The Last Testament, Vol 5
Discourses
Table of Contents
Press Interview. Questions on his world tour and the refusal of entry by nations. The Last Testament: the master recounts the global persecution—countries denying entry under American pressure, revealing the fear of consciousness.
Press Interview. Questions on his arrest, imprisonment, and alleged poisoning. The Last Testament: the master speaks on the trauma of arrest and the deliberate destruction of his health while in custody.
Press Interview. Questions on the destruction of the Oregon commune. The Last Testament: the master describes the systematic dismantling of a peaceful spiritual community by federal and state authorities.
Press Interview. Questions on his health and its impact on his work. The Last Testament: the master speaks on his body's deterioration but affirms the work continues through his people, not his body.
Press Interview. Questions on the nature of his teachings and their universality. The Last Testament: the master explains his teaching as not a doctrine but a transmission—an energy transfer, not information.
Press Interview. Questions on meditation and its transformative power. The Last Testament: the master describes meditation as the only revolution—changing consciousness, not social structures.
Press Interview. Questions on the relationship between the master and disciple. The Last Testament: the master speaks on the disciple's surrender as the death of the ego—not submission but openness.
Press Interview. Questions on religion, godliness, and the failure of organized religion. The Last Testament: the master sees all organized religion as a betrayal of the original awakened one—religion is the antidote turned poison.
Press Interview. Questions on love, freedom, and relationship. The Last Testament: the master teaches love as the highest value—not attachment or possession, but a state of being that gives freedom.
Press Interview. Questions on the new man and the new humanity. The Last Testament: the master describes the new man as one who synthesizes East and West, Zorba and Buddha, material and spiritual.
Press Interview. Questions on his personal journey and awakening experience. The Last Testament: the master recounts his spontaneous awakening at age 21—no method, no guru, just a sudden explosion into consciousness.
In the presence of truth
In the presence of truth. Being in the master's presence—the truth transmits. In the presence of truth: the master's presence is the teaching—not his words but his being. The Last Testament: truth is transmitted through presence, not through doctrine.
Press Interview. Questions on therapy, meditation, and their relationship. The Last Testament: the master explains therapy as clearing the ground of repressed emotions so meditation can take root.
Press Interview. Questions on death, consciousness, and the afterlife. The Last Testament: the master speaks on death as the ultimate experience—only the meditator dies consciously, knowing death is not the end.
Press Interview. Questions on his views on science and technology. The Last Testament: the master sees science as valuable for the outer world but insufficient for the inner—both are needed.
Press Interview. Questions on the role of women in the spiritual revolution. The Last Testament: the master speaks on women as more naturally meditative—the future of spirituality is feminine.
Press Interview. Questions on his world citizenship and nationalism. The Last Testament: the master declares—nations are artificial divisions; consciousness is universal. He belongs to the whole earth.
Press Interview. Questions on his silence and its power. The Last Testament: the master explains silence as the most powerful communication—his silence in prison spoke more than any words.
Press Interview. Questions on the future of his movement. The Last Testament: the master sees his movement as individual, not organizational—each sannyasin is a seed, not a member.
Press Interview. Questions on education and the new generation. The Last Testament: the master proposes an education that includes meditation, creativity, love, and the art of dying—not just information.
Press Interview. Questions on his critics and the media's distortion. The Last Testament: the master responds with humor—distortion is the media's problem, not his. The truth speaks for itself.
Press Interview. Questions on enlightenment and its signs. The Last Testament: the master describes enlightenment's signs—lightness, laughter, love, no fear of death, total presence.
Press Interview. Questions on his views on morality and virtue. The Last Testament: the master distinguishes morality (social imposition) from virtue (spontaneous goodness)—virtue comes from awareness, not rules.
Press Interview. Questions on his daily life and work. The Last Testament: the master describes his life—simple, silent, working on discourses and commune affairs. No luxury, just presence.
Press Interview. Questions on reincarnation and the continuity of consciousness. The Last Testament: the master explains consciousness as eternal—it changes form but doesn't die. Rebirth is the soul's journey.
Press Interview. Questions on the significance of his discourses. The Last Testament: the master sees his discourses as devices for meditation—not intellectual teachings but situations that induce silence.
Press Interview. Questions on politics and the spiritual person. The Last Testament: the master sees politics as the lowest human activity—the sage is beyond politics, focused on consciousness.
Press Interview. Questions on his legacy and the future. The Last Testament: the master says his real legacy is the transformed individuals—thousands of lamps lit, each carrying the light.
Press Interview. Questions on his departure and what remains. The Last Testament: the master speaks on leaving his body—his presence will be available in silence, not in memory. Meditate and feel him.
Press Interview. The final interview—on the eternal nature of his work and presence. The Last Testament: the master's farewell—his work is not his, it is existence's. The testament is not in words but in the silence of his people.