says: I KNOW OF A COUNTRY... I know of a space -- if you come with me, if you dare to come with me, it needs daring, if you are courageous enough to soar with me, if you are ready to...

... leave the muddy pools where you have made your abodes, to go to the Himalayas, beyond the Himalayas, to the purest lake, Mansarovar.... The word MANSAROVAR IS also beautiful -- it means the lake of consciousness. I KNOW OF A COUNTRY THAT SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL... Here, in the name of spirituality, something pseudo, something false is being sold. The temples and the mosques and the...

... churches and the gurudwaras, they are selling you something which has nothing to do with spirituality. Nanak had something to give, but Nanak is no more. And Mohammed had something to give, but he is no more. Now there are only dead traditions. You will have to find an alive Master who KNOWS OF A COUNTRY WHERE SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL. In this world. very spiritually flat people are thought to...

... single iota of experience. Hence Kabir says: I KNOW OF A COUNTRY THAT SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL... Come with me! I can take you to a space where all these fools are no more pretending to be spiritual, where all these dull, stupid fellows are no more thought to be saints. A priest dies. At the Pearly Gates he is given a warm welcome by Saint Peter, who presents him the keys of a small, old...

... about a country like this. He is not talking about the heaven of your imagination. Your heaven will be an exact replica of this world; maybe a little bit decorated here and there, modified, a little better -- a better standard of living, but not real life. Kabir is talking of an inner space: I KNOW OF A COUNTRY THAT SPIRITUAL FLATNESS DOES NOT CONTROL, NOR CONSTANT DEPRESSION. In this world you will...

... completely angry with you. I suppress part of my anger. Then, when you have gone away and the matter has ended, the anger that still remains within me will begin to work. Had I been totally angry, the anger within would have ended along with the ending of the incident. Gurdjieff used to teach his disciples how to be angry He was the only sensible teacher of this century. There is no dearth of senseless...

.... Then all that matters is how to jump out of the fire. Gurdjieff would say, "Be thoroughly angry." He would teach his pupils how to be so completely angry that no anger remained within. He told them not to suppress their anger in the slightest way. A wonderful thing happened to the student who followed this order. He found that a strange, beautiful calm and restfulness pervaded his entire...

... being. Everything became silent and peaceful, like after a storm. So we must first understand this rule of nature that Lao Tzu speaks of. That is that rest is inevitable after each activity, if the activity is complete. But this is not enough in order to remain calm. Maintaining one's calm is a deeper happening that is directly dependent on a particular experience. When a man realises that anger is...

... through the other. He who desires peace must pass through turmoil. He who desires birth must go through death. But this is what we do. We want birth but no death; we want the morning but not the evening; we want youth but not old age. We want only half. That cannot be, for that is not the rule of existence. And hence, we can never attain calm! Everyone desires peace and tranquillity; but the harder one...

... him. There is a majestic beauty in his speech. The immediacy we experience in the speech of Jesus and Mohammed is completely absent in others. There is a reason for this. Both Jesus and Mohammed were uneducated village people. Village people have very few words at their disposal, and these too are not refined. They are like rough, unhewn stones. The language that is at the command of Buddha or...

... to his people in the same strain as Buddha, no one would have heeded him. Those amongst whom he spoke were barbaric desert people who believed in the rule of the sword. They could only understand things pertaining to the sword and nothing else. Personality, and the time and the situation, we can see and understand. Not so the existence within. But do not worry too much on this account. If you begin...

... starts spying on you: Where you have been? What you have been doing? She starts nagging you, she goes on finding some fault with you to dominate you. First she used to dominate without domination, her beauty was enough, her being a woman was enough. Now it is no more enough, something else has to be added. How to escape from the woman? - and you yourself are caught into the mousetrap. It is always the...

... Abraham's thing, or Manu's thing, or Mahavira's thing? Can't you be a little bit intelligent to manage your own life? The very idea that your life has to be managed by somebody else creates stupidity. You are bound to become stupid - you have given the power to somebody else to dominate you. Now Hindus are being still dominated by Manu. Thousands of years have passed, and all that Manu has given is sheer...

... brain. Why does it take seven Polacks to carry a coffin at a funeral? Six carry the coffin and one carries the radio. Poland has just bought five hundred million tons of sand from Saudi Arabia. The Polish government has decided to drill for its own oil. The tall Polack policeman took pity on the dwarf Polack standing next to him at the urinal of a public toilet. "Why do you keep twitching your...

... eyes?" he asked. "Trouble with your nerves?" "No, you are splashing me!" said the dwarf. A Polack drunk staggers out of a bar. He sees a taxi parked just outside. Opening its door, he lurches in, loses his balance and hits his head against the door at the other side. The door flies open, and the Polack rolls out of the other side of the taxi. Getting to his feet he peers at...

