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The ground of being, and the mind of man, 12 April 1980.
Why has having ideas become so important? What is the difference between a religious mind and a philosophic mind? What is the human mind's relationship to the 'ground'? Why has man accumulated knowledge? When you love somebody there is no 'me', it is love. In the same way, when I say I am human, it is so. It is not an idea, it is not a conclusion, it is part of me.
There is only one thing and that is to discover that what I have done is useless ashes. You see, that doesn't depress one. That is the beauty of it. It is like the Phoenix, born out of ashes.
Why has having ideas become so important? What is the difference between a religious mind and a philosophic mind? What is the human mind's relationship to the 'ground'? Why has man accumulated knowledge? When you love somebody there is no 'me', it is love. In the same way, when I say I am human, it is so. It is not an idea, it is not a conclusion, it is part of me.
There is only one thing and that is to discover that what I have done is useless ashes. You see, that doesn't depress one. That is the beauty of it. It is like the Phoenix, born out of ashes.