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so you see we we like a game that teases 00:00:00
so you see we we like a game that teases 00:00:03
so you see we we like a game that teases us that is comprehensible but not too 00:00:03
us that is comprehensible but not too 00:00:07
us that is comprehensible but not too comprehensible and this suggests them 00:00:07
comprehensible and this suggests them 00:00:10
comprehensible and this suggests them that the world itself the nature of the 00:00:10
that the world itself the nature of the 00:00:12
that the world itself the nature of the cosmos is comprehensible but not too 00:00:12
cosmos is comprehensible but not too 00:00:15
cosmos is comprehensible but not too comprehensible even God if you will 00:00:15
comprehensible even God if you will 00:00:19
comprehensible even God if you will imagine yourself in the situation of God 00:00:19
imagine yourself in the situation of God 00:00:21
imagine yourself in the situation of God would be bored in knowing everything so 00:00:21
would be bored in knowing everything so 00:00:27
would be bored in knowing everything so why what does God do God therefore plays 00:00:27
why what does God do God therefore plays 00:00:30
why what does God do God therefore plays hide-and-seek now you see it now you 00:00:30
hide-and-seek now you see it now you 00:00:34
hide-and-seek now you see it now you don't and that game is that the essence 00:00:34
don't and that game is that the essence 00:00:36
don't and that game is that the essence of being it is the up and down motion of 00:00:36
of being it is the up and down motion of 00:00:39
of being it is the up and down motion of a wave the crest of the wave is now you 00:00:39
a wave the crest of the wave is now you 00:00:41
a wave the crest of the wave is now you see it the trough of the wave is now you 00:00:41
see it the trough of the wave is now you 00:00:43
see it the trough of the wave is now you down and the whole of existence is waves 00:00:43
down and the whole of existence is waves 00:00:46
down and the whole of existence is waves is undulations is vibrations so there it 00:00:46
is undulations is vibrations so there it 00:00:52
is undulations is vibrations so there it is now but you can't say and this to 00:00:52
is now but you can't say and this to 00:00:59
is now but you can't say and this to toss the thing off well it's just 00:00:59
toss the thing off well it's just 00:01:00
toss the thing off well it's just vibration it's only vibration it's mere 00:01:00
vibration it's only vibration it's mere 00:01:04
vibration it's only vibration it's mere vibration because wow and that happens 00:01:04
vibration because wow and that happens 00:01:06
vibration because wow and that happens it isn't here because what this 00:01:06
it isn't here because what this 00:01:08
it isn't here because what this vibration thing is doing it's saying 00:01:08
vibration thing is doing it's saying 00:01:10
vibration thing is doing it's saying come on now how far can we go this way 00:01:10
come on now how far can we go this way 00:01:13
come on now how far can we go this way we good way out that way this is all 00:01:13
we good way out that way this is all 00:01:17
we good way out that way this is all right now how far can we go the other 00:01:17
right now how far can we go the other 00:01:18
right now how far can we go the other way but up you know falling apart and 00:01:18
way but up you know falling apart and 00:01:21
way but up you know falling apart and then it goes way out like that then 00:01:21
then it goes way out like that then 00:01:23
then it goes way out like that then suddenly it falls apart because it's 00:01:23
suddenly it falls apart because it's 00:01:25
suddenly it falls apart because it's found the office by falling apart in 00:01:25
found the office by falling apart in 00:01:27
found the office by falling apart in this dimension you can come into being 00:01:27
this dimension you can come into being 00:01:28
this dimension you can come into being in another and there are endless ways of 00:01:28
in another and there are endless ways of 00:01:32
in another and there are endless ways of going you can do it this way that way 00:01:32
going you can do it this way that way 00:01:35
going you can do it this way that way and you can think out dimensions that 00:01:35
and you can think out dimensions that 00:01:37
and you can think out dimensions that we've never thought out at all 00:01:37
we've never thought out at all 00:01:38
we've never thought out at all for our ordinary practical purposes but 00:01:38
for our ordinary practical purposes but 00:01:42
for our ordinary practical purposes but always to see to be in this way implies 00:01:42
always to see to be in this way implies 00:01:47
always to see to be in this way implies not to be in another way and not to be 00:01:47
not to be in another way and not to be 00:01:50
not to be in another way and not to be in that way implies to be in that way so 00:01:50
in that way implies to be in that way so 00:01:52
in that way implies to be in that way so don't worry the whole point of the thing 00:01:52
don't worry the whole point of the thing 00:01:57
don't worry the whole point of the thing is however now watch this this is 00:01:57
is however now watch this this is 00:02:00
is however now watch this this is terribly important the whole point of 00:02:00
terribly important the whole point of 00:02:01
terribly important the whole point of the things is worked out so that nobody 00:02:01
the things is worked out so that nobody 00:02:06
the things is worked out so that nobody even God is going to be too sure 00:02:06
because if the moment there is total 00:02:11
because if the moment there is total 00:02:14
because if the moment there is total certainty there is no life being has 00:02:14
certainty there is no life being has 00:02:19
certainty there is no life being has ceased at the moment when it's all wise 00:02:19
ceased at the moment when it's all wise 00:02:22
ceased at the moment when it's all wise and no black it's all clear 00:02:22
and no black it's all clear 00:02:27
and no black it's all clear and nothing obscure at that moment you 00:02:27
and nothing obscure at that moment you 00:02:32
and nothing obscure at that moment you see it stops but what we call existence 00:02:32
see it stops but what we call existence 00:02:37
see it stops but what we call existence life all those things is a pulsation 00:02:37
life all those things is a pulsation 00:02:40
life all those things is a pulsation which involves a constant uncertainty it 00:02:41
which involves a constant uncertainty it 00:02:44
which involves a constant uncertainty it always involves the second philosophical 00:02:44
always involves the second philosophical 00:02:47
always involves the second philosophical question are we going to make and there 00:02:47
question are we going to make and there 00:02:53
question are we going to make and there are people who seem like philosophers 00:02:53
are people who seem like philosophers 00:02:55
are people who seem like philosophers and sages and whatnot who say yes don't 00:02:55
and sages and whatnot who say yes don't 00:02:59
and sages and whatnot who say yes don't be afraid you're going to make it but 00:02:59
be afraid you're going to make it but 00:03:02
be afraid you're going to make it but it's always going to feel as if you know 00:03:02
so but that's the fun you see that's all 00:03:06
so but that's the fun you see that's all 00:03:10
so but that's the fun you see that's all children love to take risks they like 00:03:10
children love to take risks they like 00:03:12
children love to take risks they like going roaring around in hot rods or on 00:03:12
going roaring around in hot rods or on 00:03:15
going roaring around in hot rods or on those skateboards and things like that 00:03:15
those skateboards and things like that 00:03:17
those skateboards and things like that this turn be dangerous but that courting 00:03:17
this turn be dangerous but that courting 00:03:20
this turn be dangerous but that courting of danger is like Tillich calling it the 00:03:20
of danger is like Tillich calling it the 00:03:24
of danger is like Tillich calling it the courage to be so when we get older and 00:03:24
courage to be so when we get older and 00:03:28
courage to be so when we get older and we think old or I have an estate you 00:03:28
we think old or I have an estate you 00:03:31
we think old or I have an estate you know I just celebrated my 50th birthday 00:03:31
know I just celebrated my 50th birthday 00:03:33
know I just celebrated my 50th birthday and I realize I've made it to a half a 00:03:33
and I realize I've made it to a half a 00:03:37
and I realize I've made it to a half a century and I can't make out whether I'm 00:03:37
century and I can't make out whether I'm 00:03:40
century and I can't make out whether I'm just getting older or getting wiser I 00:03:40
just getting older or getting wiser I 00:03:43
just getting older or getting wiser I mean I do think you know the Nature has 00:03:43
mean I do think you know the Nature has 00:03:46
mean I do think you know the Nature has certain merciful processes in it and 00:03:46
certain merciful processes in it and 00:03:49
certain merciful processes in it and that it's for example for a person in 00:03:49
that it's for example for a person in 00:03:53
that it's for example for a person in extreme pain the pain can be converted 00:03:53
extreme pain the pain can be converted 00:03:55
extreme pain the pain can be converted into ecstasy the person who is starving 00:03:55
into ecstasy the person who is starving 00:03:58
into ecstasy the person who is starving can begin to fuel way up and same way as 00:03:58
can begin to fuel way up and same way as 00:04:03
can begin to fuel way up and same way as you get older maybe you do in a funny 00:04:03
you get older maybe you do in a funny 00:04:06
you get older maybe you do in a funny way you get wiser and feel more at peace 00:04:06
way you get wiser and feel more at peace 00:04:11
way you get wiser and feel more at peace with yourself you've accepted yourself 00:04:11
with yourself you've accepted yourself 00:04:14
with yourself you've accepted yourself with all your limitations and you begin 00:04:14
with all your limitations and you begin 00:04:16
with all your limitations and you begin to understand more and more your 00:04:16
to understand more and more your 00:04:18
to understand more and more your connection with the total cosmos and 00:04:18
connection with the total cosmos and 00:04:20
connection with the total cosmos and that as you approach death and you 00:04:20
that as you approach death and you 00:04:22
that as you approach death and you vanish 00:04:22
vanish 00:04:23
vanish so what you're going to come back again 00:04:23
so what you're going to come back again 00:04:25
so what you're going to come back again as somebody else and maybe is many other 00:04:25
as somebody else and maybe is many other 00:04:28
as somebody else and maybe is many other people at the same time and that'll be 00:04:29
people at the same time and that'll be 00:04:32
people at the same time and that'll be great 00:04:32
great 00:04:32
great only you'll always think you're one it's 00:04:32
only you'll always think you're one it's 00:04:35
only you'll always think you're one it's only one because that's the element of 00:04:35
only one because that's the element of 00:04:37
only one because that's the element of the unknown that's the thrill that's the 00:04:37
the unknown that's the thrill that's the 00:04:39
the unknown that's the thrill that's the joke in the thing show them the way of 00:04:39
joke in the thing show them the way of 00:04:45