... about it? Sensational interview with rabbi Abe Finkelstein about Jewish control of the world Contents Foreword I. Deity and Divinity II. God III. The First Source and Center IV. Universe Reality V. Personality Realities VI. Energy and Pattern VII. The Supreme Being VIII. God the Sevenfold IX. God the Ultimate X. God the Absolute XI. The Three Absolutes XII. The Trinities Acknowledgment Foreword (1.1...

... or conditioned only by volition. (5.9) 0:3.10 God — the Universal Father — is the personality of the First Source and Center and as such maintains personal relations of infinite control over all co-ordinate and subordinate sources and centers. Such control is personal and infinite in potential, even though it may never actually function owing to the perfection of the function of such co-ordinate...

..., or material. All share Paradise as the place of origin, function, and destiny, as regards values, meanings, and factual existence. (7.10) 0:4.12 The Isle of Paradise — Paradise not otherwise qualified — is the Absolute of the material-gravity control of the First Source and Center. Paradise is motionless, being the only stationary thing in the universe of universes. The Isle of Paradise has a...

.... (10.3) 0:6.11 Pattern may configure energy, but it does not control it. Gravity is the sole control of energy-matter. Neither space nor pattern are gravity responsive, but there is no relationship between space and pattern; space is neither pattern nor potential pattern. Pattern is a configuration of reality which has already paid all gravity debt; the reality of any pattern consists of its energies...

...-hostility. It can only be produced by loving yourself. The most basic prerequisites for a life of spiritual endeavor are love of oneself and inner harmony. This will most likely confuse you. You have often been advised to suppress things inside you but I assure you that there is nothing whatsoever in you that requires suppression or uprooting. There are certain drives within every man that should be...

... of love leads to victory. There is no other way. So the first key, the first golden rule, is to love yourself. Let transformation, not suppression, be your guiding light. Allow no split within yourself. Marshal all your faculties into one single effort - into love. All unity, all unification, is born out of love. If you are filled with an abundance of love for what you are, good or bad; if all hate...

... may find it strange to hear me advocating love of oneself since the traditional scriptures are so against it. Directly or indirectly, the precepts and injunctions lain down by the scriptures promote self-hostility. I ask, is it possible to suppress the self without being hostile and antagonistic towards it? The temple of righteousness and virtue has been built on this very conflict within oneself...

... him. He feels lethargic; everything seems futile. Beauty, truth and bliss can only be attained if a man is engaged in the creative cultivation of this self. And sermons on the suppression of the self will never produce any note of inner harmony either. They only generate discord and lead to misery, to anxiety, to cares and woes. The person who is fraught with inner conflict, who fights with himself...

... debauchee shows his contempt for his body through his lack of self-restraint. Out of his disdain for his body he is inclined to abuse it. The abstainer has recoiled to the other extreme, but he is equally hostile to the body. Of course, the two have gone in different directions. The abstainer harasses his body in the name of self-control, in the name of renunciation; the other harasses his in the name of...

... journey; it shares your joys and your sorrows. It is an instrument, a means, a ladder. And so to me it is impossible for any man with even a single iota of sense to be cruel to it, to enter into any sort of conflict with it whatsoever. As ill luck would have it, there have been and still are in the world many men of distorted vision whose high handedness, violence, unrelenting suppression and...

... to the earthly, to the material, and not to God. You need a lively peacefulness, an active silence. Only something that is vital and alive can be a doorway to a life that is sublime. This is why I do not approve of suppressing the mind or of any effort to subdue its fickleness as a way to attain peace. Never allow yourselves to sink into such a mire of stupidity and stagnation. There is already...

... gusto. This is natural; this is the way the mind is. It is your ignorance of this simple fact that involves you in so many things that normally you could easily avoid. The fundamental thing to remember is that the mind is not your enemy. Don't suppress its tendencies, but understand them and guide them with love, with common sense. Only that which is worthwhile can survive in the light of reason, in...

... the clarity of common sense. An unforgettable rule of existence is contained in the phrase "amor vincit omnia" - love conquers all. Never think for a second you can vanquish anyone by hatred. It never happens. It is impossible to overcome those you hate, those you consider your enemies. You can only conquer those you love. So if you wish to master your mind you must love it. Only the path...

... a single and unified whole. The man who is split into several pieces wastes all his energy pitting one piece against the other. He drains himself trying to control the pieces, trying to maintain the balance of power between them. There is no energy left over for the transformation of the self, for its purification. Only the man who loves himself and who is able to attain and retain this undivided...

... - so how can you say you are breathing? If you think you are living, that you are doing this living, you are wrong. The day life withdraws from you, you are unable to remain here even for a single moment. If you think you are born your are worn. If you think you die, you are wrong. You have never been born, nor will you ever die. Your breath is not yours, nor do you have any control over it. Neither...

