People feel very puzzled as to how satori is attained so fast. It is attained so fast because you are already in it. It is not something to be achieved in time, with effort; no effort is needed. It is as if a man has fallen asleep and he has forgotten his name — as you all forget in your sleep. Then somebody comes and shouts, “Ram! What are you doing here? Get up — the sun has risen!” He opens his eyes, and he is Ram again. And just a moment before, he was under a thousand and one dreams — floating, moving, going in a thousand directions, dreaming impossible things. And suddenly a shout, “Ram! Get up — the sun has risen!” and Ram opens his eyes. Exactly like that is satori.