joke in the thing show them the way of putting the emphasis on the mechanical 00:04:45
putting the emphasis on the mechanical 00:04:50
putting the emphasis on the mechanical aspect of things the mechanical way of 00:04:50
aspect of things the mechanical way of 00:04:52
aspect of things the mechanical way of understanding do not confuse that with 00:04:52
understanding do not confuse that with 00:04:56
understanding do not confuse that with the truth it is simply a way a fashion 00:04:56
the truth it is simply a way a fashion 00:05:01
the truth it is simply a way a fashion in philosophy see philosophy has 00:05:01
in philosophy see philosophy has 00:05:04
in philosophy see philosophy has fashions in exactly the same way as 00:05:04
fashions in exactly the same way as 00:05:06
fashions in exactly the same way as clothing does and in the academic world 00:05:06
clothing does and in the academic world 00:05:10
clothing does and in the academic world is riddled with fashion after all what a 00:05:10
is riddled with fashion after all what a 00:05:16
is riddled with fashion after all what a lot of people are doing when they come 00:05:16
lot of people are doing when they come 00:05:18
lot of people are doing when they come on in the academic world with a great 00:05:18
on in the academic world with a great 00:05:21
on in the academic world with a great to-do about how cautious they are our 00:05:21
to-do about how cautious they are our 00:05:25
to-do about how cautious they are our rigorous how solemn all this is what 00:05:25
rigorous how solemn all this is what 00:05:28
rigorous how solemn all this is what they're really doing is they're saying 00:05:28
they're really doing is they're saying 00:05:30
they're really doing is they're saying by going through these rituals and 00:05:30
by going through these rituals and 00:05:32
by going through these rituals and writing these learning contributions to 00:05:32
writing these learning contributions to 00:05:35
writing these learning contributions to journals I'm really saying I'm a very 00:05:35
journals I'm really saying I'm a very 00:05:39
journals I'm really saying I'm a very sound and reliable person that's the 00:05:39
sound and reliable person that's the 00:05:41
sound and reliable person that's the signal the message I'm giving you I mean 00:05:41
signal the message I'm giving you I mean 00:05:46
signal the message I'm giving you I mean he can be writing about something of the 00:05:46
he can be writing about something of the 00:05:47
he can be writing about something of the absolutely no practical consequence 00:05:47
absolutely no practical consequence 00:05:50
absolutely no practical consequence whatsoever some amusing game about 00:05:50
whatsoever some amusing game about 00:05:53
whatsoever some amusing game about Sanskrit calligraphy in the 15th century 00:05:53
fine you know that's fine to study that 00:05:57
fine you know that's fine to study that 00:06:01
fine you know that's fine to study that and and you come on with such a very way 00:06:01
and and you come on with such a very way 00:06:05
and and you come on with such a very way about it but now we've got a curious 00:06:05
about it but now we've got a curious 00:06:12
about it but now we've got a curious thing going in our culture where we're 00:06:12
thing going in our culture where we're 00:06:16
thing going in our culture where we're playing this game which we've caught 00:06:16
playing this game which we've caught 00:06:19
playing this game which we've caught from the original God the Father because 00:06:19
from the original God the Father because 00:06:21
from the original God the Father because he was very serious 00:06:21
he was very serious 00:06:24
he was very serious he meant you to know when he was around 00:06:24
he meant you to know when he was around 00:06:26
he meant you to know when he was around my god he was around boy don't you dare 00:06:26
my god he was around boy don't you dare 00:06:30
my god he was around boy don't you dare laugh or anything like that and now what 00:06:30
laugh or anything like that and now what 00:06:34
laugh or anything like that and now what you see you've got the reflection and 00:06:34
you see you've got the reflection and 00:06:36
you see you've got the reflection and the type of adult ruler here it was very 00:06:36
the type of adult ruler here it was very 00:06:39
the type of adult ruler here it was very insecure on the other hand there's no 00:06:39
insecure on the other hand there's no 00:06:47
insecure on the other hand there's no earthly reason whatsoever why they 00:06:47
earthly reason whatsoever why they 00:06:51
earthly reason whatsoever why they created responsible loving human beings 00:06:51
created responsible loving human beings 00:06:56
created responsible loving human beings should have to put on this act 00:06:56
should have to put on this act 00:06:58
should have to put on this act about being grave to see we what what is 00:06:58
about being grave to see we what what is 00:07:05
about being grave to see we what what is it are men in this culture are possessed 00:07:05
it are men in this culture are possessed 00:07:09
it are men in this culture are possessed by looking like clergymen and go around 00:07:09
by looking like clergymen and go around 00:07:14
by looking like clergymen and go around wearing black and things like that and 00:07:14
wearing black and things like that and 00:07:16
wearing black and things like that and it's terrible why not break out enjoy 00:07:16
it's terrible why not break out enjoy 00:07:22
it's terrible why not break out enjoy the color the light or so on because 00:07:22
the color the light or so on because 00:07:24
the color the light or so on because people are afraid if they were too many 00:07:24
people are afraid if they were too many 00:07:28
people are afraid if they were too many colors do you know what the real reason 00:07:28
colors do you know what the real reason 00:07:29
colors do you know what the real reason is somebody who shouldn't use you can be 00:07:29
is somebody who shouldn't use you can be 00:07:32
is somebody who shouldn't use you can be seen you don't disappear into the 00:07:32
seen you don't disappear into the 00:07:35
seen you don't disappear into the landscape so all you know or the Lord 00:07:35
landscape so all you know or the Lord 00:07:44
landscape so all you know or the Lord will say who do you think you are coming 00:07:44
will say who do you think you are coming 00:07:46
will say who do you think you are coming on like this all the stuff about 00:07:46
on like this all the stuff about 00:07:48
on like this all the stuff about disappear see you annoy me you are too 00:07:48
disappear see you annoy me you are too 00:07:51
disappear see you annoy me you are too colorful you if you do it you won't be 00:07:51
colorful you if you do it you won't be 00:07:59
colorful you if you do it you won't be wiped out for that reason then your 00:07:59
wiped out for that reason then your 00:08:02
wiped out for that reason then your other nowadays but not that one so you 00:08:02
other nowadays but not that one so you 00:08:06
other nowadays but not that one so you know it is important for us to recover 00:08:06
know it is important for us to recover 00:08:13
know it is important for us to recover from myths which constantly buggers 00:08:13
from myths which constantly buggers 00:08:18
from myths which constantly buggers they're constantly annoy inside that you 00:08:18
they're constantly annoy inside that you 00:08:21
they're constantly annoy inside that you have to watch out because some 00:08:21
have to watch out because some 00:08:24
have to watch out because some corporations are arranged so that you do 00:08:24
corporations are arranged so that you do 00:08:26
corporations are arranged so that you do you work across the street IBM they 00:08:26
you work across the street IBM they 00:08:30
you work across the street IBM they require you to look as ordinary as 00:08:30
require you to look as ordinary as 00:08:32
require you to look as ordinary as possible 00:08:32
possible 00:08:34
possible how that would make them nervous if you 00:08:34
how that would make them nervous if you 00:08:36
how that would make them nervous if you didn't you know things that aren't 00:08:36
didn't you know things that aren't 00:08:39
didn't you know things that aren't ordinary can't be thought of in terms of 00:08:39
ordinary can't be thought of in terms of 00:08:41
ordinary can't be thought of in terms of punch cards everybody else women will go 00:08:41
punch cards everybody else women will go 00:08:48
punch cards everybody else women will go around wearing a no Department do not 00:08:48
around wearing a no Department do not 00:08:49
around wearing a no Department do not fold so then what is the what I want to 00:08:49
fold so then what is the what I want to 00:09:07
fold so then what is the what I want to summarize what I've been saying this 00:09:07
summarize what I've been saying this 00:09:09
summarize what I've been saying this month which is this a peculiar culture 00:09:09
month which is this a peculiar culture 00:09:17
month which is this a peculiar culture social culture based on a fearful 00:09:17
social culture based on a fearful 00:09:22
social culture based on a fearful attitude to reality makes each one of us 00:09:22
attitude to reality makes each one of us 00:09:26
attitude to reality makes each one of us feel that we don't belong it's working 00:09:26
feel that we don't belong it's working 00:09:31
feel that we don't belong it's working on the idea of being scared as the basis 00:09:31
on the idea of being scared as the basis 00:09:35
on the idea of being scared as the basis of the culture so that you could say all 00:09:35
of the culture so that you could say all 00:09:40
of the culture so that you could say all our literature our drama our religion 00:09:40
our literature our drama our religion 00:09:42
our literature our drama our religion our music is a complicated way of being 00:09:42
our music is a complicated way of being 00:09:46
our music is a complicated way of being scared 00:09:46
and we cannot really not in our culture 00:09:50
and we cannot really not in our culture 00:09:54
and we cannot really not in our culture there are cultures where they do but we 00:09:54
there are cultures where they do but we 00:09:57
there are cultures where they do but we can't let go and stretch out our arm and 00:09:57
can't let go and stretch out our arm and 00:10:02
can't let go and stretch out our arm and breathe deeply and say oh I haven't 00:10:02
breathe deeply and say oh I haven't 00:10:05
breathe deeply and say oh I haven't think I belong in all the whole thing is 00:10:05
think I belong in all the whole thing is 00:10:10
think I belong in all the whole thing is Me Not Me incentive Alan Watts not quite 00:10:10
Me Not Me incentive Alan Watts not quite 00:10:18
Me Not Me incentive Alan Watts not quite like that but all of you that it's the 00:10:18
like that but all of you that it's the 00:10:22
like that but all of you that it's the whole thing goes together as one in 00:10:22
whole thing goes together as one in 00:10:24
whole thing goes together as one in norms organism that is living it up 00:10:24
norms organism that is living it up 00:10:28
norms organism that is living it up that's what we call being alive and 00:10:28
that's what we call being alive and 00:10:32
that's what we call being alive and doing all these things around 00:10:32
in this third session let me start by 00:10:38
in this third session let me start by 00:10:42
in this third session let me start by briefly summarizing what has happened up 00:10:42
briefly summarizing what has happened up 00:10:46
