Act Or Escape, It Is In Your Hands

**Note: Truth does not always sound pleasant. If the mind is not really peaceful now, it might not be a perfect moment to listen to this podcast, one has to be aware of the emotions or reactions that can block one from listenING ATTENTIVELY and with HUMILITY.

Listening to this talk is meditation. What one needs to do is listen attentively, without being stuck in words, examine the mind in silence, no agree or disagree, just look at the mind as it is. Doing so is already part of true meditation.

Transcript

Can the mind stop following any authorities?

Most people on this planet,

They have numerous psychological authorities to follow.

Medical,

Political,

Scientific,

Or whatever.

Even the language,

The verse,

The conclusion,

They are all authorities.

Can one put away all those things so the mind can observe in aloneness?

This means that the mind must face this temporary turbulence when the mind puts itself into this state of being uncertain.

Only in that state,

The mind is observing and learning and finding out what is really true which will bring about this ultimate clarity,

Unshakable certainty.

But the mind must stand alone,

Never run away,

Never escape,

And stay with this temporary uncertainty when the mind negates all the authorities,

All the influences,

When the mind stops conforming and imitating.

And that's the freedom,

Isn't it?

The freedom must come first.

And it is up to you to do it.

And if you are really serious,

You can do it immediately.

Deny me,

Negate me totally.

Negate all the influences.

Just look in uncertainty.

See what you'll get.

But now if you still want to do something for a sense of security,

You are still wandering forth and back at the door.

You haven't gone into that yet.

So this self-inquiry demands attention,

Demands sheer action.

You either go into the door or not.

But when you are so craving certainty,

Security,

You just stay put and you don't go into it.

And all the issues,

All the sorrow,

All the travails continue.

You might have gone to different gurus,

Different religious groups,

Different practice groups,

Or whatever.

But the fact that you are still sitting outside the door and it is up to you to go into it,

Just look into it.

You don't need to think about courage.

Courage is not a thought,

But just take sheer action now.

Take sheer action at each moment.

So you must say this clearly.

It must come to a point that you must act.

Act or escape.

It is in your hands.