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NATURE NEVER REPEATS. They say history repeats -- and it certainly

repeats because history consists of stupid human beings. What else they can

do? They can only repeat. But nature never repeats; it never creates the

same person again, the same form again. Nature is immensely innovative.

That's the meaning when we say God is a creator. A CREATOR IS NEVERREPETITIVE, HE NEVER CREATES THE SAME PAINTING AGAIN AND AGAIN.

He goes on creating something new, he is always on a new venture.

Govind, GOD HAS NEVER CREATED ANOTHER PERSON LIKE YOU and will

never create another person like you. HE LOVES INDIVIDUALITY, HE LOVES

UNIQUENESS. That's his way of showing respect to you, tremendous

respect. And it is not only so with human beings: go into the garden, watch

the leaves minutely -- you will not find even two leaves exactly the same.Not on the whole of the earth you will find two leaves exactly the same, or

two pebbles exactly the same... on all the seashores.

EVERYTHING IS UNIQUE, EVERYTHING HAS ITS OWN SIGNATURE. Just as

your thumb is unique and its print is unique -- there is nobody else who has

the same prints -- what to say about your soul? Even about such small

details, God is so careful... Or you can say "NATURE", if "God" has lost its

appeal for you. If the word 'God' has lost its appeal for you, 'nature' is asbeautiful, or 'existence', or whatsoever you want. Buddha likes the word

'dhamma' -- the universal law. Lao Tzu loves the word 'tao' -- the harmony

of existence, the inner order.

THE UNIVERSE IS NOT A CHAOS, THAT MUCH IS CERTAIN. Whether there isa God or not is irrelevant, the universe is not a chaos. That's why we call it a

universe. It has a certain unity, hence "universe," otherwise we would have

called it a "multiverse." It is not a chaos... THERE IS AN ORDER RUNNING

INSIDE IT, A THREAD WHICH JOINS EVERYTHING TOGETHER. Even the

smallest grass blade is joined to the biggest star. Nothing is separate, and

yet everything is unique and individual. THIS IS THE TREMENDOUS BEAUTY

OF EXISTENCE: IT LOVES AND RESPECTS THE INDIVIDUAL, it nourishes the

individual.

Hence, Govind, you cannot be Gautama the Buddha. But there is no need tobe Gautama the Buddha. That will be ugly, that will be imitative.NEVER TRY

TO IMITATE -- because then you will always be only a carbon copy and

never something original. And unless you are something original, you are

not using your life's opportunity to its maximum, you are wasting it.

DON'T BE A CHRISTIAN -- BE A CHRIST. AND DON'T BE A BUDDHIST -- BE

A BUDDHA. The Christian is trying to be like Jesus Christ, the Buddhist is

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trying to be like Gautam Buddha... and this is not possible. What is possible

is that you will become an imitator, an actor. And you can act beautifully.

You can walk like Buddha, you can talk like Buddha, you can sit like Buddha.

You can use the same words, the same language, the same gestures... butstill deep down you will be Govind, not Gautam. And you will know it!... that

all that you are doing is just on the outside. And it is ugly -- because it willcreate a kind of hypocrisy in you.

Hence all Christians are hypocrites and all Buddhists are hypocrites. ALL

FOLLOWERS ARE BOUND TO BE HYPOCRITES -- because they are divided

persons, split persons. And whatsoever they show is only on the surface,

and whatsoever they really are is hidden behind. And there is a constant

conflict between these two; they live two kinds of lives. Avoid this.

I know this desire arises. This desire seems to be very prevalent.

JESUS AND MOSES WERE PLAYING GOLF. When they came to a two-

hundred-yard water hazard. Jesus took out a five iron club. Moses warned

him that two hundred yards were too far for a five-iron, but Jesus insisted,

"If Arnold Palmer can make it with a five-iron, so can I!"

He hit the ball, and it landed in the middle of the lake."Will you get the ball for me, Moses?" asked Jesus.

"Just this once," he replied, walked over, raised his club, and parted the

water. Then he walked out and brought the ball back to Jesus.

Again Jesus took a five-iron, and again Moses warned, "If you don't make it,

I'm not going to get it for you!"Jesus reassured him, "If Arnold Palmer can do it, surely I can do it!"

Again he swung the five-iron and again the ball fell in the water.

This time Jesus walked out on the water, reached down and was picking up

the ball when the next foursome came up to the tee where Moses was

standing.

The leader of the group asked Moses, "Who does he think he is, Jesus

Christ?"

"No," replied Moses, "he thinks he is Arnold Palmer!"

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