briefly summarizing what has happened up to this point we have been studying the 00:10:46
to this point we have been studying the 00:10:52
to this point we have been studying the ways in which our sense of existence of 00:10:52
ways in which our sense of existence of 00:10:55
ways in which our sense of existence of personal identity is influenced by 00:10:55
personal identity is influenced by 00:10:59
personal identity is influenced by social factors and in the first session 00:10:59
social factors and in the first session 00:11:04
social factors and in the first session I described the two great myths of the 00:11:04
I described the two great myths of the 00:11:12
I described the two great myths of the nature of man and the universe which 00:11:12
nature of man and the universe which 00:11:14
nature of man and the universe which have dominated Western society the 00:11:14
have dominated Western society the 00:11:18
have dominated Western society the judeo-christian myth first of all of our 00:11:18
judeo-christian myth first of all of our 00:11:23
judeo-christian myth first of all of our existence as being the creation of a 00:11:23
existence as being the creation of a 00:11:29
existence as being the creation of a cosmic king who is the foundation of 00:11:29
cosmic king who is the foundation of 00:11:34
cosmic king who is the foundation of being who is reality itself about to 00:11:34
being who is reality itself about to 00:11:39
being who is reality itself about to whom we are related as a sovereign and 00:11:39
whom we are related as a sovereign and 00:11:41
whom we are related as a sovereign and judge and who therefore keeps us in a 00:11:41
judge and who therefore keeps us in a 00:11:48
judge and who therefore keeps us in a chronic state of guilt this particular 00:11:48
chronic state of guilt this particular 00:11:53
chronic state of guilt this particular myth she came so highly uncomfortable 00:11:53
myth she came so highly uncomfortable 00:11:56
myth she came so highly uncomfortable that it had to be abandoned by most 00:11:56
that it had to be abandoned by most 00:12:00
that it had to be abandoned by most intelligent peoples and in the 18th and 00:12:00
intelligent peoples and in the 18th and 00:12:04
intelligent peoples and in the 18th and 19th centuries they substituted for it 00:12:04
19th centuries they substituted for it 00:12:06
19th centuries they substituted for it another myth which is the myth of a 00:12:06
another myth which is the myth of a 00:12:10
another myth which is the myth of a purely mechanical universe which is 00:12:10
purely mechanical universe which is 00:12:13
purely mechanical universe which is unintelligent unfeeling unseeing it's a 00:12:13
unintelligent unfeeling unseeing it's a 00:12:17
unintelligent unfeeling unseeing it's a total opposite of the one they had 00:12:17
total opposite of the one they had 00:12:19
total opposite of the one they had before and in which we can live without 00:12:19
before and in which we can live without 00:12:23
before and in which we can live without being judged but nevertheless for the 00:12:23
being judged but nevertheless for the 00:12:26
being judged but nevertheless for the fundamental sense of futility 00:12:26
this latter myth has become extremely 00:12:30
this latter myth has become extremely 00:12:33
this latter myth has become extremely plausible today and it is as far as I 00:12:33
plausible today and it is as far as I 00:12:37
plausible today and it is as far as I can make out the thing that most people 00:12:37
can make out the thing that most people 00:12:39
can make out the thing that most people really believe in you can always check 00:12:39
really believe in you can always check 00:12:42
really believe in you can always check what people believe in by what they do 00:12:42
what people believe in by what they do 00:12:44
what people believe in by what they do I'm highly suspicious of most Christians 00:12:44
I'm highly suspicious of most Christians 00:12:48
I'm highly suspicious of most Christians because I don't think they believe it at 00:12:48
because I don't think they believe it at 00:12:51
because I don't think they believe it at all at the screaming of the streets as 00:12:51
all at the screaming of the streets as 00:12:53
all at the screaming of the streets as they did there'd be terribly earnest 00:12:53
they did there'd be terribly earnest 00:12:58
they did there'd be terribly earnest said have the most hair-raising 00:12:58
said have the most hair-raising 00:12:59
said have the most hair-raising television programs on state and destiny 00:12:59
television programs on state and destiny 00:13:02
television programs on state and destiny of man if they took this thing seriously 00:13:02
of man if they took this thing seriously 00:13:04
of man if they took this thing seriously but they don't you see what's happening 00:13:04
but they don't you see what's happening 00:13:07
but they don't you see what's happening in most of the churches is is the 00:13:07
in most of the churches is is the 00:13:09
in most of the churches is is the theological schools are very advanced 00:13:09
theological schools are very advanced 00:13:10
theological schools are very advanced very liberal but they feel they can't 00:13:10
very liberal but they feel they can't 00:13:15
very liberal but they feel they can't give their congregations yes what they 00:13:15
give their congregations yes what they 00:13:17
give their congregations yes what they think and they're ugly are apt therefore 00:13:17
think and they're ugly are apt therefore 00:13:23
think and they're ugly are apt therefore to be extremely frustrated people always 00:13:23
to be extremely frustrated people always 00:13:27
to be extremely frustrated people always wondering in the back of their minds 00:13:27
wondering in the back of their minds 00:13:29
wondering in the back of their minds whether they ought to in good conscience 00:13:29
whether they ought to in good conscience 00:13:31
whether they ought to in good conscience maintain their jobs but station is so so 00:13:31
maintain their jobs but station is so so 00:13:38
maintain their jobs but station is so so thus applause herbal myths today is not 00:13:38
thus applause herbal myths today is not 00:13:40
thus applause herbal myths today is not the Christian myth or the Jewishness the 00:13:40
the Christian myth or the Jewishness the 00:13:44
the Christian myth or the Jewishness the plausible myth is this mechanistic 00:13:44
plausible myth is this mechanistic 00:13:46
plausible myth is this mechanistic universe I which I call the Newtonian 00:13:46
universe I which I call the Newtonian 00:13:49
universe I which I call the Newtonian myth and what I wanted to get across to 00:13:49
myth and what I wanted to get across to 00:13:53
myth and what I wanted to get across to you in the first session was of that 00:13:53
you in the first session was of that 00:13:57
you in the first session was of that rather plausible and so-called realistic 00:13:57
rather plausible and so-called realistic 00:13:59
rather plausible and so-called realistic view of how things are is just as much a 00:13:59
view of how things are is just as much a 00:14:03
view of how things are is just as much a myth as anything else it's a way it's a 00:14:03
myth as anything else it's a way it's a 00:14:07
myth as anything else it's a way it's a formulating an attitude to life which 00:14:07
formulating an attitude to life which 00:14:10
formulating an attitude to life which has nothing really connected with the 00:14:10
has nothing really connected with the 00:14:12
has nothing really connected with the way things are at all then we went on in 00:14:12
way things are at all then we went on in 00:14:16
way things are at all then we went on in the second session to explore the 00:14:16
the second session to explore the 00:14:19
the second session to explore the influence of social institutions on our 00:14:19
influence of social institutions on our 00:14:21
influence of social institutions on our sense of identity and I tried to show 00:14:21
sense of identity and I tried to show 00:14:26
sense of identity and I tried to show how social institutions involve the most 00:14:26
how social institutions involve the most 00:14:30
how social institutions involve the most fundamental ideas that we have and that 00:14:30
fundamental ideas that we have and that 00:14:33
fundamental ideas that we have and that our ideas of time and space 00:14:33
our ideas of time and space 00:14:36
our ideas of time and space of the nature of ourselves and of the 00:14:36
of the nature of ourselves and of the 00:14:39
of the nature of ourselves and of the nature of the good life and of the 00:14:39
nature of the good life and of the 00:14:41
nature of the good life and of the necessity for survival our social 00:14:41
necessity for survival our social 00:14:44
necessity for survival our social institutions of exactly the same time as 00:14:44
institutions of exactly the same time as 00:14:48
institutions of exactly the same time as the lines of latitude and longitude 00:14:48
the lines of latitude and longitude 00:14:52
the lines of latitude and longitude those are abstractions they do not exist 00:14:52
those are abstractions they do not exist 00:14:56
those are abstractions they do not exist concretely but there are extraordinary 00:14:56
concretely but there are extraordinary 00:14:57
concretely but there are extraordinary useful ideas because it's only through 00:14:57
useful ideas because it's only through 00:15:04
useful ideas because it's only through as it were spreading networks and grids 00:15:04
as it were spreading networks and grids 00:15:08
as it were spreading networks and grids over the world in our imagination by 00:15:08
over the world in our imagination by 00:15:11
over the world in our imagination by means of which we can measure things 00:15:11
means of which we can measure things 00:15:12
means of which we can measure things that you and I can arrange to meet at 00:15:12
that you and I can arrange to meet at 00:15:15
that you and I can arrange to meet at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 00:15:15
the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 00:15:19
the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and whatever the street is here Vermont 00:15:19
whatever the street is here Vermont 00:15:23
whatever the street is here Vermont Avenue the is interesting in Buddhism 00:15:23
Avenue the is interesting in Buddhism 00:15:30
Avenue the is interesting in Buddhism you'll find that that all temples are 00:15:30
you'll find that that all temples are 00:15:33
you'll find that that all temples are guarded by very fierce looking 00:15:33
guarded by very fierce looking 00:15:36
guarded by very fierce looking authoritative beings so they're not like 00:15:36
authoritative beings so they're not like 00:15:40
authoritative beings so they're not like modern authorities they don't have the 00:15:40
modern authorities they don't have the 00:15:42
modern authorities they don't have the same kind of governments they are much 00:15:42
same kind of governments they are much 00:15:44
same kind of governments they are much more ecstatic in their fierceness and 00:15:44
more ecstatic in their fierceness and 00:15:47
more ecstatic in their fierceness and these are called the the Dharma Rogers 00:15:47
these are called the the Dharma Rogers 00:15:52
these are called the the Dharma Rogers that means the kings of the rule and 00:15:52
that means the kings of the rule and 00:15:57
that means the kings of the rule and they're the guardians of the ten 00:15:57
they're the guardians of the ten 00:15:59
they're the guardians of the ten directions of the universe Buddhism and 00:15:59
directions of the universe Buddhism and 00:16:03
