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so this goes very deep into us it goes 00:00:12
so this goes very deep into us it goes 00:00:17
so this goes very deep into us it goes deep deep deep into a problem we have 00:00:17
deep deep deep into a problem we have 00:00:20
deep deep deep into a problem we have about guilt 00:00:20
about guilt 00:00:21
about guilt I wonder often if there's any 00:00:21
I wonder often if there's any 00:00:24
I wonder often if there's any relationship between guilt and gold that 00:00:24
relationship between guilt and gold that 00:00:29
relationship between guilt and gold that the love of money is the root of evil 00:00:29
the love of money is the root of evil 00:00:31
the love of money is the root of evil very true say because you see I was 00:00:31
very true say because you see I was 00:00:37
very true say because you see I was saying yesterday that the difference 00:00:37
saying yesterday that the difference 00:00:39
saying yesterday that the difference between having a job and having a 00:00:39
between having a job and having a 00:00:41
between having a job and having a vocation is that a job is some 00:00:41
vocation is that a job is some 00:00:45
vocation is that a job is some unpleasant work you do in order to make 00:00:45
unpleasant work you do in order to make 00:00:48
unpleasant work you do in order to make money with the sole purpose of making 00:00:48
money with the sole purpose of making 00:00:51
money with the sole purpose of making money and there are plenty of jobs 00:00:51
money and there are plenty of jobs 00:00:55
money and there are plenty of jobs because there is still a certain amount 00:00:55
because there is still a certain amount 00:00:57
because there is still a certain amount of dirty work that nobody wants to do 00:00:57
of dirty work that nobody wants to do 00:00:59
of dirty work that nobody wants to do and that therefore they will pay someone 00:00:59
and that therefore they will pay someone 00:01:01
and that therefore they will pay someone to do it but if you do a job if you do a 00:01:01
to do it but if you do a job if you do a 00:01:07
to do it but if you do a job if you do a job with the sole purpose of making 00:01:07
job with the sole purpose of making 00:01:09
job with the sole purpose of making money you are absurd because if money 00:01:09
money you are absurd because if money 00:01:17
money you are absurd because if money becomes the goal and it does when you 00:01:17
becomes the goal and it does when you 00:01:19
becomes the goal and it does when you work that way you begin increasingly to 00:01:19
work that way you begin increasingly to 00:01:23
work that way you begin increasingly to confuse it with happiness or with 00:01:23
confuse it with happiness or with 00:01:26
confuse it with happiness or with pleasure yes one can take a whole 00:01:26
pleasure yes one can take a whole 00:01:30
pleasure yes one can take a whole handful of crisp dollar bills and 00:01:30
handful of crisp dollar bills and 00:01:32
handful of crisp dollar bills and practically water your mouth oh but this 00:01:32
practically water your mouth oh but this 00:01:35
practically water your mouth oh but this is this kind of a person who is confused 00:01:35
is this kind of a person who is confused 00:01:37
is this kind of a person who is confused like a Pavlov dog who salivates on the 00:01:37
like a Pavlov dog who salivates on the 00:01:40
like a Pavlov dog who salivates on the wrong Bell 00:01:40
wrong Bell 00:01:41
wrong Bell [Laughter] 00:01:41
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[Laughter] [Music] 00:01:47
while it is true therefore we should do 00:01:51
while it is true therefore we should do 00:01:54
while it is true therefore we should do something about changing the situation 00:01:54
something about changing the situation 00:01:57
something about changing the situation the one way of not doing anything about 00:01:57
the one way of not doing anything about 00:02:00
the one way of not doing anything about a situation is feeling guilty about it 00:02:00
a situation is feeling guilty about it 00:02:03
a situation is feeling guilty about it because when people feel guilty about a 00:02:03
because when people feel guilty about a 00:02:06
because when people feel guilty about a situation they most usually instead of 00:02:06
situation they most usually instead of 00:02:09
