The Rebel

Talks given from 01/06/87 am to 25/02/87 am English Discourse series

1 The rebel: the very essence of religion 2 Beyond the capacity of the mind 3 Enlightenment is not a device 4 The rebel is utterly innocent 5 Renounce the past, not the world 6 Herald a new dawn 7 No more ready-made gods 8 Zorba the buddha -- man of the future 9 Society's justice is revenge 10 Jesus is not a christian 11 The failure of revolution 12 The magical door of eternity 13 Shadows of the dead 14 As below, so above 15 This is not a place of entertainment 16 Live is on the razor's edge 17 The solitary lion and his tremendously beautiful roar 18 Every desire creates conflict 19 The promise of paradise 20 The rebel has no path 21 Confess to the stars 22 Laughter is divine 23 Mind is a kind of insanity 24 A questionless silence 25 The field of awakening 26 Physician of the inner world 27 A ray from the beyond 28 The disappearance of sex 29 Something of the wild 30 The slavery of marriage 31 Burning torches moving around the world 32 The face behind the mask 33 Tommorrow never comes 34 A danger to the crowd 35 The purity of awareness

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1 The rebel: the very essence of religion

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 1 The rebel: the very essence of religion 1 June 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REBEL AND A REVOLUTIONARY? Maneesha, there is not only a quantitative difference between a rebel and a revolutionary, there is also a qualitative difference. The revolutionary is part of the political world. His approach is through politics....

10 Jesus is not a christian

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 10 Jesus is not a christian 5 June 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS THE RELIGION OF A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT? Maneesha, the rebellious spirit can be religious, but cannot have a religion. And the difference between the two is immense, unbridgeable. To be religious is an experience, just like love. It is an encounter with the totality of existence....

11 The failure of revolution

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 11 The failure of revolution 6 June 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, NINE YEARS AGO I FELL IN LOVE WITH CAMUS’ BOOK, “MAN IN REVOLT”, IN WHICH HE COMES TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ALL ATTEMPTS TO ABOLISH INJUSTICE THROUGH REVOLUTIONS ARE BOUND TO FAIL. RATHER, HE SAYS, THE ONLY WAY IS TO CREATE JUSTICE THROUGH LIVING IT....

12 The magical door of eternity

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 12 The magical door of eternity 6 June 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REBEL AND THE ENLIGHTENED ONE? IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE A REAL REBEL WITHOUT BEING ENLIGHTENED? Anand Rupen, it is possible to be a rebel without being enlightened. It is also possible to be enlightened without being a rebel....

13 Shadows of the dead

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 13 Shadows of the dead 7 June 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, ARE YOUR SANNYASINS ALL REBELS? IS IT TRUE THAT A REBEL IS BORN AND NOT MADE? OR ARE WE BORN REBELS BUT TAMED AND CONDITIONED BY OUR SOCIETIES? Jivan Mary, one who is not a rebel will not come close to me. The very fact that he comes close to me, becomes an initiate, is proof enough that he is a rebel....

14 As below, so above

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 14 As below, so above 7 June 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, I BOW MY HEAD TO YOUR LOTUS FEET. FOR YEARS I HAVE LOVED STORIES OF GURDJIEFF AND ZEN MASTERS WHO HIT THEIR DISCIPLES SO HARD THAT THEY GET IT. THE OTHER NIGHT YOU STRUCK YOUR SCALPEL SHARP – NO ANESTHETIC – REMOVING A CANCER THAT’S BEEN THERE FOR LIVES....

15 This is not a place of entertainment

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 15 This is not a place of entertainment 8 June 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, MY HUSBAND IS VERY MUCH ANNOYED WITH YOU AND YOUR SANNYASINS AND WITH ME, BECAUSE I CROSSED ALL THE LIMITS. HE COMES TO THE ASHRAM WITH ME, BUT HE DOESN’T LIKE THE IDEA OF LISTENING TO YOU. HE COMES TO THE GATES OF THE TEMPLE, BUT HE NEVER WANTS TO LOOK UPON THE LIVING IDOL....

16 Live is on the razor\'s edge

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 16 Live is on the razor’s edge 8 June 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, I FIND MYSELF BEING DEEPLY TOUCHED BY YOUR VISION OF THE REBEL. I ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF IN BEING A NONCONFORMIST. LAST NIGHT IN A DREAM I SAW MYSELF BEING PERSECUTED FOR LIVING REBELLIOUSLY AND I BECAME AFRAID. WAKING UP, I REALIZED THAT WHAT I USED TO THINK OF AS REBELLION WAS ACTUALLY A SAFE GAME FOR ME, WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS....

17 The solitary lion and his tremendously beautiful roar

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 17 The solitary lion and his tremendously beautiful roar 9 June 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL AND ENLIGHTENED CHAP LIKE YOU DOING WITH A MOTLEY CREW SUCH AS WE? ACTUALLY, I DON’T REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. JUST, PLEASE, DON’T STOP DOING IT. Maneesha, every crowd is a motley crowd, but no individual is motley....

18 Every desire creates conflict

< Previous | Contents | Next > ‌CHAPTER 18 Every desire creates conflict 9 June 1987 pm in Chuang Tzu Auditorium Question 1 BELOVED MASTER, WHAT IS PEACE FOR THE REBELLIOUS MAN? Raso, peace is, for the rebellious man, his very light. It is his very aroma, his fragrance, the harmony of his heart, his at-oneness with existence. All conflicts of the mind are just memories of the past. The mind is no longer divided, split or schizophrenic....