directions of the universe Buddhism and Hinduism have ten directions that is to 00:16:03
Hinduism have ten directions that is to 00:16:05
Hinduism have ten directions that is to say eight points of the compass plots 00:16:05
say eight points of the compass plots 00:16:07
say eight points of the compass plots above and below and these very fierce 00:16:07
above and below and these very fierce 00:16:11
above and below and these very fierce creatures stand at all of temple 00:16:11
creatures stand at all of temple 00:16:13
creatures stand at all of temple entrances and there are essentially the 00:16:13
entrances and there are essentially the 00:16:16
entrances and there are essentially the cosmic traffic drops because they have 00:16:16
cosmic traffic drops because they have 00:16:21
cosmic traffic drops because they have to be fierce because somebody has to lay 00:16:21
to be fierce because somebody has to lay 00:16:23
to be fierce because somebody has to lay down the law that we do recognize north 00:16:23
down the law that we do recognize north 00:16:26
down the law that we do recognize north south east and west in a very firm way 00:16:26
south east and west in a very firm way 00:16:28
south east and west in a very firm way and up has to be clearly distinguished 00:16:28
and up has to be clearly distinguished 00:16:31
and up has to be clearly distinguished from down you see so these people have a 00:16:31
from down you see so these people have a 00:16:35
from down you see so these people have a very important function but at the same 00:16:35
very important function but at the same 00:16:39
very important function but at the same time the Dharma Rogers have a slight 00:16:39
time the Dharma Rogers have a slight 00:16:44
time the Dharma Rogers have a slight twinkle in the eye for all their 00:16:44
twinkle in the eye for all their 00:16:46
twinkle in the eye for all their fierceness 00:16:46
fierceness 00:16:47
fierceness they know you see that the ten 00:16:47
they know you see that the ten 00:16:51
they know you see that the ten directions are conventional they don't 00:16:51
directions are conventional they don't 00:16:55
directions are conventional they don't think that they are absolutely real they 00:16:55
think that they are absolutely real they 00:16:58
think that they are absolutely real they are enlightened all of them they're all 00:16:58
are enlightened all of them they're all 00:16:59
are enlightened all of them they're all Bodhisattvas in the aspect of a 00:16:59
Bodhisattvas in the aspect of a 00:17:02
Bodhisattvas in the aspect of a bodhisattva which is wrathful I suppose 00:17:02
bodhisattva which is wrathful I suppose 00:17:04
bodhisattva which is wrathful I suppose I haven't looked closely enough if you 00:17:04
I haven't looked closely enough if you 00:17:06
I haven't looked closely enough if you look around these paintings you will 00:17:06
look around these paintings you will 00:17:08
look around these paintings you will find here for example is a wrap for 00:17:08
find here for example is a wrap for 00:17:11
find here for example is a wrap for Gaudi sattva the sort of person who 00:17:11
Gaudi sattva the sort of person who 00:17:14
Gaudi sattva the sort of person who would be a guardian of the direction in 00:17:14
would be a guardian of the direction in 00:17:16
would be a guardian of the direction in up here again bodhisattva of authority 00:17:16
up here again bodhisattva of authority 00:17:19
up here again bodhisattva of authority sir and this one their beneficence they 00:17:19
sir and this one their beneficence they 00:17:21
sir and this one their beneficence they appear in white color and they have 00:17:21
appear in white color and they have 00:17:23
appear in white color and they have serene faces so this one appears in 00:17:23
serene faces so this one appears in 00:17:26
serene faces so this one appears in black color and has a wrathful face this 00:17:26
black color and has a wrathful face this 00:17:29
black color and has a wrathful face this is not a devil in our demon in the 00:17:29
is not a devil in our demon in the 00:17:31
is not a devil in our demon in the Western sense of the word at all he's 00:17:31
Western sense of the word at all he's 00:17:33
Western sense of the word at all he's simply a manifestation of the fierce 00:17:33
simply a manifestation of the fierce 00:17:36
simply a manifestation of the fierce side of reality some people don't feel 00:17:36
side of reality some people don't feel 00:17:39
side of reality some people don't feel really alive unless they're sitting on a 00:17:39
really alive unless they're sitting on a 00:17:41
really alive unless they're sitting on a site that tells them they're there I 00:17:41
site that tells them they're there I 00:17:46
site that tells them they're there I went to Mexico the summer through its 00:17:46
went to Mexico the summer through its 00:17:49
went to Mexico the summer through its Flores because in Mexico they enjoy 00:17:49
Flores because in Mexico they enjoy 00:17:54
Flores because in Mexico they enjoy bullfighting and they enjoy a kind of 00:17:54
bullfighting and they enjoy a kind of 00:17:58
bullfighting and they enjoy a kind of Catholicism in which suffering is the 00:17:58
Catholicism in which suffering is the 00:18:01
Catholicism in which suffering is the big bit we went to the shrine of 00:18:01
big bit we went to the shrine of 00:18:05
big bit we went to the shrine of Guadalupe and watched young girls 00:18:05
Guadalupe and watched young girls 00:18:08
Guadalupe and watched young girls walking about half a mile on their knees 00:18:08
walking about half a mile on their knees 00:18:10
walking about half a mile on their knees to get into the shrine and for the 00:18:10
to get into the shrine and for the 00:18:14
to get into the shrine and for the special blessing then you find in the 00:18:14
special blessing then you find in the 00:18:17
special blessing then you find in the stores where they sell for years of 00:18:17
stores where they sell for years of 00:18:19
stores where they sell for years of these are that is to say religious Goods 00:18:20
these are that is to say religious Goods 00:18:23
these are that is to say religious Goods all kinds of horrendous paintings of 00:18:23
all kinds of horrendous paintings of 00:18:26
all kinds of horrendous paintings of Christ with the crown of thorns on and 00:18:26
we made some very special meditations in 00:18:30
we made some very special meditations in 00:18:33
we made some very special meditations in the cathedral of Oaxaca in these inner 00:18:33
the cathedral of Oaxaca in these inner 00:18:36
the cathedral of Oaxaca in these inner Chapel where they keep the sacrament and 00:18:36
Chapel where they keep the sacrament and 00:18:38
Chapel where they keep the sacrament and in there is a crucifix is just about as 00:18:38
in there is a crucifix is just about as 00:18:41
in there is a crucifix is just about as bloody as it can get and on either side 00:18:41
bloody as it can get and on either side 00:18:44
bloody as it can get and on either side pictures of Jesus being flogged on one 00:18:44
pictures of Jesus being flogged on one 00:18:47
pictures of Jesus being flogged on one side and of the agony in the Garden of 00:18:47
side and of the agony in the Garden of 00:18:49
side and of the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane on the other and I was trying 00:18:49
Gethsemane on the other and I was trying 00:18:53
Gethsemane on the other and I was trying to penetrate what is this thing why do 00:18:53
to penetrate what is this thing why do 00:18:55
to penetrate what is this thing why do people go in for this kind of spiritual 00:18:55
people go in for this kind of spiritual 00:18:59
people go in for this kind of spiritual masochist 00:18:59
masochist 00:19:01
masochist and it seemed to me very much but there 00:19:01
and it seemed to me very much but there 00:19:06
and it seemed to me very much but there is that end of things which is a spice 00:19:06
is that end of things which is a spice 00:19:08
is that end of things which is a spice and which is extreme agony and which is 00:19:08
and which is extreme agony and which is 00:19:12
and which is extreme agony and which is terribly real and that you know you're 00:19:12
terribly real and that you know you're 00:19:17
terribly real and that you know you're there 00:19:17
there 00:19:18
there when you're on that point the other end 00:19:18
when you're on that point the other end 00:19:21
when you're on that point the other end you see is the womb is the all-embracing 00:19:21
you see is the womb is the all-embracing 00:19:23
you see is the womb is the all-embracing softness and loving that's there too but 00:19:23
softness and loving that's there too but 00:19:28
softness and loving that's there too but if you go too far into that you don't 00:19:28
if you go too far into that you don't 00:19:31
if you go too far into that you don't know you're there so this was a 00:19:31
know you're there so this was a 00:19:40
know you're there so this was a digression but it is in terms then of 00:19:40
digression but it is in terms then of 00:19:45
digression but it is in terms then of our various social institutions that we 00:19:45
our various social institutions that we 00:19:51
our various social institutions that we formulate directions structures maps 00:19:52
formulate directions structures maps 00:20:01
formulate directions structures maps weights and measures in our Rorschach 00:20:01
weights and measures in our Rorschach 00:20:05
weights and measures in our Rorschach blot universe although you see let 00:20:05
blot universe although you see let 00:20:10
blot universe although you see let Miriam ffice eyes this point that I made 00:20:10
Miriam ffice eyes this point that I made 00:20:13
Miriam ffice eyes this point that I made in both former lectures if this is not 00:20:13
in both former lectures if this is not 00:20:18
in both former lectures if this is not exactly our projection on the universe 00:20:18
exactly our projection on the universe 00:20:22
exactly our projection on the universe you many of you probably read a book 00:20:22
you many of you probably read a book 00:20:25
you many of you probably read a book called the pathetic fallacy which is a 00:20:25
called the pathetic fallacy which is a 00:20:29
called the pathetic fallacy which is a discussion of the way men have in past 00:20:29
discussion of the way men have in past 00:20:31
discussion of the way men have in past times attributed human feelings and 00:20:31
times attributed human feelings and 00:20:34
times attributed human feelings and emotions to nature the wind is powerful 00:20:34
sandir the moon is too mean and the Sun 00:20:42
sandir the moon is too mean and the Sun 00:20:48
sandir the moon is too mean and the Sun is joyous and the whole theme of 19th 00:20:48
is joyous and the whole theme of 19th 00:20:55
is joyous and the whole theme of 19th century philosophy was that this is not 00:20:55
century philosophy was that this is not 00:20:57
century philosophy was that this is not true the Sun is not joyous the wind does 00:20:57
true the Sun is not joyous the wind does 00:21:01
true the Sun is not joyous the wind does not sigh it's you inside but that's not 00:21:01
not sigh it's you inside but that's not 00:21:06
not sigh it's you inside but that's not quite true because a sighing rooms being 00:21:06
quite true because a sighing rooms being 00:21:13
quite true because a sighing rooms being is only possible in a universe where 00:21:13
is only possible in a universe where 00:21:17
is only possible in a universe where there is winds a joyous human being is 00:21:17
there is winds a joyous human being is 00:21:22
