the flame of attention[1]

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1、IntroductionChapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4Chapter5Chapter6Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9-Longer,UneditedVersions-Chapter1Chapter2Chapter4Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9-RelatedTalks-NewDelhi,November1982-3rdPublicTalkNewDelhi,November1982-4rdPublicTalkTHEFLAMEOFATTENTIONINTRODUCTOR

2、YPAGE'Observation,likeaflameofattention,itwipesawayhate.''Observationislikeaflamewhichisattention,andwiththatcapacityofobservation,thewound,thefeelingofhurt,thehate,allthat,isburntaway,gone.'THEFLAMEOFATTENTIONCHAPTER11STPUBLICTALKATNEWDELHI31STOCTOBER1981Iwouldliketopoi

3、ntoutthatwearenotmakinganykindofpropaganda,foranybelief,foranyidealorforanyorganization.Togetherweareconsideringwhatistakingplaceintheworldoutsideofus.WearelookingatitnotfromanIndianpointofview,orfromaEuropeanorAmerican,orfromanyparticularnationalinterest.Togetherwearego

4、ingtoobservewhatactuallyisgoingonintheworld.Wearethinkingtogetherbutnotashavingonemind.Thereisadifferencebetweenhavingonemindandthinkingtogether.Havingonemindimpliesthatwehavecometosomeconclusion,thatwehavecometocertainbeliefs,certainconcepts.Butthinkingtogetherisquitedi

5、fferent.Thinkingtogetherimpliesthatyouandthespeakerhavearesponsibilitytolookobjectively,non-personally,atwhatisgoingon.Sowearethinkingtogether.Thespeaker,thoughheissittingonaplatformforconvenience,hasnoauthority.Please,wemustbeveryclearonthispoint.Heisnottryingtoconvince

6、youofanything.Heisnotaskingyoutofollowhim.Heisnotyourguru.Heisnotadvocatingaparticularsystem,particularphilosophy,butthatweobservetogether,astwofriendswhohaveknowneachotherforsometime,whoareconcernednotmerelyaboutourprivatelives,butaretogetherlookingatthisworldwhichseems

7、tohavegonemad.Thewholeworldisarming,spendingincredibleamountsofmoneytodestroyhumanbeings,whethertheyliveinAmerica,Europe,orRussia,orhere.Itistakingadisastrouscoursewhichcannotpossiblybesolvedbypoliticians.Wecannotrelyonthem;noronthescientiststheyarehelpingtobuildupthemil

8、itarytechnology,competingeachagainstanother.Norcanwerelyontheso-calledreligions;theyhavebecomemerelyver