situation they most usually instead of doing something practical to change it 00:02:09
doing something practical to change it 00:02:11
doing something practical to change it they resort to all sorts of symbolic 00:02:11
they resort to all sorts of symbolic 00:02:13
they resort to all sorts of symbolic methods of expiation they go to 00:02:13
methods of expiation they go to 00:02:17
methods of expiation they go to confession they see an analyst they do 00:02:17
confession they see an analyst they do 00:02:22
confession they see an analyst they do all kinds of things which will be ways 00:02:22
all kinds of things which will be ways 00:02:25
all kinds of things which will be ways of actually not doing anything about the 00:02:25
of actually not doing anything about the 00:02:27
of actually not doing anything about the problem but feeling alright about it 00:02:27
problem but feeling alright about it 00:02:30
problem but feeling alright about it instead and guilt invariably produces 00:02:30
instead and guilt invariably produces 00:02:34
instead and guilt invariably produces that sort of reaction it is a 00:02:34
that sort of reaction it is a 00:02:37
that sort of reaction it is a destructive emotion and instead we need 00:02:37
destructive emotion and instead we need 00:02:44
destructive emotion and instead we need to have a different attitude to our 00:02:44
to have a different attitude to our 00:02:46
to have a different attitude to our mistakes and to our misdeeds Walt 00:02:46
mistakes and to our misdeeds Walt 00:02:52
mistakes and to our misdeeds Walt Whitman always admired animals because 00:02:52
Whitman always admired animals because 00:02:54
Whitman always admired animals because they do not lie awake at night and weep 00:02:54
they do not lie awake at night and weep 00:02:56
they do not lie awake at night and weep for their sins 00:02:56
for their sins 00:02:57
for their sins [Music] 00:02:57
[Music] 00:02:59
[Music] animals are practical in the real sense 00:02:59
animals are practical in the real sense 00:03:03
animals are practical in the real sense as our children who haven't been taught 00:03:03
as our children who haven't been taught 00:03:06
as our children who haven't been taught this extraordinary hang-up are guilty 00:03:06
this extraordinary hang-up are guilty 00:03:11
this extraordinary hang-up are guilty because if you have done something wrong 00:03:11
because if you have done something wrong 00:03:15
because if you have done something wrong and you have made a mistake and somebody 00:03:15
and you have made a mistake and somebody 00:03:18
and you have made a mistake and somebody makes you ashamed of it and guilty you 00:03:18
makes you ashamed of it and guilty you 00:03:22
makes you ashamed of it and guilty you run around licking the sores of your 00:03:22
run around licking the sores of your 00:03:26
run around licking the sores of your wounded ego because you feel your pride 00:03:26
wounded ego because you feel your pride 00:03:30
wounded ego because you feel your pride has been hurt the first thing to 00:03:30
has been hurt the first thing to 00:03:32
has been hurt the first thing to understand is that it is not a serious 00:03:32
understand is that it is not a serious 00:03:38
understand is that it is not a serious failing in the human being to make 00:03:38
failing in the human being to make 00:03:40
failing in the human being to make mistakes 00:03:40
everybody has to make mistakes there is 00:03:43
everybody has to make mistakes there is 00:03:46
everybody has to make mistakes there is no way out of it you can't learn 00:03:46
no way out of it you can't learn 00:03:48
no way out of it you can't learn anything unless you make mistakes so 00:03:48
anything unless you make mistakes so 00:03:52
anything unless you make mistakes so likewise I know a very great 00:03:52
likewise I know a very great 00:03:54
likewise I know a very great anthropologist who was taught music 00:03:54
anthropologist who was taught music 00:03:58
anthropologist who was taught music playing the piano in the same way I was 00:03:58
playing the piano in the same way I was 00:04:01
playing the piano in the same way I was when I was taught music the school mom 00:04:01
when I was taught music the school mom 00:04:07
when I was taught music the school mom who taught me used to put an 00:04:07
who taught me used to put an 00:04:09