there is winds a joyous human being is possible only in the place of as a son 00:21:22
possible only in the place of as a son 00:21:25
possible only in the place of as a son all these things that are called the 00:21:25
all these things that are called the 00:21:27
all these things that are called the external world are part and parcel of 00:21:27
external world are part and parcel of 00:21:30
external world are part and parcel of your whole mental existence and so we 00:21:30
your whole mental existence and so we 00:21:37
your whole mental existence and so we borrow from the Sun we say so-and-so has 00:21:37
borrow from the Sun we say so-and-so has 00:21:41
borrow from the Sun we say so-and-so has a sunny disposition so-and-so is a 00:21:41
a sunny disposition so-and-so is a 00:21:44
a sunny disposition so-and-so is a lunatic are they influenced by the moon 00:21:44
lunatic are they influenced by the moon 00:21:49
lunatic are they influenced by the moon all our language is full of references 00:21:49
all our language is full of references 00:21:52
all our language is full of references to our external environment simply 00:21:52
to our external environment simply 00:21:56
to our external environment simply because our external environment is one 00:21:56
because our external environment is one 00:22:01
because our external environment is one with us that why in ancient times and 00:22:01
with us that why in ancient times and 00:22:07
with us that why in ancient times and some people today feel that you could 00:22:07
some people today feel that you could 00:22:10
some people today feel that you could draw the picture of a human being so try 00:22:10
draw the picture of a human being so try 00:22:15
draw the picture of a human being so try drawing a diagram of the arrangement of 00:22:15
drawing a diagram of the arrangement of 00:22:19
drawing a diagram of the arrangement of the universe as it was at the time when 00:22:19
the universe as it was at the time when 00:22:21
the universe as it was at the time when he was born 00:22:21
he was born 00:22:22
he was born see that's the art of astrology now I 00:22:22
see that's the art of astrology now I 00:22:26
see that's the art of astrology now I personally think that modern astrology 00:22:26
personally think that modern astrology 00:22:28
personally think that modern astrology is pretty funny 00:22:28
is pretty funny 00:22:29
is pretty funny because 00:22:29
it is an archaic way of thinking about 00:22:33
it is an archaic way of thinking about 00:22:38
it is an archaic way of thinking about these problems in rather the same way 00:22:38
these problems in rather the same way 00:22:41
these problems in rather the same way that Paracelsus is idea of medicine was 00:22:41
that Paracelsus is idea of medicine was 00:22:46
that Paracelsus is idea of medicine was primitive as compared with modern 00:22:46
primitive as compared with modern 00:22:48
primitive as compared with modern medicine 00:22:48
medicine 00:22:50
medicine nobody has ever seriously thought out a 00:22:50
an up-to-date astrology that is because 00:22:56
an up-to-date astrology that is because 00:23:00
an up-to-date astrology that is because the whole idea of astrology has been out 00:23:00
the whole idea of astrology has been out 00:23:02
the whole idea of astrology has been out of fashion among the more vigorous 00:23:02
of fashion among the more vigorous 00:23:06
of fashion among the more vigorous intellects for several hundred years but 00:23:07
intellects for several hundred years but 00:23:10
intellects for several hundred years but the idea of it is in principle correct 00:23:10
the idea of it is in principle correct 00:23:13
the idea of it is in principle correct that your soul is not inside your body 00:23:13
that your soul is not inside your body 00:23:17
that your soul is not inside your body your body is inside your soul and what 00:23:17
your body is inside your soul and what 00:23:20
your body is inside your soul and what your soul is is the thought 00:23:20
your soul is is the thought 00:23:21
your soul is is the thought fundamentally the total universe 00:23:22
fundamentally the total universe 00:23:24
fundamentally the total universe now our astrological Maps don't improve 00:23:24
now our astrological Maps don't improve 00:23:27
now our astrological Maps don't improve the total universe they include only a 00:23:27
the total universe they include only a 00:23:30
the total universe they include only a phenomena in the solar system and in the 00:23:30
phenomena in the solar system and in the 00:23:33
phenomena in the solar system and in the surrounding galaxies some of the stars 00:23:33
surrounding galaxies some of the stars 00:23:36
surrounding galaxies some of the stars which appear to be over passed by the 00:23:36
which appear to be over passed by the 00:23:39
which appear to be over passed by the Sun and it's in its annual course have 00:23:39
Sun and it's in its annual course have 00:23:45
Sun and it's in its annual course have been selected to be significant but if 00:23:45
been selected to be significant but if 00:23:48
been selected to be significant but if you were a super astrologer you should 00:23:48
you were a super astrologer you should 00:23:51
you were a super astrologer you should put in all the galaxies or as many of 00:23:51
put in all the galaxies or as many of 00:23:54
put in all the galaxies or as many of them as you're aware of and think about 00:23:54
them as you're aware of and think about 00:23:57
them as you're aware of and think about them but you see the idea of astrology 00:23:57
them but you see the idea of astrology 00:24:02
them but you see the idea of astrology the truth that underlies it is that the 00:24:02
the truth that underlies it is that the 00:24:07
the truth that underlies it is that the universe is your character and the way 00:24:07
universe is your character and the way 00:24:11
universe is your character and the way it is disposed and focused at your birth 00:24:11
it is disposed and focused at your birth 00:24:16
it is disposed and focused at your birth moment which is really rather arbitrary 00:24:16
moment which is really rather arbitrary 00:24:18
moment which is really rather arbitrary point to choose when did you start did 00:24:18
point to choose when did you start did 00:24:21
point to choose when did you start did you start when you were at the moment of 00:24:21
you start when you were at the moment of 00:24:23
you start when you were at the moment of partition the moment of conception or 00:24:23
partition the moment of conception or 00:24:25
partition the moment of conception or when you were the evil gleam in your 00:24:25
when you were the evil gleam in your 00:24:27
when you were the evil gleam in your father's eye it's arbitrary and one 00:24:27
father's eye it's arbitrary and one 00:24:33
father's eye it's arbitrary and one should say of course that every here and 00:24:33
should say of course that every here and 00:24:35
should say of course that every here and now that you have and are is 00:24:35
now that you have and are is 00:24:39
now that you have and are is a focal point of all that there is the 00:24:39
a focal point of all that there is the 00:24:47
a focal point of all that there is the moment of birth is simply selected as 00:24:47
moment of birth is simply selected as 00:24:49
moment of birth is simply selected as being significant about when the 00:24:49
being significant about when the 00:24:51
being significant about when the officials ask you who you are they 00:24:51
officials ask you who you are they 00:24:54
officials ask you who you are they always ask you where and when were you 00:24:54
always ask you where and when were you 00:24:56
always ask you where and when were you born for some reason or other this 00:24:56
born for some reason or other this 00:24:58
born for some reason or other this establishes your age this establishes 00:24:59
establishes your age this establishes 00:25:01
establishes your age this establishes your nationality or something like that 00:25:01
your nationality or something like that 00:25:04
your nationality or something like that and so that's been that's a social 00:25:04
and so that's been that's a social 00:25:06
and so that's been that's a social institution it's been agreed on as a 00:25:06
institution it's been agreed on as a 00:25:08
institution it's been agreed on as a peculiarly significant moment so but all 00:25:08
peculiarly significant moment so but all 00:25:16
peculiarly significant moment so but all moments fundamentally are death the 00:25:16
moments fundamentally are death the 00:25:18
moments fundamentally are death the significant at the moment of birth you 00:25:18
significant at the moment of birth you 00:25:20
significant at the moment of birth you have a birthday every day if you 00:25:20
have a birthday every day if you 00:25:23
have a birthday every day if you understand it the right so there is a 00:25:23
understand it the right so there is a 00:25:28
understand it the right so there is a tacit conspiracy in society to ignore 00:25:28
tacit conspiracy in society to ignore 00:25:35
tacit conspiracy in society to ignore the fact that the body is inside the 00:25:35
the fact that the body is inside the 00:25:39
the fact that the body is inside the mind or the soul and that you're 00:25:39
mind or the soul and that you're 00:25:44
mind or the soul and that you're therefore playing the games of being a 00:25:44
therefore playing the games of being a 00:25:47
therefore playing the games of being a creature separate from everything else 00:25:47
creature separate from everything else 00:25:50
creature separate from everything else all alone locked up inside a bag of skin 00:25:50
all alone locked up inside a bag of skin 00:25:54
all alone locked up inside a bag of skin and worrying like all get-out whether 00:25:54
and worrying like all get-out whether 00:25:57
and worrying like all get-out whether you're gonna make it and their beans are 00:25:57
you're gonna make it and their beans are 00:26:00
you're gonna make it and their beans are stated by the ultimate knowledge that 00:26:00
stated by the ultimate knowledge that 00:26:02
stated by the ultimate knowledge that you're not that we all because your time 00:26:02
you're not that we all because your time 00:26:05
you're not that we all because your time binders we know we don't die and that 00:26:05
binders we know we don't die and that 00:26:11
binders we know we don't die and that will eventually collapse and that will 00:26:11
will eventually collapse and that will 00:26:13
will eventually collapse and that will get colder and colder and colder and it 00:26:13
get colder and colder and colder and it 00:26:15
get colder and colder and colder and it will be the first time present and then 00:26:15
will be the first time present and then 00:26:18
will be the first time present and then we will fade out because we've got our 00:26:18
we will fade out because we've got our 00:26:22
we will fade out because we've got our minds turned inside out you see we've 00:26:22
minds turned inside out you see we've 00:26:25
minds turned inside out you see we've got our identity our center of gravity 00:26:25
got our identity our center of gravity 00:26:28
got our identity our center of gravity in the wrong spot if it's didn't send as 00:26:28
in the wrong spot if it's didn't send as 00:26:30
in the wrong spot if it's didn't send as far as us a great deal but when that 00:26:30
far as us a great deal but when that 00:26:33
far as us a great deal but when that worry we do all kinds of magic if people 00:26:33
worry we do all kinds of magic if people 00:26:37
worry we do all kinds of magic if people didn't worry about dying there would be 00:26:37
