it is there always,
but we forget about it.
Every day death is there,
every moment.
104. Love.
I received your letter.
So many questions!
To answer them I would have to write a book
bigger than the Mahabharata!
But even then you would not get your answers
because some questions others can never answer –
your answers lie deep within your own life.
And some questions have no answers
because they are wrong questions
for which no answers can be found.
As the search continues
these questions always gradually drop away.
Then there are some questions which are right questions
but have no answers at all.
They have to be experienced deep within oneself.
105. Love.
Do not desire bliss
because that desire gets in the way.
Live life unchained to desire
and without an eye on a goal.
Live free!
Live from moment to moment!
And don’t be afraid, be free of fear
because there is nothing to lose –
and nothing to gain
– and the moment you realize this
the totality of life is attained.
But never approach the gates of life as a beggar,
never go begging,
for those gates never open to beggars!
106. Love.
It brings me happiness to bear witness to your new birth.
You have worked for it over many lives
and now the boat flows rightly,
I can rest assured about you.
Once I made you a promise
and this is now fulfilled.
It is your turn to fulfill your part of the promise;
make sure you don’t miss the chance.
Time is short
and I may not be able to be with you again.
Muster your whole will,
take the oars in your hands
and begin the journey that is infinite.
You have wasted much time sitting on the banks;