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the organization of human life its 00:00:00
the organization of human life its 00:00:04
the organization of human life its systems of communication and systems of 00:00:04
systems of communication and systems of 00:00:07
systems of communication and systems of control are extended more and more and 00:00:07
control are extended more and more and 00:00:10
control are extended more and more and more in just the same way for example 00:00:10
more in just the same way for example 00:00:12
more in just the same way for example that by assimilating the minerals out of 00:00:12
that by assimilating the minerals out of 00:00:15
that by assimilating the minerals out of the soil and the Rays out of the 00:00:15
the soil and the Rays out of the 00:00:18
the soil and the Rays out of the sunlight a plant like a fern grows and 00:00:18
sunlight a plant like a fern grows and 00:00:21
sunlight a plant like a fern grows and grows and grows and extends its form and 00:00:21
grows and grows and extends its form and 00:00:24
grows and grows and extends its form and in this way its organization prevails 00:00:24
in this way its organization prevails 00:00:30
in this way its organization prevails now then you see if you take this task 00:00:30
now then you see if you take this task 00:00:35
now then you see if you take this task of what we call the conquest of nature 00:00:35
of what we call the conquest of nature 00:00:39
of what we call the conquest of nature the task of making order victorious over 00:00:39
the task of making order victorious over 00:00:46
the task of making order victorious over chaos or randomness if you take this 00:00:46
chaos or randomness if you take this 00:00:49
chaos or randomness if you take this seriously you will look upon it as 00:00:49
seriously you will look upon it as 00:00:53
seriously you will look upon it as warfare and you will firmly believe that 00:00:53
warfare and you will firmly believe that 00:00:57
warfare and you will firmly believe that the most urgent thing that there 00:00:57
the most urgent thing that there 00:00:59
the most urgent thing that there possibly can be is to make order prevail 00:00:59
possibly can be is to make order prevail 00:01:03
possibly can be is to make order prevail over randomness to make good prevail 00:01:03
over randomness to make good prevail 00:01:06
over randomness to make good prevail over evil 00:01:06
over evil 00:01:07
over evil to make life prevail over death and we 00:01:07
to make life prevail over death and we 00:01:11
to make life prevail over death and we find that when we are in a contest of 00:01:11
find that when we are in a contest of 00:01:13
find that when we are in a contest of this kind a serious warfare game of this 00:01:13
this kind a serious warfare game of this 00:01:18
this kind a serious warfare game of this kind and we take it seriously we are 00:01:18
kind and we take it seriously we are 00:01:22
kind and we take it seriously we are involved in it in a very deep and bitter 00:01:22
involved in it in a very deep and bitter 00:01:25
involved in it in a very deep and bitter sense now the difference of Buddhism 00:01:25
sense now the difference of Buddhism 00:01:30
sense now the difference of Buddhism from science as a form of knowledge is 00:01:30
from science as a form of knowledge is 00:01:33
from science as a form of knowledge is that in Buddhism it would be said that 00:01:33
that in Buddhism it would be said that 00:01:38
that in Buddhism it would be said that this view of things this view of the 00:01:38
this view of things this view of the 00:01:40
this view of things this view of the task of life as making order triumph 00:01:40
task of life as making order triumph 00:01:45
task of life as making order triumph over disorder leave something out you 00:01:45
over disorder leave something out you 00:01:50
over disorder leave something out you remember right at the beginning I made 00:01:50
remember right at the beginning I made 00:01:53
remember right at the beginning I made some importance of a Sanskrit word which 00:01:53
some importance of a Sanskrit word which 00:01:56
some importance of a Sanskrit word which is fundamental in Buddhism Vidya 00:01:56
a video which meant ah means non Vidya 00:02:03
a video which meant ah means non Vidya 00:02:11
a video which meant ah means non Vidya knowing non knowing or ignorance or 00:02:11
knowing non knowing or ignorance or 00:02:16
knowing non knowing or ignorance or better ignorance ignorance in other 00:02:16
better ignorance ignorance in other 00:02:24
better ignorance ignorance in other words leaving something out of account 00:02:24
words leaving something out of account 00:02:26
words leaving something out of account and I want to use a familiar 00:02:26
and I want to use a familiar 00:02:30
and I want to use a familiar illustration to show in what way we 00:02:30
illustration to show in what way we 00:02:34
illustration to show in what way we ignore you see here a figure which is 00:02:34
ignore you see here a figure which is 00:02:40
ignore you see here a figure which is apparently as you look at it two faces 00:02:40
apparently as you look at it two faces 00:02:45
apparently as you look at it two faces in profile about to kiss each other now 00:02:45
in profile about to kiss each other now 00:02:51
in profile about to kiss each other now if we draw back a little from those two 00:02:51
