Do not postpone it for the end

because that creates fear.

Die each moment to the past,

and then each moment you will be fresh,

young and reborn.

And then there is always light

because the very darkness becomes light;

and warmth also,

because only the dead past is cold.

The present is always warm.

361. Love.

Man is not the end

but only the means.

Man is not really a being

but only a tension

between two planes of being.

Man is only a bridge,

that is why he cannot remain satisfied with himself.

His heart is nothing but a continent of discontent

and his very being is anguish.

Religion is man’s wish to pass beyond himself

as he now is.

That is why I say man can never be irreligious;

that is impossible.

He can pretend to be but he cannot be.

Religion is not something accidental or circumstantial,

it is in the very nature of man:

man is a religious animal.

And man is nothing if he is not a desire

to transcend himself.

He can go below himself,

or he can go above,

but he cannot remain himself.

He cannot be at rest.

That is why there is restlessness.

362. Love.

Use dreaming consciously as meditation

and know well that conscious dreaming opens

new doors of perception.

Lie down, relax,

and dream, but do not fall asleep;

remain conscious in the background.

Wait and watch;

dream anything that happens to your mind.

Do not plan beforehand –

dream anything, because in dream

the whole world is yours.

Dream your existence as you please;

dream and be content…

content with your dreams because they are yours.

And remember that nothing can be yours

like your dreams are

because you yourself are a dream entity! –

and also because your wishes

come to be true in your dreams,

and only in your dreams.

But do not fall into identification.

Be a witness.

Remain aware.

And then suddenly there will be no dreaming.

Only you

and illumination.

363. Love.

You write to me that without me you cannot pass through the gate

and with me you will not pass through the gate.

I know that!

But you need not do either.

You need not pass through the gate

with me or not with me,

because I am the gate.

I am no-one, so how can you be with me or not with me?

And only one who is no one can be the gate.

The gate means the emptiness

because the gate is nothing

but the space to pass through.

Pass through me –

not with me –

and know.

I appear to be someone only from without,

but the deeper you penetrate me

the less you will find me.

And in the end – no one.

364. Love.

Walk as if you are not walking,

stand as if you are not standing,

sit as if you are not sitting –

and then you will begin to feel

something completely new arising within you.

This is the real one.

The false you walks, stands and sits,

and the real you just remains in suchness.

Feel this – this very moment,

because there is no need to postpone it.

And if you postpone it you postpone it forever

because there is no tomorrow for the real one,

there is no there for it,

it is always here and now.

365. Love.

You will become more deeply tied

to whatever you desire to become free from.

Because freedom is not negation.