Knowledge is like an umbrella for you - a shelter.
Rishikesh, India,
10th April, 1997
Chapter 1 - The You That You Want To Change
Day 10 - Fear
On the path, people use even knowledge as a defence against criticism. Do not use knowledge as a defence. Knowledge is like an umbrella for you - a shelter, not a weapon. Of course, sometimes "do not use knowledge as a weapon" becomes an excuse not to be in knowledge. I say, drop all your defences.
Anyone can make a mistake - even you. Do not defend your mistakes, just accept them and move on. When you are totally defenceless, that is when you will be completely strong. See the whole past as a "happening" and the present as a "doing". If you see the past as a "doing", then ego and regret come along.
And when you see the present as a "happening", then laziness and unawareness set in. If you apply the "doing" for the future, it brings tension and worry. If you apply the "happening" for the future, it might bring some confidence and also lethargy. Let the "happening" be for the past. Let the "doing" be for the present and the future is a mix of both.
The wise will see "doing" in "happening" and "happening" in "doing" simultaneously. Only someone who is 100% in "doing" can recognise the "happening". A you confused now? (Laughter) One who does a lot of work will never say he did a lot.
When someone says he did "a lot" of work, that means he could do even more, he has not done enough. Work does not tire you as much as the sense of doership does. Be 100% percent in "doing" without the sense of doership.
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