God is not an ascetic, otherwise there would be no song in life, no dance in life – only cemeteries and cemeteries. God is not an ascetic, otherwise there would be no flowers, there would be no green trees, only deserts. And the violence that you do on your own self is respected by people because they have an idea that to be an ascetic is to be religious. 'Ordinarily you are violent towards others but the mind is very cunning – it can learn non-violence, it can preach nonviolence, then it becomes violent towards itself. The mind is very cunning, it goes on doing things and rationalizing them.
They may be masochists, torturing themselves and enjoying the torture. 'Look at the ascetics: their life has become almost as if it is not life. Meditation will make you more alive and sensitive your life will become richer. 'Remember, meditation will bring you more and more intelligence, infinite intelligence, a radial intelligence.
