"On my wanderings I met an old sanyasi, his name was Ganaka - he then told me something very important. Let the world be your teacher! I didn't understand what he meant then, but now I do. Any experience that traps you is a worldly experience. The world is deceptive, it's hard to see how it really is. However, this world is nothing more than desire, and every desire prompts one to follow. Why? Because we think it's real. The world teaches nothing but "don't believe in me!" Desires are phantoms: they are only good to hide the grinning face of death. Be wise! Don't believe anything!
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Deepak ChopraAll Translations
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On my wanderings I met an old sanyasi, his name was Ganaka - he then told me something very important. Let the world be your teacher! I didn't understand what he meant then, but now I do. Any experience that traps you is a worldly experience. The world is deceptive, it's hard to see how it really is. However, this world is nothing more than desire, and every desire prompts one to follow. Why? Because we think it's real. The world teaches nothing but "don't believe in me!" Desires are phantoms: they are only good to hide the grinning face of death. Be wise! Don't believe anything!
""Vándorutamon találkoztam egy öreg szanjászíval, Ganakának hívták - ő akkor valami nagyon lényegeset mondott nekem. Engedd, hogy a világ legyen a tanítód! Akkor még nem fogtam fel, mit ért ez alatt, most azonban már tudom. Minden élmény, amely csapdába ejt, világi élmény. A világ csalóka, nehéz átlátni, milyen is valójában. Ez a világ azonban mégsem több, mint vágy, márpedig minden vágy követésre késztet. Miért? Mert azt hisszük, valódi. A világ nem egyébre tanít, mint arra, hogy "ne higgy bennem!" A vágyak fantomok: csak arra jók, hogy leplezzék a halál vigyorgó pofáját. Légy bölcs! Ne higgy semmiben!"