who taught me used to put an india-rubber and an eraser it's called 00:04:09
india-rubber and an eraser it's called 00:04:11
india-rubber and an eraser it's called in this country on the top of each hand 00:04:11
in this country on the top of each hand 00:04:13
in this country on the top of each hand so that I would have my hands in good 00:04:13
so that I would have my hands in good 00:04:15
so that I would have my hands in good posture and every time I'd play a wrong 00:04:15
posture and every time I'd play a wrong 00:04:19
posture and every time I'd play a wrong note she'd hit my fingers with a pencil 00:04:19
note she'd hit my fingers with a pencil 00:04:20
note she'd hit my fingers with a pencil and this great anthropologist had had a 00:04:20
and this great anthropologist had had a 00:04:24
and this great anthropologist had had a similar sort of musical education and 00:04:24
similar sort of musical education and 00:04:28
similar sort of musical education and when confronted with the piano in the 00:04:28
when confronted with the piano in the 00:04:29
when confronted with the piano in the presence of an absolutely marvelous 00:04:29
presence of an absolutely marvelous 00:04:31
presence of an absolutely marvelous teacher in San Francisco she said she 00:04:31
teacher in San Francisco she said she 00:04:33
teacher in San Francisco she said she was amazed he was completely incapable 00:04:33
was amazed he was completely incapable 00:04:35
was amazed he was completely incapable of reading notes he blocked at 00:04:35
of reading notes he blocked at 00:04:38
of reading notes he blocked at everything so another great teacher of 00:04:38
everything so another great teacher of 00:04:45
everything so another great teacher of the piano I knew said simply you must 00:04:45
the piano I knew said simply you must 00:04:49
the piano I knew said simply you must not be afraid of playing wrong notes 00:04:49
not be afraid of playing wrong notes 00:04:52
not be afraid of playing wrong notes just forget it 00:04:52
just forget it 00:04:55
just forget it play it wrong and then eventually go 00:04:55
play it wrong and then eventually go 00:04:59
play it wrong and then eventually go over it again and you'll eventually get 00:04:59
over it again and you'll eventually get 00:05:01
over it again and you'll eventually get it right but you must not block always 00:05:01
it right but you must not block always 00:05:04
it right but you must not block always keep the same rhythm going even if you 00:05:04
keep the same rhythm going even if you 00:05:07
keep the same rhythm going even if you have to slow it down but keep the 00:05:07
have to slow it down but keep the 00:05:10
have to slow it down but keep the proportionate rhythm of one note to 00:05:10
proportionate rhythm of one note to 00:05:12
proportionate rhythm of one note to another and if it's wrong they'll play 00:05:12
another and if it's wrong they'll play 00:05:14
another and if it's wrong they'll play the wrong note as long as you play 00:05:14
the wrong note as long as you play 00:05:15
the wrong note as long as you play something in the right rhythm so you 00:05:15
something in the right rhythm so you 00:05:20
something in the right rhythm so you know this is a way of taking away 00:05:20
know this is a way of taking away 00:05:23
know this is a way of taking away people's blockage people's guilt and 00:05:23
people's blockage people's guilt and 00:05:26
people's blockage people's guilt and shame about making mistakes so you 00:05:26
shame about making mistakes so you 00:05:32
shame about making mistakes so you absolutely freedom means basically the 00:05:32
absolutely freedom means basically the 00:05:35
absolutely freedom means basically the freedom to make mistakes the freedom to 00:05:35
freedom to make mistakes the freedom to 00:05:40
freedom to make mistakes the freedom to be a damn fool and then not to 00:05:40
be a damn fool and then not to 00:05:43
be a damn fool and then not to recriminate with yourself when you do 00:05:43
recriminate with yourself when you do 00:05:45
recriminate with yourself when you do finally realize that it was a mistake 00:05:45
finally realize that it was a mistake 00:05:47
finally realize that it was a mistake but simply don't do it again or at least 00:05:47
but simply don't do it again or at least 00:05:53
but simply don't do it again or at least do it less off 00:05:53
you 00:06:14