if we draw back a little from those two 00:02:53
if we draw back a little from those two faces we can see on the white area in 00:02:53
faces we can see on the white area in 00:02:57
faces we can see on the white area in between them the form of a cup but the 00:02:57
between them the form of a cup but the 00:03:06
between them the form of a cup but the interesting thing about this is that as 00:03:06
interesting thing about this is that as 00:03:08
interesting thing about this is that as you look at it you will either be able 00:03:08
you look at it you will either be able 00:03:11
you look at it you will either be able to see the form of the cup or the form 00:03:11
to see the form of the cup or the form 00:03:14
to see the form of the cup or the form of the two faces in profile as it were 00:03:14
of the two faces in profile as it were 00:03:17
of the two faces in profile as it were about to kiss each other you can 00:03:17
about to kiss each other you can 00:03:19
about to kiss each other you can alternate them between them very rapidly 00:03:19
alternate them between them very rapidly 00:03:22
alternate them between them very rapidly but you will not be able to see them 00:03:22
but you will not be able to see them 00:03:24
but you will not be able to see them both that way at the same time in other 00:03:24
both that way at the same time in other 00:03:28
both that way at the same time in other words either the white must be the 00:03:28
words either the white must be the 00:03:31
words either the white must be the background and the black the figure on 00:03:31
background and the black the figure on 00:03:33
background and the black the figure on the ground or else the black must be the 00:03:33
the ground or else the black must be the 00:03:37
the ground or else the black must be the background and the white cup showing up 00:03:37
background and the white cup showing up 00:03:40
background and the white cup showing up on it and so in this way we are unable 00:03:40
on it and so in this way we are unable 00:03:47
on it and so in this way we are unable to see really we can think it after a 00:03:47
to see really we can think it after a 00:03:52
to see really we can think it after a while we can get accustomed to the idea 00:03:52
while we can get accustomed to the idea 00:03:53
while we can get accustomed to the idea that the figure on the ground the black 00:03:53
that the figure on the ground the black 00:03:56
that the figure on the ground the black and the white are mutually necessary to 00:03:56
and the white are mutually necessary to 00:03:59
and the white are mutually necessary to each other in that figure that I showed 00:03:59
each other in that figure that I showed 00:04:00
each other in that figure that I showed you you could say both the cup with the 00:04:00
you you could say both the cup with the 00:04:04
you you could say both the cup with the stem and the two faces are there but our 00:04:05
stem and the two faces are there but our 00:04:09
stem and the two faces are there but our ideas about them our concepts are 00:04:09
ideas about them our concepts are 00:04:11
ideas about them our concepts are mutually exclusive and we cannot see 00:04:11
mutually exclusive and we cannot see 00:04:13
mutually exclusive and we cannot see them both at the same time and in the 00:04:13
them both at the same time and in the 00:04:16
them both at the same time and in the same way in 00:04:16
same way in 00:04:17
same way in this figure that I drew we either see 00:04:17
this figure that I drew we either see 00:04:21
this figure that I drew we either see the sawn off stumps or the bear claws 00:04:21
the sawn off stumps or the bear claws 00:04:25
the sawn off stumps or the bear claws it's difficult to see this figure both 00:04:25
it's difficult to see this figure both 00:04:27
it's difficult to see this figure both ways at the same time and so also just 00:04:28
ways at the same time and so also just 00:04:35
ways at the same time and so also just as we see one and not the other so we 00:04:35
as we see one and not the other so we 00:04:41
as we see one and not the other so we identify ourselves after all when you're 00:04:41
identify ourselves after all when you're 00:04:44
identify ourselves after all when you're looking at the white figure in that 00:04:44
looking at the white figure in that 00:04:47
looking at the white figure in that illustration which is the cup you as it 00:04:47
illustration which is the cup you as it 00:04:49
illustration which is the cup you as it were identify with the cup when you look 00:04:49
were identify with the cup when you look 00:04:51
were identify with the cup when you look at the two faces you identify with the 00:04:51
at the two faces you identify with the 00:04:53
at the two faces you identify with the profile so in the same way when we 00:04:53
profile so in the same way when we 00:04:57
profile so in the same way when we experience the world around us we 00:04:57
experience the world around us we 00:05:00
experience the world around us we identify with the subject the Noah we 00:05:00
identify with the subject the Noah we 00:05:05
identify with the subject the Noah we don't identify with what we see but as a 00:05:05
don't identify with what we see but as a 00:05:08
don't identify with what we see but as a matter of fact if there is nothing seen 00:05:08
matter of fact if there is nothing seen 00:05:11
matter of fact if there is nothing seen there is no experience of the seer 00:05:11
