he said
it's better to walk alone than to walk
with a fool
if you want consciously you can evolve
in this evening
there is no limit as to how a human
being can become
this is something that every human being
must do
then coming together will be hugely
rewarding
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when gautama
the buddha was asked
is it better to walk alone
or in company
he said
it's better to walk alone than to walk
with a fool
well
that's him not me
he was quite sure that only a fool will
walk with you
so he said it's better to walk alone
than to walk with the fool
certain lore
in this country
says
when you want to do
a short and quick journey walk alone
when you want to do a long journey
walk in company
but the important thing is
who is walking with you
not always
being together is a good thing
many times
being together can be a nuisance
so first and foremost
unless you are a twin
even then
we come along and we go along
if one does not know
how to be by himself
or herself
then being together can be a lot of
nuisance
we are referred to as human beings
human beings means
every other creature
is what it is simply because of what it
does
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but a human being
can simply be
which is a unique quality of the human
being
that we can simply be
that we are not compulsive action that's
what it means
our action
is conscious and judicious
but generally when people get together
generally
people are in compulsive action
it can be an association where there
could be a purposeful action
or it can be
a gang where there can be more
purposeful action
or it can be a crowd which can be a
compulsive action
so essentially to be human means
we have reached that point of evolution
within
ourselves that if we wish we can simply
sit here just be
we can consider
as to what action to take and what not
to take
this is definitely individual
when individuals come together
we say
it's we in
in plural
but still it is individuals who have to
come together
to be an individual means
you are not further divisible
that means
you're just one
people find
different ways to divide themselves
within themselves
in india
with 18 000 years of cultural history
we have invented various words to divide
ourselves
it's very common for people to talk in
terms of atma paramatma ankara this one
and that one
but every every culture has this in
their own way
when things are going right
when good things are being done
if you ask people they say yes i did it
when things don't go right when things
go wrong
then they will try to find somebody if
they don't find anybody
he is always there
when
they are very wonderful
of course they take pride in being how
wonderful they are
when they turn nasty they say it was my
ego
mr ego is always a fall guy
so individual means
by if i'm wonderful it's me
if i'm nasty it's me all of you
are you 24 hours wonderful
hello
are you 24 hours wonderful
no no sometimes wonderful sometimes
nasty sometimes beautiful sometimes ugly
it's okay
if we understand it is me
who is capable of being absolutely
wonderful
and it is me who is capable of being
absolutely nasty another moment
then
gradually the number of moments of
nastiness will keep on receding
if i see
what is wonderful is me what is nasty's
in india we have many words it's my
karma what can i do
now you must fix this
being an individual is very important
that means you're not further divisible
if i'm wonderful it's me if i'm nasty
it's me
if i succeed it's me if i fail it's me
you have to fix this
i'm just asking you a simple question
within this
how many people
hello
how many people within you
one two
only one
if you're one your normal human being
if you're more than one you're either
schizophrenic
or you're possessed
you either neither need a psychiatrist
or an exorcist
but you will see whenever things don't
go right another guy will pop up from
somewhere
so
becoming an individual means
you
killed all those pop-ups
and just said this is me
this what is me
has many dimensions
if i don't see this is an individual
i cannot divide this further
then transformation will not happen
if transformation does not happen
if people come together in that state
there will be more mess
than solutions
all creatures
hang out together
whether
it is
various wild creatures most of them hang
out together
even monkeys who are just one step
behind us they are also in bunches
it is only human being
who can sit alone
and
transform himself or herself
because this is the prerogative of being
human that we can simply be this is why
you're called human being you're capable
of being
you're not in a compulsive state of
activity
if you want consciously you can evolve
in this evening you can evolve if you're
willing
it doesn't take a million years
because our evolution is not biological
anymore our evolution is conscious
for every other creature it is fixed
nature has fixed two lines within which
every other creature lives and goes
but once you have come as a human being
there is only bottom line there is no
top line
there is no limit as to how a human
being can become
so before we associate ourselves with
people
it'll be good
every day in the morning or a certain
period of your life
if one withdraws to spend a little time
with oneself
and see
how
in what ways
can this be little better than the way
it was yesterday
this life
how it can be a little better life than
what it was yesterday
because
most people are coming together for
their needs
to fulfill needs people come together
some people come together
to fulfill a purpose or a course
some people come together to eat drink
and be together because they cannot be
alone
this is something that every human being
must do
a certain period of time
you do one thing just 24 hours take a
break from everything not today right
now you're among people
you take a break sometime just 24 hours
and
don't read don't watch television don't
use a phone
simply
sit in your room alert not sleeping
and if you watch the nature of your mind
you yourself will certify this is a
madman
because
for most people their mind cannot stay
on any one thing
unless they're in activity
simply they cannot be here
in compulsive state of psychological
activity is on
when you are like this
you cannot be
that means
you cannot be a human being
being has to happen
only then togetherness will be very
rich if you know how to be by yourself
then coming together will be hugely
rewarding
and of tremendous value
that means we came together consciously
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