Psychology
is basically orthodox; it is not revolutionary, it cannot be. It serves the
status quo, it serves the establishment. It keeps you within the boundaries; it
does not help you to go beyond the boundaries. It is not in your service. It is
controlled by those who are in power -- by the state, by the church, by the
society. In a very disguised way it keeps you tethered to the collective mind.
It does not help you to become an individual, because to be an individual is to
be rebellious, to be an individual is to go on your own, to be an individual is
to be a danger to the society. Capitalist, communist, whatsoever the society is
-- Hindu, Christian, Mohammedan -- it doesn't matter; the individual is a
danger because the individual tries to live out of his own light. He does not
follow anybody. He is not a follower, he is not an imitator.
Go utterly naked, without any conclusions,
without any ideology, any prejudice. Otherwise there is every possibility that
you will project your own idea. You will not see that which is, you will see
only that which you want to see. You will be creating your own reality which is
bound to be false. Reality has not to be invented, it has to be discovered. It
is already there. And remember, it is not the reality which is hidden, it is
your eyes which are covered with layers of dust.
A neighbor was saying, "Your cat was
making an awful noise last night."
The other replied, "You are right. Ever
since she ate the canary, she thinks she can sing."
You can go on eating the scriptures; you will
not be able to sing at all. You can know all the Vedas, the Upanishads, the
Gitas, the Korans, the Bibles, but you will remain as stupid as ever. Of course
you will start bragging about your knowledgeability. You will become an exhibitionist. Even when you don't
know anything you will pretend that you know.
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