there is no experience of the seer 00:05:13
there is no experience of the seer if there is no seer there is no 00:05:13
if there is no seer there is no 00:05:16
if there is no seer there is no experience of anything seen they both go 00:05:16
experience of anything seen they both go 00:05:18
experience of anything seen they both go together 00:05:18
together 00:05:18
together in the same way as the black and the 00:05:18
in the same way as the black and the 00:05:20
in the same way as the black and the white and this idea that the yes and the 00:05:20
white and this idea that the yes and the 00:05:25
white and this idea that the yes and the no the black and the white the inside of 00:05:25
no the black and the white the inside of 00:05:27
no the black and the white the inside of a class say we draw a square as 00:05:27
a class say we draw a square as 00:05:31
a class say we draw a square as representing fundamentally the idea of 00:05:31
representing fundamentally the idea of 00:05:33
representing fundamentally the idea of class I can't have a square which 00:05:33
class I can't have a square which 00:05:36
class I can't have a square which doesn't have both inside and outside 00:05:36
doesn't have both inside and outside 00:05:39
doesn't have both inside and outside they go together and in Buddhism this 00:05:39
they go together and in Buddhism this 00:05:43
they go together and in Buddhism this going together is called shunya although 00:05:43
going together is called shunya although 00:05:49
going together is called shunya although this is often translated void it means 00:05:49
this is often translated void it means 00:05:52
this is often translated void it means that the inside of the square cannot 00:05:52
that the inside of the square cannot 00:05:56
that the inside of the square cannot exist is void without the outside the 00:05:56
exist is void without the outside the 00:05:59
exist is void without the outside the subject without the object the black 00:05:59
subject without the object the black 00:06:01
subject without the object the black without the white and this of course is 00:06:01
without the white and this of course is 00:06:03
without the white and this of course is represented in this fundamental Chinese 00:06:03
represented in this fundamental Chinese 00:06:07
represented in this fundamental Chinese figure of the yang or the positive 00:06:07
figure of the yang or the positive 00:06:10
figure of the yang or the positive principle and the yin or the negative 00:06:10
principle and the yin or the negative 00:06:13
principle and the yin or the negative principle like two fishes constantly 00:06:13
principle like two fishes constantly 00:06:16
principle like two fishes constantly circulating going round and round and 00:06:16
circulating going round and round and 00:06:18
circulating going round and round and round and round in the alternations of 00:06:18
round and round in the alternations of 00:06:20
round and round in the alternations of life now the question is are these two 00:06:20
life now the question is are these two 00:06:24
life now the question is are these two fishes involved in a fight here 00:06:24
fishes involved in a fight here 00:06:28
fishes involved in a fight here the white one eating up the black one 00:06:28
the white one eating up the black one 00:06:30
the white one eating up the black one and the black one trying to eat up the 00:06:30
and the black one trying to eat up the 00:06:33
and the black one trying to eat up the white one if that is the situation then 00:06:33
white one if that is the situation then 00:06:37
white one if that is the situation then of course life is fundamentally nothing 00:06:37
of course life is fundamentally nothing 00:06:40
of course life is fundamentally nothing but a grim contest if this one up here 00:06:40
but a grim contest if this one up here 00:06:43
but a grim contest if this one up here is the good fellow and this one is the 00:06:43
is the good fellow and this one is the 00:06:45
is the good fellow and this one is the bad fellow if this is order and this is 00:06:45
bad fellow if this is order and this is 00:06:47
bad fellow if this is order and this is chaos 00:06:47
chaos 00:06:48
chaos then if fight goes on between them and 00:06:48
then if fight goes on between them and 00:06:50
then if fight goes on between them and that's largely the way in which our 00:06:50
that's largely the way in which our 00:06:52
that's largely the way in which our technology has interpreted man's 00:06:52
technology has interpreted man's 00:06:54
technology has interpreted man's situation as against nature this is man 00:06:54
situation as against nature this is man 00:06:57
situation as against nature this is man the white the good fellow this is nature 00:06:57
the white the good fellow this is nature 00:06:59
the white the good fellow this is nature the dark the bad fellow and the white 00:06:59
the dark the bad fellow and the white 00:07:00
the dark the bad fellow and the white one has got to eat him up but what 00:07:00
one has got to eat him up but what 00:07:02
one has got to eat him up but what happens if the white fish succeeds in 00:07:02
happens if the white fish succeeds in 00:07:04
happens if the white fish succeeds in eating up the dark fish the white fish 00:07:04
eating up the dark fish the white fish 00:07:07
eating up the dark fish the white fish disappears as well as the dark one 00:07:07