didn't worry about dying there would be 00:26:38
didn't worry about dying there would be no medicine for the whole craft of the 00:26:38
no medicine for the whole craft of the 00:26:41
no medicine for the whole craft of the physician and the surgeon and all the 00:26:41
physician and the surgeon and all the 00:26:43
physician and the surgeon and all the skills and marvelous things that it 00:26:43
skills and marvelous things that it 00:26:45
skills and marvelous things that it involves these days don't worry about 00:26:45
involves these days don't worry about 00:26:48
involves these days don't worry about death that our children for on occasion 00:26:48
death that our children for on occasion 00:26:51
death that our children for on occasion evil can't be 00:26:51
evil can't be 00:26:53
evil can't be foxed into the scheme and very often the 00:26:53
foxed into the scheme and very often the 00:26:57
foxed into the scheme and very often the so-called mongolian idiot or a child who 00:26:57
so-called mongolian idiot or a child who 00:27:00
so-called mongolian idiot or a child who is schizophrenic for some reason from 00:27:00
is schizophrenic for some reason from 00:27:02
is schizophrenic for some reason from birth can't be made to be afraid of 00:27:02
birth can't be made to be afraid of 00:27:09
birth can't be made to be afraid of death and some of those children just 00:27:09
death and some of those children just 00:27:14
death and some of those children just are playing everything for all it's 00:27:14
are playing everything for all it's 00:27:20
are playing everything for all it's worth they see a light on a reflecting 00:27:20
worth they see a light on a reflecting 00:27:27
worth they see a light on a reflecting surface like that and they seek that 00:27:27
surface like that and they seek that 00:27:29
surface like that and they seek that light they go you know and the service 00:27:29
light they go you know and the service 00:27:34
light they go you know and the service has now come to come to yourself behave 00:27:34
has now come to come to yourself behave 00:27:36
has now come to come to yourself behave they don't care if they come to an end 00:27:36
they don't care if they come to an end 00:27:42
they don't care if they come to an end that'll be great to billows they'll be 00:27:42
that'll be great to billows they'll be 00:27:50
that'll be great to billows they'll be fascinated with that experience it 00:27:50
fascinated with that experience it 00:27:55
fascinated with that experience it doesn't matter what it is they have no 00:27:55
doesn't matter what it is they have no 00:27:56
doesn't matter what it is they have no discrimination they'll eat anything put 00:27:56
discrimination they'll eat anything put 00:27:58
discrimination they'll eat anything put anything up their noses they have 00:27:58
anything up their noses they have 00:27:59
anything up their noses they have absolutely no sense of what you should 00:27:59
absolutely no sense of what you should 00:28:02
absolutely no sense of what you should do and what reproduce the trouble is you 00:28:02
do and what reproduce the trouble is you 00:28:09
do and what reproduce the trouble is you see that if they have a an understanding 00:28:09
see that if they have a an understanding 00:28:13
see that if they have a an understanding of the game that the rest of us are 00:28:13
of the game that the rest of us are 00:28:15
of the game that the rest of us are playing they could get on very well 00:28:15
playing they could get on very well 00:28:18
playing they could get on very well knowing their different game and put the 00:28:18
knowing their different game and put the 00:28:21
knowing their different game and put the two together that's what I'm talking to 00:28:21
two together that's what I'm talking to 00:28:24
two together that's what I'm talking to you about trouble with them is that they 00:28:24
you about trouble with them is that they 00:28:26
you about trouble with them is that they or they don't understand our games but 00:28:26
or they don't understand our games but 00:28:30
or they don't understand our games but that's the trouble with them from our 00:28:30
that's the trouble with them from our 00:28:32
that's the trouble with them from our point of view do you see that all 00:28:32
point of view do you see that all 00:28:37
point of view do you see that all decisions as to who is crazy our 00:28:37
decisions as to who is crazy our 00:28:41
decisions as to who is crazy our question of majority vote as to what is 00:28:41
question of majority vote as to what is 00:28:44
question of majority vote as to what is reality and at some times it's 00:28:44
reality and at some times it's 00:28:47
reality and at some times it's touch-and-go you see look 00:28:47
touch-and-go you see look 00:28:49
touch-and-go you see look reality is what it is according to the 00:28:49
reality is what it is according to the 00:28:52
reality is what it is according to the kind of centuries you have 00:28:52
since in this room almost everybody's 00:28:55
since in this room almost everybody's 00:28:58
since in this room almost everybody's eyes are of the same structure we are 00:28:58
eyes are of the same structure we are 00:29:02
eyes are of the same structure we are here and we agreed everybody's ears and 00:29:02
here and we agreed everybody's ears and 00:29:07
here and we agreed everybody's ears and auditory nervous systems are the same 00:29:07
auditory nervous systems are the same 00:29:10
auditory nervous systems are the same pattern so we can all converse now if a 00:29:10
pattern so we can all converse now if a 00:29:16
pattern so we can all converse now if a fly comes into our presence he has an 00:29:16
fly comes into our presence he has an 00:29:19
fly comes into our presence he has an eye of a very different structure from 00:29:19
eye of a very different structure from 00:29:21
eye of a very different structure from ours a fly apparently because of the 00:29:21
ours a fly apparently because of the 00:29:25
ours a fly apparently because of the multiplicity of lenses sees the 00:29:25
multiplicity of lenses sees the 00:29:31
multiplicity of lenses sees the surrounding world from a considerably 00:29:31
surrounding world from a considerably 00:29:34
surrounding world from a considerably different number of points of view 00:29:34
they're all that they're not very 00:29:39
they're all that they're not very 00:29:42
they're all that they're not very different but they're just subtly 00:29:42
different but they're just subtly 00:29:43
different but they're just subtly different and that gives the five 00:29:43
different and that gives the five 00:29:46
different and that gives the five certain advantages but he's doesn't see 00:29:46
certain advantages but he's doesn't see 00:29:49
certain advantages but he's doesn't see the world as you know if I see you there 00:29:49
the world as you know if I see you there 00:29:53
the world as you know if I see you there out sitting there he sees you ever so 00:29:53
out sitting there he sees you ever so 00:29:55
out sitting there he sees you ever so many times but humanity's to unify that 00:29:55
many times but humanity's to unify that 00:29:59
many times but humanity's to unify that in some way 00:29:59
in some way 00:30:01
in some way now the this awkward map of the decision 00:30:01
now the this awkward map of the decision 00:30:05
now the this awkward map of the decision is when a human being as a different 00:30:05
is when a human being as a different 00:30:08
is when a human being as a different kind of consciousness from the average 00:30:08
kind of consciousness from the average 00:30:11
kind of consciousness from the average to make the decision is he advanced and 00:30:11
to make the decision is he advanced and 00:30:15
to make the decision is he advanced and seeing new things that nobody has seen 00:30:15
seeing new things that nobody has seen 00:30:17
seeing new things that nobody has seen before or is he retarded and hasn't yet 00:30:17
before or is he retarded and hasn't yet 00:30:21
before or is he retarded and hasn't yet developed what the rest of us house this 00:30:21
developed what the rest of us house this 00:30:23
developed what the rest of us house this is a very difficult decision to make 00:30:23
genius is to madness Costa lied 00:30:28
but you've always got to do one thing 00:30:34
but you've always got to do one thing 00:30:38
but you've always got to do one thing that our culture is a little bit 00:30:38
that our culture is a little bit 00:30:40
that our culture is a little bit defective about as compared say with the 00:30:40
defective about as compared say with the 00:30:42
defective about as compared say with the culture of the Arabs or the Hindus we 00:30:42
culture of the Arabs or the Hindus we 00:30:45
culture of the Arabs or the Hindus we are not sufficiently respectful of crazy 00:30:45
are not sufficiently respectful of crazy 00:30:47
are not sufficiently respectful of crazy people so we're more left what have 00:30:47
people so we're more left what have 00:30:54
people so we're more left what have happened is this in the development of 00:30:54
happened is this in the development of 00:30:58
happened is this in the development of games to explain humor there was a time 00:30:58
games to explain humor there was a time 00:31:01
games to explain humor there was a time when human beings were wild and that's 00:31:01
when human beings were wild and that's 00:31:07
when human beings were wild and that's what we call in modern anthropological 00:31:07
what we call in modern anthropological 00:31:10
what we call in modern anthropological jargon they lived in hunting cultures 00:31:10
jargon they lived in hunting cultures 00:31:15
jargon they lived in hunting cultures they didn't live in any fifth place and 00:31:15
they didn't live in any fifth place and 00:31:20
they didn't live in any fifth place and they they roved and they hunted they 00:31:20
they they roved and they hunted they 00:31:24
they they roved and they hunted they killed other creatures to live now in a 00:31:25
killed other creatures to live now in a 00:31:28
killed other creatures to live now in a hunting culture every male member of the 00:31:28
hunting culture every male member of the 00:31:30
hunting culture every male member of the culture knows all of the culture they 00:31:30
culture knows all of the culture they 00:31:36
culture knows all of the culture they don't have a division of labor every man 00:31:36
don't have a division of labor every man 00:31:39
don't have a division of labor every man is a master of quite a number of skills 00:31:40
is a master of quite a number of skills 00:31:42
is a master of quite a number of skills and naturally every woman knows all her 00:31:42
and naturally every woman knows all her 00:31:45
and naturally every woman knows all her side of the things so they're not fixed 00:31:45
side of the things so they're not fixed 00:31:49
side of the things so they're not fixed the religion of a hunting culture is 00:31:49
the religion of a hunting culture is 00:31:53
the religion of a hunting culture is shamanism our shaman is a liberated man 00:31:53
shamanism our shaman is a liberated man 00:31:59
shamanism our shaman is a liberated man who'll get his liberation by going into 00:31:59
who'll get his liberation by going into 00:32:03
who'll get his liberation by going into the forests alone the Indian cultures of 00:32:03
the forests alone the Indian cultures of 00:32:09
the forests alone the Indian cultures of the United States especially in the West 00:32:09
the United States especially in the West 00:32:11
the United States especially in the West are a very large extent routers at this 00:32:11
