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1、-Italy1933-Alpino-1stPublicTalkStresa-1stPublicTalkAlpino-2ndPublicTalkAlpino-3rdPublicTalkStresa-2ndPublicTalkAlpino-4thPublicTalk-Norway1933-Oslo-TalkInUniversityHallFrognerseteren-1stPublicTalkFrognerseteren-2ndPublicTalkFrognerseteren-3rdPublicTalkOslo-TalkinColosseumFrogner
2、seteren-4thPublicTalk-Adyar1933-1stPublicTalk2ndPublicTalk3rdPublicTalk4thPublicTalk5thPublicTalk6thPublicTalkALPINO,ITALY1STPUBLICTALK1STJULY,1933Friends,Ishouldlikeyoutomakealivingdiscovery,notadiscoveryinducedbythedescriptionofothers.Ifsomeone,forinstance,hadtoldyouaboutthesc
3、eneryhere,youwouldcomewithyourmindspreparedbythatdescription,andthenperhapsyouwouldbedisappointedbythereality.Noonecandescribereality.Youmustexperienceit,seeit,feelthewholeatmosphereofit.Whenyouseeitsbeautyandloveliness,youexperiencearenewing,aquickeningofjoy.Mostpeoplewhothinkt
4、hattheyareseekingtruthhavealreadypreparedtheirmindsforitsreceptionbystudyingdescriptionsofwhattheyareseeking.Whenyouexaminereligionsandphilosophies,youfindthattheyhavealltriedtodescribereality;theyhavetriedtodescribetruthforyourguidance.NowIamnotgoingtotrytodescribewhattomeistru
5、th,forthatwouldbeanimpossibleattempt.Onecannotdescribeorgivetoanotherthefullnessofanexperience.Eachonemustliveitforhimself.Likemostpeople,youhaveread,listenedandimitated;youhavetriedtofindoutwhatothershavesaidconcerningtruthandGod,concerninglifeandimmortality.Soyouhaveapicturein
6、yourmind,andnowyouwanttocomparethatpicturewithwhatIamgoingtosay.Thatis,yourmindisseekingmerelydescriptions;youdonottrytofindoutanew,butonlytrytocompare.ButsinceIshallnottrytodescribetruth,foritcannotbedescribed,naturallytherewillbeconfusioninyourmind.Whenyouholdbeforeyourselfapi
7、cturethatyouaretryingtocopy,anidealthatyouaretryingtofollow,youcanneverfaceanexperiencefully;youareneverfrank,nevertruthfulasregardsyourselfandyourownactions;youarealwaysprotectingyourselfwithanideal.Ifyoureallyprobeintoyourownmindandheart,youwilldiscoverthatyoucomeheretogetsome
8、thingnew;anewidea,anewsensation,anewexplanation
