What Is ...., Just Is - 8th August 2016

So instead of making a replica of what I'm saying, see now that what is, just is. Now when I'm saying 'what is', I'm referring to the phenomenal appearance of this seeming reality. They are just appearing. These words are also just appearing. These forms are appearing. See how the mind tries to make replicas of these, and that is what seems to get our belief many times. So happening with... suppose my mind... let's close that door, helicopter noise. So laughter is coming. This is just what is. What is, as simple as that. Notice how if there are 50 people who will look at this, one will say, 'Oh, very good.' One will say, 'Maybe she's just putting it on. Why doesn't she just get a grip?' Then one will say, 'Will this happen for me? I hope this never happens to me.' So this 'what is' is just what is. The appearance is that there is laughter to me in this form which is in front of me. Not even that is needed for the seeing of this; it is just seen already without interpretation.

So any interpretation of this becomes an idea or a story about this, and this is the cause of all the trouble. Such a simple thing, which is the non-acceptance of just what is, is the root of all suffering. You cannot suffer without resisting. You cannot suffer without a concept, image, or description. So these replicas that we value so much, the mimicking in our mind—throw it away. We have replicas of everything: our masters, our relationships, you see, everything. Ideas, concepts. And then what happens is that specialness comes because of it. You see, 'My replica is the best.' The master is just what the master is. 'My path, my learning, my master, my inquiry is the best.' We are just fighting about the quality of imagination, isn't it? My idea of what life should be, you see.

So as long as people are fulfilling our projections, ideas, or replicas of these things, then we are very happy with them. 'My partner should be like this. He should give me enough space to be as I am.' Or the minute it starts going as if it is not in the direction of my projection, then they become our worst enemy. That is why it's very powerful actually when we look at our expectations from the world. A complete freedom—the world should just let me, leave me alone, let me be as I am, right? But we don't give that same freedom to the world. Can we also let the world be exactly how it is? As long as we value these projections, it becomes impossible to give the world the freedom it needs for us to not give value to our ideas.

And all of you know this, most of you have been in Satsang for quite some time now, that you cannot suffer without a thought. You cannot even suffer from pain without a thought. You can experience the pain, it can even be experienced strongly, but you will experience it like a child. A child is not saying, 'I'm suffering from pain.' The parents are saying, 'My child is suffering from pain.' Because as long as the pain exists, the child is crying; when the pain goes, it's absolutely fine. My son used to have this colic pain and he used to scream like really as if something really strong is going on, but the minute the pain would go, he would just be laughing, smiling again. You see why? Because he's not holding on to the projections, the ideas.

So the purpose might have been for us to feel this deep engagement with this realm, you see, for us to really participate in this Leela, this game. You see, we might have created this gaming engine for our engagement and participation. You see, and that is why we were sharing the other day also that what must we do for the people who are still feeling that that is real or that is the way to live? And I said nothing, because they are enjoying the play. And as long as they are enjoying the play, you see, even the play of suffering... you see, so there must be a shade of openness before we can approach them with anything. See, so that's why I was also saying that, and I know sometimes that there's a need to try and help situations, you see. But what to do in those cases is to just knock gently or try to break the door down? 'But who are you?' 'Oh, but who are you, no?' 'Can you leave me alone? I'm really going through a lot of grief because my boyfriend left me.' 'But who are you? Just do this, do this, you'll be happy.' 'What do you mean who am I? You're making it worse, please go away.' That is usually how it plays out.