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you want to do; let me do what I want to do." That is the motto of religion. Religion is not imposing something on somebody. A cult may do this, but not religion. Religion means to join back, not sever. But, we see severing and cutting in the name of religion. Separation is seen in the different divisions and denominations. This is the work of the ignorant mind.
What is a Miracle ?
Life is a miracle, but those who perform miracles are misleading you. They are blinding you, diverting you from real miracles. The biggest temptation, bigger than sex and more than money-is the temptation of miracles. Soon you know sex as sex and money as money, and you know they are not permanent. But miracles-Oh! You read about them in all the books and scriptures. Then you try to levitateto astral travel, you desire to go invisibly into somebody's room! Why? What is this curiosity? Are you not a living miracle? Some people read books of miracles and biographies, they say, "Oh, my God, this is what I want!" But they never get it, When you desire them, they don't happen to you. Then you feel frustration. I have found many people who have left the spiritual path because they did not reach those miracles. They say, "It's all phony. We practiced for ten or twelve years and we didn't find anything." It is a blind desire and the people don't understand. The books become temptations-some people read only to find miracles. But a person who is drawn to the path
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