Have you not heard the so-called spiritual people come up and say that they have had ‘other-worldly experiences?’ Somebody sits in so-called meditation, in some particular physical posture, and one hour later he says, “You know, I was seeing lights, and hearing fabulous sounds, and I had a metaphysical experience.” Have you not heard people say things of these kind? Now, why is there a temptation to say such things? Because deeply within, we believe that the kingdom of Truth is somewhere else, and man is condemned to sometimes just get a glimpse of it, and nothing more. So, we find it as some kind of a commendation to say, “I could reach there, even if for a very small while. I could reach there.” Reach where?
There is no other world. Even this world that you are claiming to reach, is just mental gymnastics. Your mind is hopping around, conjuring up visions. Have you not seen people claim that they are seeing ghosts? So, somebody can see ghosts, and the other one can see Samādhi, they are one and the same. Both are just presenting mental pictures as something real. Just mental pictures. As a human being, you have this body and this world, and that is all you have. For you, the Truth is this. Hence I repeatedly say, “Go close to the facts, and you have reached the gate of Truth.” As a human being, all that you have is the material and the idea, nothing else.