are a very large extent routers at this 00:32:13
are a very large extent routers at this time and their religion is a form of 00:32:13
time and their religion is a form of 00:32:16
time and their religion is a form of shamanism and shamanism is a universal 00:32:16
shamanism and shamanism is a universal 00:32:18
shamanism and shamanism is a universal religion spreads over the whole world 00:32:18
Nia Elia has written a marvelous book 00:32:22
Nia Elia has written a marvelous book 00:32:25
Nia Elia has written a marvelous book Arminius but the essential thing of the 00:32:25
Arminius but the essential thing of the 00:32:30
Arminius but the essential thing of the shamans is that he becomes liberated 00:32:30
shamans is that he becomes liberated 00:32:33
shamans is that he becomes liberated from even this loose sort of a culture 00:32:33
from even this loose sort of a culture 00:32:36
from even this loose sort of a culture by going off by himself 00:32:36
by going off by himself 00:32:39
by going off by himself and naturally the highly socialized 00:32:40
and naturally the highly socialized 00:32:42
and naturally the highly socialized people have a terror of solitude because 00:32:42
people have a terror of solitude because 00:32:46
people have a terror of solitude because in solitude the awesome facts are solely 00:32:46
in solitude the awesome facts are solely 00:32:49
in solitude the awesome facts are solely to interfere 00:32:49
first of all the triviality of your role 00:32:53
first of all the triviality of your role 00:32:57
first of all the triviality of your role game and then deeper and deeper in you 00:32:57
game and then deeper and deeper in you 00:33:01
game and then deeper and deeper in you get until at last one night all alone 00:33:01
get until at last one night all alone 00:33:06
get until at last one night all alone and cold under the stars you find out 00:33:06
and cold under the stars you find out 00:33:09
and cold under the stars you find out who you are that's what every shaman 00:33:09
who you are that's what every shaman 00:33:14
who you are that's what every shaman does then he comes back into the world 00:33:14
does then he comes back into the world 00:33:17
does then he comes back into the world in those kind of societies as a magic 00:33:17
in those kind of societies as a magic 00:33:20
in those kind of societies as a magic man but when human societies become 00:33:20
man but when human societies become 00:33:25
man but when human societies become agrarian and become sepals this they 00:33:25
agrarian and become sepals this they 00:33:30
agrarian and become sepals this they divide labor and they put a stockade 00:33:30
divide labor and they put a stockade 00:33:33
divide labor and they put a stockade around themselves at the crossing of two 00:33:33
around themselves at the crossing of two 00:33:36
around themselves at the crossing of two roads all cities are fundamentally that 00:33:36
roads all cities are fundamentally that 00:33:41
roads all cities are fundamentally that where two roads cross and the crosses in 00:33:41
where two roads cross and the crosses in 00:33:46
where two roads cross and the crosses in circles with a pale tail Paulo three 00:33:46
circles with a pale tail Paulo three 00:33:53
circles with a pale tail Paulo three suns spiked on top and you say of 00:33:53
suns spiked on top and you say of 00:33:57
suns spiked on top and you say of somebody who isn't really at all nice 00:33:57
somebody who isn't really at all nice 00:33:59
somebody who isn't really at all nice that he's beyond the pale you see so we 00:33:59
that he's beyond the pale you see so we 00:34:03
that he's beyond the pale you see so we settled that way and then what we did 00:34:04
settled that way and then what we did 00:34:06
settled that way and then what we did was we divided the functions of labor 00:34:06
was we divided the functions of labor 00:34:10
was we divided the functions of labor into the four quarters encircled by the 00:34:10
into the four quarters encircled by the 00:34:13
into the four quarters encircled by the city and we made four castes the first 00:34:13
city and we made four castes the first 00:34:18
city and we made four castes the first was priests Lords Spiritual the second 00:34:18
was priests Lords Spiritual the second 00:34:24
was priests Lords Spiritual the second was um officials soldiers and rulers 00:34:24
was um officials soldiers and rulers 00:34:29
was um officials soldiers and rulers Lords temporal the third was merchants 00:34:29
and other comments so the House of 00:34:38
and other comments so the House of 00:34:43
and other comments so the House of Commons in England is is really 00:34:43
Commons in England is is really 00:34:45
Commons in England is is really emergence the dating society and finally 00:34:45
emergence the dating society and finally 00:34:51
emergence the dating society and finally in the web a lesser of the quarters the 00:34:51
in the web a lesser of the quarters the 00:34:55
in the web a lesser of the quarters the laborers the workers these are the 00:34:55
laborers the workers these are the 00:34:59
laborers the workers these are the forecasts of Hinduism the priests 00:34:59
forecasts of Hinduism the priests 00:35:02
forecasts of Hinduism the priests brahmana the officials kshatriyas the 00:35:02
brahmana the officials kshatriyas the 00:35:07
brahmana the officials kshatriyas the merchants by SIA and the laborers Rudra 00:35:07
merchants by SIA and the laborers Rudra 00:35:10
merchants by SIA and the laborers Rudra and so the holy man of an enclosed 00:35:10
and so the holy man of an enclosed 00:35:18
and so the holy man of an enclosed society of this kind is a priest and he 00:35:18
society of this kind is a priest and he 00:35:22
society of this kind is a priest and he gets his authority not from going off by 00:35:22
gets his authority not from going off by 00:35:26
gets his authority not from going off by himself but from a hierarchy now then 00:35:26
himself but from a hierarchy now then 00:35:35
himself but from a hierarchy now then that's that's the game that we are still 00:35:35
that's that's the game that we are still 00:35:38
that's that's the game that we are still playing only we modified it enormously 00:35:38
playing only we modified it enormously 00:35:43
playing only we modified it enormously we're not living any longer involved 00:35:43
we're not living any longer involved 00:35:45
we're not living any longer involved cities but we have different kinds of 00:35:45
cities but we have different kinds of 00:35:48
cities but we have different kinds of walls we have the evil to do line the 00:35:48
walls we have the evil to do line the 00:35:52
walls we have the evil to do line the radar stealth and all that kind of thing 00:35:52
radar stealth and all that kind of thing 00:35:55
radar stealth and all that kind of thing it's still essentially the same game but 00:35:55
it's still essentially the same game but 00:35:57
it's still essentially the same game but it's been spread out in the most 00:35:57
it's been spread out in the most 00:35:59
it's been spread out in the most extraordinary way and we have so become 00:35:59
extraordinary way and we have so become 00:36:04
extraordinary way and we have so become so absorbed in this game that we don't 00:36:04
so absorbed in this game that we don't 00:36:07
so absorbed in this game that we don't have quite the same sense that our 00:36:07
have quite the same sense that our 00:36:09
have quite the same sense that our primitive ancestors had of there being 00:36:09
primitive ancestors had of there being 00:36:12
primitive ancestors had of there being an outside to the game because you see 00:36:12
an outside to the game because you see 00:36:17
an outside to the game because you see there are two kinds of people beyond the 00:36:17
there are two kinds of people beyond the 00:36:18
there are two kinds of people beyond the pale there are the people we throw out 00:36:18
pale there are the people we throw out 00:36:23
pale there are the people we throw out and that other people who go out the the 00:36:23
and that other people who go out the the 00:36:29
and that other people who go out the the outlaw is a criminal is fighting one 00:36:29
outlaw is a criminal is fighting one 00:36:34
outlaw is a criminal is fighting one sort of game the outlaw who is a saint 00:36:34
sort of game the outlaw who is a saint 00:36:38
sort of game the outlaw who is a saint is beyond the pale in the sense that 00:36:38
is beyond the pale in the sense that 00:36:41
is beyond the pale in the sense that people can't understand them 00:36:41
his experience is ineffable that means 00:36:45
his experience is ineffable that means 00:36:50
his experience is ineffable that means what can't be EFT focus from the Greek 00:36:50
what can't be EFT focus from the Greek 00:36:57
what can't be EFT focus from the Greek see me so notice them this curious 00:36:57
see me so notice them this curious 00:37:05
see me so notice them this curious companionship between the saint and the 00:37:05
companionship between the saint and the 00:37:16
companionship between the saint and the no good 00:37:16
no good 00:37:18
no good they've always been associated and it's 00:37:18
they've always been associated and it's 00:37:23
they've always been associated and it's a very odd thing Jesus as we know sought 00:37:23
a very odd thing Jesus as we know sought 00:37:27
a very odd thing Jesus as we know sought out as his friends the with reputable 00:37:27
out as his friends the with reputable 00:37:30
out as his friends the with reputable people in the community the whores and 00:37:30
people who are now called notorious evil 00:37:40
people who are now called notorious evil 00:37:43
people who are now called notorious evil livers and if they I say not now that 00:37:43
livers and if they I say not now that 00:37:48
livers and if they I say not now that they were in the prayer book of the 00:37:48
they were in the prayer book of the 00:37:49
they were in the prayer book of the Episcopal Church there is a package 00:37:49
Episcopal Church there is a package 00:37:53
Episcopal Church there is a package about notorious evil livers who should 00:37:53
about notorious evil livers who should 00:37:56
about notorious evil livers who should not be admitted to communion that you 00:37:56
not be admitted to communion that you 00:37:59
not be admitted to communion that you see the funny odd queer thing is that it 00:37:59
see the funny odd queer thing is that it 00:38:02
see the funny odd queer thing is that it is precisely the notorious evil livers 00:38:02
is precisely the notorious evil livers 00:38:06
is precisely the notorious evil livers that people like Jesus cultivated 00:38:06
that people like Jesus cultivated 00:38:10
that people like Jesus cultivated because they were interesting because 00:38:10
because they were interesting because 00:38:14
because they were interesting because there is something in people like that 00:38:14
there is something in people like that 00:38:17
there is something in people like that that is manure --is-- I see that somehow 00:38:17
that is manure --is-- I see that somehow 00:38:24
that is manure --is-- I see that somehow cultivates a new thing as the book of 00:38:24
cultivates a new thing as the book of 00:38:29
cultivates a new thing as the book of the revelation says because thou art 00:38:29
the revelation says because thou art 00:38:32
the revelation says because thou art neither hot nor cold that lukewarm I 00:38:32
neither hot nor cold that lukewarm I 00:38:35
neither hot nor cold that lukewarm I will steal the out of my mouth 00:38:35
will steal the out of my mouth 00:38:38
