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1、IntroductionChapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4Chapter5Chapter6Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9-Longer,UneditedVersions-Chapter1Chapter2Chapter4Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9-RelatedTalks-NewDelhi,November1982-3rdPublicTalkNewDelhi,November1982-4rdPublicTalkTHEFLAMEOFATTE
2、NTIONINTRODUCTORYPAGE'Observation,likeaflameofattention,itwipesawayhate.''Observationislikeaflamewhichisattention,andwiththatcapacityofobservation,thewound,thefeelingofhurt,thehate,allthat,isburntaway,gone.'THEFLAMEOFATTENTIONCHAPTER11STPUBLICTALKATNEWDEL
3、HI31STOCTOBER1981Iwouldliketopointoutthatwearenotmakinganykindofpropaganda,foranybelief,foranyidealorforanyorganization.Togetherweareconsideringwhatistakingplaceintheworldoutsideofus.WearelookingatitnotfromanIndianpointofview,orfromaEuropeanorAmerican,orf
4、romanyparticularnationalinterest.Togetherwearegoingtoobservewhatactuallyisgoingonintheworld.Wearethinkingtogetherbutnotashavingonemind.Thereisadifferencebetweenhavingonemindandthinkingtogether.Havingonemindimpliesthatwehavecometosomeconclusion,thatwehavec
5、ometocertainbeliefs,certainconcepts.Butthinkingtogetherisquitedifferent.Thinkingtogetherimpliesthatyouandthespeakerhavearesponsibilitytolookobjectively,non-personally,atwhatisgoingon.Sowearethinkingtogether.Thespeaker,thoughheissittingonaplatformforconven
6、ience,hasnoauthority.Please,wemustbeveryclearonthispoint.Heisnottryingtoconvinceyouofanything.Heisnotaskingyoutofollowhim.Heisnotyourguru.Heisnotadvocatingaparticularsystem,particularphilosophy,butthatweobservetogether,astwofriendswhohaveknowneachotherfor
7、sometime,whoareconcernednotmerelyaboutourprivatelives,butaretogetherlookingatthisworldwhichseemstohavegonemad.Thewholeworldisarming,spendingincredibleamountsofmoneytodestroyhumanbeings,whethertheyliveinAmerica,Europe,orRussia,orhere.Itistakingadisastrousc
8、oursewhichcannotpossiblybesolvedbypoliticians.Wecannotrelyonthem;noronthescientiststheyarehelpingtobuildupthemilitarytechnology,competingeachagainstanother.Norcanwerelyontheso-calledreligions;theyhavebecomemerelyver