..." still indicates the existence of "I". I would have told the young man to go away once again, and the song would go on a little longer. When the lover says "You alone" silence would prevail once more. He would wait a while and then say, "Let the door be opened now. It is not me any longer, only you alone are." From the inside the voice would say, "He who is...

... Available: N.A. Video Available: N.A. Length: N.A. LUNG SHU SAID TO THE PHYSICIAN WEN CHIH: 'YOUR CRAFT IS SUBTLE. I HAVE AN ILLNESS, CAN YOU CURE IT?' 'YOU HAVE ONLY TO COMMAND. TELL ME THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR ILLNESS.' 'I DO NOT THINK IT AN HONOUR IF THE WHOLE DISTRICT PRAISES ME NOR A DISGRACE IF THE WHOLE STATE REVILES ME; I HAVE NO JOY WHEN I WIN, NO ANXIETY WHEN I LOSE; I LOOK IN THE SAME WAY AT LIFE...

... ME. CONSEQUENTLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SERVE MY PRINCE, HAVE DEALINGS WITH MY KINDRED AND FRIENDS, MANAGE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, CONTROL MY SERVANTS. WHAT ILLNESS IS THIS? WHAT ART CAN CURE IT?' WEN CHIH ORDERED LUNG SHU TO STAND WITH HIS BACK TO THE LIGHT. HE HIMSELF STEPPED BACK AND EXAMINED LUNG SHU FROM A DISTANCE FACING THE LIGHT. THEN HE SAID: 'HMMM. I SEE YOUR HEART. THE PLACE AN INCH...

... there iS going to be a time-gap, an interval, in which there will be much suffering if there is nobody to make you alert about the blessing that is going to happen to you. If there is nobody to give you hope then the dark night of the soul can become your grave. LUNG SHU SAID TO THE PHYSICIAN WEN CHIH ' YOUR CRAFT IS SUBTLE. I HAVE AN ILLNESS. CAN YOU CURE IT?' ' YOU HAVE ONLY TO COMMAND. TELL ME THE...

... all what is beneficial, what is harmful, one who has become a child again. Seventh: CONSEQUENTLY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SERVE MY PRINCE, HAVE DEALINGS WITH MY KINDRED AND FRIENDS, MANAGE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, CONTROL MY SERVANTS. WHAT ILLNESS IS THIS? The seventh means freedom. When you are completely free of the ego and all the shadows that the ego brings in; when you are free of all duality...

... FOR ME TO SERVE MY PRINCE... It is impossible to serve anybody now. ... HAVE DEALINGS WITH MY KINDRED AND FRIENDS... It is impossible now. They will think you are a madman, and to you they look like phantoms, ghosts, not real. ... MANAGE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN CONTROL MY SERVANTS... In this state you cannot serve and you cannot control. You are not - how can you serve and how can you control? Freedom...

... is no duality, where there is no choice, where whatever happens is accepted, where we float with no attempt to control. This is the tree, and it is under such a tree as this that we find the Buddha's enlightenment happening. When man is relieved of the burden of humanity, he becomes light. You may not have considered this, but the peace that one finds on going to the mountains is not caused by the...

... mountains, it comes from being free of mankind. You go for a walk on your own, there is no one else around, and suddenly a man comes into sight on the road. At that very moment you change, even the way you are walking changes, because now a new weight is on your mind: society has entered. Up to this moment you were all alone with the trees, the sky, the stars, there was nobody to oppress your mind, to...

... problems with your father - they were all friends of Buddha's father - then my palace is open to you, and my daughter is available to marry you. You can rule half of my kingdom. This going to the forest doesn't suit you. It is not fitting for a prince to wander like a beggar. If you don't get on with your father, it doesn't matter, you are always welcome here. I am your father's friend, hence just like a...

... cannot allow her husband his independence; she wants to govern every aspect of his behavior, his every line of action.... I have heard: a schoolteacher wrote a letter to the mother of one of the children in her class. It said, "I am fed up with trying to control your son. He is after every girl in the school. Already he has got half of them into trouble. I am finding it more and more difficult...

... every day to control him - I don't know what to do!" The boy's mother wrote back, "When you find a way to control him, please do not hesitate to let me know, because I have the same problem with his father. So if you find a way to stop him harassing all the girls, please tell me, so that I can use it with his father. I have been trying for twelve years, without success!" Every wife...

... presence you will change. A master is not one who is seeking to change you. A master is one in whose proximity the change begins on its own. A master cannot be more than a catalytic agent, and if he is more, he is a charlatan. If he is making any direct effort to change you, he will also oppress you. If he praises you or condemns you, if he persuades you to agree, if he is annoyed when you don't agree...

