Міжзірковий мандрівник
Chapter 9
Thethingyoumustthinkandbelieveisthatyourbodyisonethingandyourspiritisanotherthing.Youareyou,andyourbodyissomethingelsethatdon’tamounttoshucks.Yourbodydon’tcount.You’retheboss.Youdon’tneedanybody.Andthinkingandbelievingallthisyouproceedtoproveitbyusingyourwill.Youmakeyourbodydie.
“Youbeginwiththetoes,oneatatime.Youmakeyourtoesdie.Youwillthemtodie.Andifyou’vegotthebeliefandthewillyourtoeswilldie.Thatisthebigjob—tostartthedying.Onceyou’vegotthefirsttoedead,therestiseasy,foryoudon’thavetodoanymorebelieving.Youknow.Thenyouputallyourwillintomakingtherestofthebodydie.Itellyou,Darrell,Iknow.I’vedoneitthreetimes.
“Onceyougetthedyingstarted,itgoesrightalong.Andthefunnythingisthatyouareallthereallthetime.Becauseyourtoesaredeaddon’tmakeyouintheleastbitdead.By-and-byyourlegsaredeadtotheknees,andthentothethighs,andyouarejustthesameasyoualwayswere.Itisyourbodythatisdroppingoutofthegameachunkatatime.Andyouarejustyou,thesameyouwerebeforeyoubegan.”
“Andthenwhathappens?”Iqueried.
“Well,whenyourbodyisalldead,andyouareallthereyet,youjustskinoutandleaveyourbody.Andwhenyouleaveyourbodyyouleavethecell.
