I have a very important question. Are you happy? – [Yes!] Okay, goodbye!
Yes! We are the dream of the Elohim.
They created us in their image, not only outside, but also inside. We feel this when we look in the mirror, “Oh, my body is like the body of the Elohim.” But inside also. The Elohim have a heart beating, like us. They have a liver, kidneys, bones, sexual organs, very important; everything. Don’t forget, it’s written in the Bible, “The sons of the Elohim found the daughters of men very beautiful.” It’s clear! Meaning, when the sons of the Elohim were on Earth, and they were looking at the beautiful girls from Earth, the Elohim had their penis up. That’s a fact and it’s written. And they had children together. So, we are really in their image, even in our desires. When you enjoy food, you are in the image of the Elohim. When you masturbate, you are in the image of the Elohim. It’s not just the look, “Oh, I look like the Elohim.” No, inside also. When you go to the toilet, they do also. So, being in the image of the Elohim, it’s physical, it’s reality; it isn’t just an image, it’s physical. It’s important to feel it in your body. Feel your heart beating; the hearts of the Elohim are also beating. Sometimes you live a down, sometime happiness; they are the same. We are in their image in every aspect.
“Yes, but Maitreya, being what we are, shouldn’t we be always happy?”
Happiness is like everything in the universe. There is no ocean totally flat, there are waves; we love the sound of the waves on the beach. It’s the same here (showing the brain). When you are very negative and depressed, it’s a typhoon passing; let it pass! Okinawa is the number one country in the world for the number of typhoons, but it’s a beautiful island. And every time there is a typhoon, everybody panics; but here we are. I have been in Okinawa for fourteen years, there were probably twenty typhoons, and here we are. It’s part of life, like day and night. Life is made of contrast.
You know, the heart beats. There are technologies that make it possible to have a heart with a constant flow; technically it’s possible. But the heart beats, that means it stops for a moment; between each beat there is nothing. During my life, it happened a few times that it stopped too long. Right here, in front of the large statue of Buddha, one day, I went walking but too fast, like a seven-year-old boy – because in my mind I’m seven years old – but the body is seventy-eight. And when I came back from the beach, in front of the statue of Buddha, my heart stopped.
Last summer, it stopped, and I fell on the grass. And it restarted, that’s why I’m here. But the heart stopped, it can always stop. That’s life and death. One day, it stops and it doesn’t restart. We call it “death”. Be ready! Enjoy every beat.
I will help you to feel good. A few times in my life, it stopped; no pain at all. I was in the grass, ready to enter the house, suddenly no image, no sound, and I fell on my forehead. No pain at all; it was actually a very pleasant moment; it was pleasant. Sadly, it restarted, because I thought, “Oh, I’m coming.” No! Ah, I have to walk again faster. But I know some people have heart attacks that could be very painful. When my heart stopped, I had no pain at all. We don’t need to suffer, we need pleasure; I could even say it was pleasant. It’s surprising but I enjoyed it. I didn’t enjoy the mark on the forehead after; for one week it was red on my forehead. But when it stopped, it was a kind of feeling, “Oh, I come back”; not something that stops but something that starts. A good feeling! It’s all here, but when it happens, because it will happen, remember that. You can die full of fear, “Oooh, what’s happening?” or full of joy, “Elohim, I’m coming! Infinity, I am part of you.” That’s beautiful.
And one last thing I want to say. This week, there was some scientific research, a scientific study, saying that every ten minutes we are different. We change. We think we change after five years, seven years; no, every ten minutes! You came this morning to this contact, I spoke a little bit, too much, but I changed you. Each word changes you, each silence. It’s very fashionable now – it’s stupid, but it’s fashionable, and what is fashionable is always stupid – the “influencers” on the Internet. Wow! So, some people are influencers on the Internet. But it’s so stupid! We are all influencers. You go to a meeting, you influence other people; even if you stay silent, your silence influences other people. The most powerful influence is to stay silent. Remember my words, “There is more teaching in the silence of a Buddha than in one hour of speech of a philosopher.” And another advantage, a little trick to help you feel good, when you stay silent, you are sure to look like a genius. You are sure to look like a genius. When you open your mouth, everything can change. Enjoy this silence!
And another sentence I have been teaching for many years is, “Speak only if what you have to say is more beautiful than the silence.” But it’s very difficult, very difficult to say something more beautiful than the silence; it’s very difficult! For words, or for music. When you are in front of a piano, you are Mozart, Beethoven; you are the best musician. But when you touch the keys, oops, then we see your true color. When you are in front of a white piece of paper, you are Van Gogh, Picasso; you are the best painter. But, as soon as you draw something, oops, it’s over!
That’s in everything.
So, I love one of the best painters, I love the paintings; painting, sculpting, writing, singing. As long as you don’t sing, you are always in tune. So, stay like that. The world would be such a beautiful place if everybody remained silent, and if only those who make the silence more beautiful were talking. There is a place like that; it’s the Elohim’s planet! Nobody makes noise. Like Mozart said, “Music is the silence between the notes.” I love music, not all music. Bad musicians play very fast; wait a minute! And good musicians play slowly; and we are in ecstasy. You know, right? A musician who plays too many notes is exactly like people who talk nonstop. At the beginning we listen, and after we say, “Okay, okay”, and we escape. A true wise man, or a Buddha, remains silent. And if he says one word, it goes to the right target. Like the Zen master in the Zen temple, “I come from America, I want to learn meditation, I want to awake my mind.” And the Zen master says, “Sit down.” That’s all. No teaching, but it contains all the teaching, “Sit down.” – “When will the meditation start?” – “Sit down.” No need for more.
You are different, do you feel it? Do you feel that you are different from when you arrived? But even if you don’t come to the gathering, feel it when you are alone. When you wake up in the morning, immediately feel who you are, or who you think you are. Most of the time it’s not true. But feel it and memorize it! Try to remember the way you felt when you woke up yesterday. Yesterday morning, you woke up, maybe; and this morning also. Remember the difference.
In France, when somebody is in a bad mood, we say, “Oh, il s’est levé du pied gauche.” We say, “He got out of bed the wrong side.” It’s not true but it’s interesting because it means that the way you wake up, the way you stand up, will have an influence on your whole day. Feel it! You are responsible for it. Many people wake up, they yawn, and immediately check their telephone. It’s the first thing they do, the very first thing, “Do I have any message?” Yes, you have a message; I brought it, you don’t need the telephone!
So, that’s very important to wake up to the world, to wake up to yourself, to be thankful, “Wow! I am alive.” You can touch and breathe in, it’s beating inside. Feel yourself! And then, all your day is different. That’s love, love for yourself. And after, you can get out of bed to love others, to make others feel this fantastic privilege we have. All these hearts beating now, I can hear all of them; it’s a beautiful melody. We are a philharmonic orchestra. Feel it!