disappears as well as the dark one 00:07:08
disappears as well as the dark one because the white one is only there in 00:07:08
because the white one is only there in 00:07:11
because the white one is only there in relation to the dark so then if these 00:07:11
relation to the dark so then if these 00:07:15
relation to the dark so then if these two fishes as it will wake up if this 00:07:15
two fishes as it will wake up if this 00:07:18
two fishes as it will wake up if this one wakes up and this one wakes up which 00:07:18
one wakes up and this one wakes up which 00:07:21
one wakes up and this one wakes up which is called awakening in Buddhism they 00:07:21
is called awakening in Buddhism they 00:07:22
is called awakening in Buddhism they realize they're 1 in other words they go 00:07:22
realize they're 1 in other words they go 00:07:25
realize they're 1 in other words they go together they're inseparable from each 00:07:25
together they're inseparable from each 00:07:27
together they're inseparable from each other and this realization is that 00:07:27
other and this realization is that 00:07:30
other and this realization is that experience which is called in Zen Satori 00:07:30
experience which is called in Zen Satori 00:07:35
experience which is called in Zen Satori or in Buddhism Bodhi awakening this 00:07:35
or in Buddhism Bodhi awakening this 00:07:39
or in Buddhism Bodhi awakening this sudden dawning on our consciousness that 00:07:39
sudden dawning on our consciousness that 00:07:44
sudden dawning on our consciousness that life is not really a contest to make yes 00:07:44
life is not really a contest to make yes 00:07:48
life is not really a contest to make yes triumph over no to make the positive 00:07:48
triumph over no to make the positive 00:07:50
triumph over no to make the positive triumph over the negative the two sides 00:07:50
triumph over the negative the two sides 00:07:53
triumph over the negative the two sides go together 00:07:53
go together 00:07:54
go together and then one sees in this strange way 00:07:54
and then one sees in this strange way 00:07:57
and then one sees in this strange way that underlying all that is negative in 00:07:57
that underlying all that is negative in 00:08:00
that underlying all that is negative in the world all that is in a way painful 00:08:00
the world all that is in a way painful 00:08:03
the world all that is in a way painful and evil there is a kind of necessity to 00:08:03
and evil there is a kind of necessity to 00:08:07
and evil there is a kind of necessity to it it goes with the good it is necessary 00:08:07
it it goes with the good it is necessary 00:08:11
it it goes with the good it is necessary for the good disorder is necessary for 00:08:11
for the good disorder is necessary for 00:08:14
for the good disorder is necessary for the manifestation of order just as you 00:08:14
the manifestation of order just as you 00:08:16
the manifestation of order just as you must have say a black background to show 00:08:16
must have say a black background to show 00:08:18
must have say a black background to show up a light figure and then when one sees 00:08:18
up a light figure and then when one sees 00:08:22
up a light figure and then when one sees that a profound transformation takes 00:08:22
that a profound transformation takes 00:08:25
that a profound transformation takes place in one's attitude to the world 00:08:25
place in one's attitude to the world 00:08:26
place in one's attitude to the world that is to say instead of looking upon 00:08:26
that is to say instead of looking upon 00:08:31
that is to say instead of looking upon life as a contest it becomes it dance it 00:08:31
life as a contest it becomes it dance it 00:08:34
life as a contest it becomes it dance it becomes a game one doesn't withdraw from 00:08:34
becomes a game one doesn't withdraw from 00:08:36
becomes a game one doesn't withdraw from it one doesn't stop living but one goes 00:08:36
it one doesn't stop living but one goes 00:08:39
it one doesn't stop living but one goes into the game so that these revolving 00:08:39
into the game so that these revolving 00:08:41
into the game so that these revolving fishes are no longer trying to eat each 00:08:41
fishes are no longer trying to eat each 00:08:44
fishes are no longer trying to eat each other but they're just going around 00:08:44
other but they're just going around 00:08:45
other but they're just going around dancing having the biggest fun in world 00:08:45
so then must we have fixed in our minds 00:08:49
so then must we have fixed in our minds 00:08:57
so then must we have fixed in our minds the idea that all the forms and patterns 00:08:57
the idea that all the forms and patterns 00:09:01
the idea that all the forms and patterns of nature are simply methods of attack 00:09:01
of nature are simply methods of attack 00:09:06
of nature are simply methods of attack or defense that there are devices for 00:09:06
or defense that there are devices for 00:09:11
or defense that there are devices for camouflage that they are simply lures 00:09:11
camouflage that they are simply lures 00:09:19
camouflage that they are simply lures for sexual attraction or other 00:09:19
for sexual attraction or other 00:09:23
for sexual attraction or other utilitarian purposes or can we see in 00:09:23
utilitarian purposes or can we see in 00:09:26
utilitarian purposes or can we see in them a dance a joyous cosmology 00:09:26