... of fear. And be aware: the control born of fear is no real control; most of your sadhus and holy men are maintaining control over themselves out of fear. They fear they may go to hell, that they may be caught by God in the act of doing something wrong and have to suffer the consequences, so they control themselves. Exactly like this was the control of this widower. The control based on fear is not...

... only unreal, it is also a great act of self-deception which keeps you from attaining to real control. But still, it can serve for a few days. So this man managed - but for how long could he maintain it? The desires within him began to argue, "Are you crazy? When she was alive you were afraid, and now even after her death you go on fearing her. Do you really think she can become a ghost? Do you...

.... In a crowd suddenly they change their faces... a metamorphosis happens. They are no more individuals, they are no more conscious beings; they are lost. Then the crowd has its own way; nobody can control it. Then, of course, Arica is right - THE RULE IS THIS: THE GROUP ONLY GETS AS HIGH AS ITS LOWEST MEMBER. That's why I say don't become a member of a group. Otherwise you will be as low as the...

... RULE IS THIS: THE GROUP ONLY GETS AS HIGH AS ITS LOWEST MEMBER. THEREFORE OUR EVOLUTION ARE INTERCONNECTED. HUMANITY IS ONE BODY; WHY STRESS INDIVIDUALITY MORE THAN UNIVERSALITY? Yes, we are part of each other. Not only humanity is one, existence is one. But this oneness can be felt on two levels: one is in deep unconsciousness and another is in superconsciousness. Either you have to become a tree...

... lower than you in evolution, then you will have to walk with that person. Of course he cannot walk with you. Hence I say I also believe in the rule, but I interpret it in a different way. The rule is perfectly true - THE GROUP ONLY GETS AS HIGH AS ITS LOWEST MEMBER. So if you want to get high, please remember - never become a member of any group. Remember to remain individuals. Then you are free to...

... never becomes angry and always is in control - beware of him. He can murder someday because he is accumulating. Now, this is a new interpretation. I'm not saying whether this is right or wrong, I am simply saying interpretations change. In the past, anger was bad and an angry person was an evil person. Now the Humanistic Potential Movement has created a new interpretation. They say anger is good, it...

... himself. The poor nurse was tired beyond endurance, and, remembering her lectures on nurse-patient relationships, finally lost her control and muttered angrily, 'Ah you - you human being!' Now even 'human being' can be used in a condemnatory sense: 'Ah you - you human being!' It depends on your interpretations. Your being is never reflected in the eyes of others. Your being you have to come to know only...

... death. No religion bothers that you should be alive, laughing, living, loving, flowering -- here and now -- and that's my purpose. Q: DO YOU THINK THAT THEY DO THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE BIG BUSINESS AND THAT IS THE WAY TO CONTROL PEOPLE? A: It is a great conspiracy between the politicians and the priests. It has been for thousands of years. The conspiracy is that the politician rules people as far as...

... not the problem. They are the majority; the majority should rule. It is not a question of taking over. Q: IS IT AN IMPORTANT ENOUGH QUESTION THOUGH, NOW THAT YOUR CITY IS ESTABLISHED? A: Not yet. They are not allowing it to be established yet. Our city is under litigation. And we have been telling them that if you allow us whatever we need, if you help -- and we are creating a beautiful place for...

... WANTED TO CONTROL THE ELECTION -- WHICH PROBABLY YOU DID... A: No. Q:... THAT YOU COULD BRING THESE PEOPLE IN AND THAT THEY COULD HAVE VOTED LEGALLY IN THAT ELECTION. IS THAT NOT CORRECT? A: We were not concerned with taking over the county. What will we do with the county? It is unnecessary, taking the burden of the county, which is bankrupt -- why should we bother? We have to develop our own place! Q...

... PROBABLY DOMINATE THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS. AT THE... AT THE RISK OF BEING REDUNDANT -- AND THESE ARE THE MECHANICAL THINGS, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE TALK TO ME FOR A MINUTE ABOUT GOD, AND THE FACT THAT YOUR ANSWER OR RESPONSE WAS, I BELIEVE, PARAPHRASING "HE IS MAN'S GREATEST LIE." A: Right. Q: OR SHE IS MAN'S GREATEST LIE -- WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE. A...

... single individual in the whole world to ignore me. And that's the way my empire is expanding. I have more friends, I have more enemies -- every day they are increasing. Q: YOU ARE ALSO A MAN WITH, WITHOUT QUESTION, A MAGNIFICENT SENSE OF HUMOR. AND IN ORDER TO RULE THIS EMPIRE -- NOT RULE, I'M SORRY... YOU DO NOT RULE; YOU JUST LIVE IN THIS EMPIRE -- TO ACCEPT ALL OF THE HASSLES AND CONTROVERSIES AND...