will steal the out of my mouth you cannot pretend 00:38:38
you cannot pretend 00:38:42
you cannot pretend that you don't have the dark side in you 00:38:42
that you don't have the dark side in you 00:38:47
that you don't have the dark side in you everybody has a shadow and if you wanted 00:38:47
everybody has a shadow and if you wanted 00:38:51
everybody has a shadow and if you wanted knowledge your shadows you push it onto 00:38:51
knowledge your shadows you push it onto 00:38:56
knowledge your shadows you push it onto someone else for example often we find 00:38:56
someone else for example often we find 00:39:03
someone else for example often we find that we're people who are sexually 00:39:03
that we're people who are sexually 00:39:05
that we're people who are sexually repressed and as I say sex being the 00:39:05
repressed and as I say sex being the 00:39:10
repressed and as I say sex being the taboo in our culture was the problem 00:39:10
taboo in our culture was the problem 00:39:12
taboo in our culture was the problem thing are very cruel but here is the 00:39:12
thing are very cruel but here is the 00:39:22
thing are very cruel but here is the game involved but it's an unconscious 00:39:22
game involved but it's an unconscious 00:39:24
game involved but it's an unconscious game if you make sex the chief taboo of 00:39:24
game if you make sex the chief taboo of 00:39:29
game if you make sex the chief taboo of the culture you make it terribly 00:39:29
the culture you make it terribly 00:39:37
the culture you make it terribly important 00:39:37
I've said that Christianity is the 00:39:42
I've said that Christianity is the 00:39:44
I've said that Christianity is the religion about sex I mean we think there 00:39:44
religion about sex I mean we think there 00:39:49
religion about sex I mean we think there are sexual religions like priapism 00:39:49
are sexual religions like priapism 00:39:51
are sexual religions like priapism which is phallic worship or tantric yoga 00:39:51
which is phallic worship or tantric yoga 00:39:55
which is phallic worship or tantric yoga which uses sexual intercourse as a form 00:39:55
which uses sexual intercourse as a form 00:39:57
which uses sexual intercourse as a form of meditation but compared with 00:39:57
of meditation but compared with 00:40:00
of meditation but compared with Christianity these are things only 00:40:00
Christianity these are things only 00:40:03
Christianity these are things only mildly interested in sex the Christians 00:40:03
mildly interested in sex the Christians 00:40:07
mildly interested in sex the Christians are utterly obsessed with sex and today 00:40:07
are utterly obsessed with sex and today 00:40:10
are utterly obsessed with sex and today the function of the churches is 00:40:10
the function of the churches is 00:40:12
the function of the churches is primarily to be family and sectional 00:40:12
primarily to be family and sectional 00:40:15
primarily to be family and sectional regularize regulation organizations 00:40:15
regularize regulation organizations 00:40:17
regularize regulation organizations that's about the only thing they do 00:40:17
that's about the only thing they do 00:40:22
that's about the only thing they do seriously and then in the test of it is 00:40:22
seriously and then in the test of it is 00:40:25
seriously and then in the test of it is what can you be kicked out for you can 00:40:25
what can you be kicked out for you can 00:40:30
what can you be kicked out for you can you know you have embezzled funds you 00:40:30
you know you have embezzled funds you 00:40:32
you know you have embezzled funds you can be a drunk and Sabir 00:40:32
can be a drunk and Sabir 00:40:34
can be a drunk and Sabir anything but the moment you make a 00:40:34
anything but the moment you make a 00:40:37
anything but the moment you make a sexual mistake out you go 00:40:37
sexual mistake out you go 00:40:39
sexual mistake out you go that's what scam so in this what do you 00:40:39
that's what scam so in this what do you 00:40:42
that's what scam so in this what do you mean by being immoral what has come to 00:40:42
mean by being immoral what has come to 00:40:45
mean by being immoral what has come to your mind when you say somebody is 00:40:45
your mind when you say somebody is 00:40:46
your mind when you say somebody is immoral does it mean that he treats from 00:40:46
immoral does it mean that he treats from 00:40:50
immoral does it mean that he treats from forges checks it sure does 00:40:50
forges checks it sure does 00:40:52
forges checks it sure does what do you mean by living in sin does 00:40:52
what do you mean by living in sin does 00:40:56
what do you mean by living in sin does that mean that you're conducting a 00:40:56
that mean that you're conducting a 00:40:58
that mean that you're conducting a butchery 00:40:58
butchery 00:41:00
butchery no it means sex I remember when we were 00:41:00
no it means sex I remember when we were 00:41:06
no it means sex I remember when we were in school we had every year a certain 00:41:06
in school we had every year a certain 00:41:08
in school we had every year a certain clergyman came to visit us and he had 00:41:08
clergyman came to visit us and he had 00:41:12
clergyman came to visit us and he had beetling eyebrows and was a very fierce 00:41:12
beetling eyebrows and was a very fierce 00:41:14
beetling eyebrows and was a very fierce kind of personality and he always talked 00:41:14
kind of personality and he always talked 00:41:17
kind of personality and he always talked on the subject of drink gamble and and a 00:41:17
on the subject of drink gamble and and a 00:41:20
on the subject of drink gamble and and a morality 00:41:20
morality 00:41:21
morality I mean you roll it round this table just 00:41:21
I mean you roll it round this table just 00:41:27
I mean you roll it round this table just like that so Mr Al hey you know it's 00:41:27
like that so Mr Al hey you know it's 00:41:32
like that so Mr Al hey you know it's like and so but you see the duplicity of 00:41:32
like and so but you see the duplicity of 00:41:37
like and so but you see the duplicity of this by making sex the naughtiest thing 00:41:37
this by making sex the naughtiest thing 00:41:40
this by making sex the naughtiest thing imaginable it's made it terribly 00:41:40
imaginable it's made it terribly 00:41:41
imaginable it's made it terribly interesting 00:41:41
so this poses to anybody who becomes 00:41:45
so this poses to anybody who becomes 00:41:48
so this poses to anybody who becomes aware of this this poses to everybody 00:41:48
aware of this this poses to everybody 00:41:50
aware of this this poses to everybody who's gone through psychoanalysis or 00:41:50
who's gone through psychoanalysis or 00:41:53
who's gone through psychoanalysis or anything like that the question that's 00:41:53
anything like that the question that's 00:41:56
anything like that the question that's and Paul raises in the Epistle to the 00:41:56
and Paul raises in the Epistle to the 00:41:58
and Paul raises in the Epistle to the Romans synthol explains that were it not 00:41:58
Romans synthol explains that were it not 00:42:04
Romans synthol explains that were it not for the law you would never have known 00:42:04
for the law you would never have known 00:42:10
for the law you would never have known what sin was except the law had said 00:42:10
what sin was except the law had said 00:42:15
what sin was except the law had said thou shalt not covet I had not known 00:42:15
thou shalt not covet I had not known 00:42:19
thou shalt not covet I had not known lust and so he says it is only therefore 00:42:19
lust and so he says it is only therefore 00:42:28
lust and so he says it is only therefore because we came to know of sin that 00:42:28
because we came to know of sin that 00:42:31
because we came to know of sin that there can be deliverance from sin the 00:42:31
there can be deliverance from sin the 00:42:35
there can be deliverance from sin the fact that we discovered that we were 00:42:35
fact that we discovered that we were 00:42:40
fact that we discovered that we were really incapable of being virtuous is 00:42:40
really incapable of being virtuous is 00:42:45
really incapable of being virtuous is the only citizen is one really important 00:42:45
the only citizen is one really important 00:42:48
the only citizen is one really important thing for being in the process of being 00:42:48
thing for being in the process of being 00:42:52
thing for being in the process of being safe now in that case then you you will 00:42:52
safe now in that case then you you will 00:43:01
safe now in that case then you you will notice that human history has done a 00:43:01
notice that human history has done a 00:43:06
notice that human history has done a very strange thing until one hundred 00:43:06
very strange thing until one hundred 00:43:10
very strange thing until one hundred years ago the course of human life 00:43:10
years ago the course of human life 00:43:14
years ago the course of human life remained at a certain even level which 00:43:14
remained at a certain even level which 00:43:18
remained at a certain even level which it had maintained for thousands of years 00:43:18
it had maintained for thousands of years 00:43:21
it had maintained for thousands of years life in England or France in 1700 was 00:43:21
life in England or France in 1700 was 00:43:29
life in England or France in 1700 was not remarkably different from life in 00:43:29
not remarkably different from life in 00:43:32
not remarkably different from life in Rome BC 54 in Alexandria of the same 00:43:32
Rome BC 54 in Alexandria of the same 00:43:40
Rome BC 54 in Alexandria of the same period where they had evolved extremely 00:43:40
period where they had evolved extremely 00:43:42
period where they had evolved extremely high cultures and so far as peasant life 00:43:42
high cultures and so far as peasant life 00:43:46
high cultures and so far as peasant life is concerned outside the great cities it 00:43:46
is concerned outside the great cities it 00:43:49
is concerned outside the great cities it had remained substantially the same for 00:43:49
had remained substantially the same for 00:43:52
had remained substantially the same for thousands and thousands of years 00:43:52
thousands and thousands of years 00:43:55
thousands and thousands of years but suddenly with the Industrial 00:43:55
but suddenly with the Industrial 00:43:58
but suddenly with the Industrial Revolution the whole human race goes 00:43:58
Revolution the whole human race goes 00:44:00
Revolution the whole human race goes loom like this the population suddenly 00:44:00
loom like this the population suddenly 00:44:04
loom like this the population suddenly starts expanding at an unprecedented 00:44:04
starts expanding at an unprecedented 00:44:06
starts expanding at an unprecedented pace and power is blowing out of us in 00:44:06
pace and power is blowing out of us in 00:44:12
pace and power is blowing out of us in all directions something quite different 00:44:12
all directions something quite different 00:44:15
all directions something quite different has happened and the speed of social 00:44:15
has happened and the speed of social 00:44:20
has happened and the speed of social change in other words the rhythms of 00:44:20
change in other words the rhythms of 00:44:22
change in other words the rhythms of everyday life are completely changed now 00:44:22
everyday life are completely changed now 00:44:25
everyday life are completely changed now bees and ants have kept their life 00:44:25
bees and ants have kept their life 00:44:28
bees and ants have kept their life rhythms going for probably millions of 00:44:28
rhythms going for probably millions of 00:44:30
rhythms going for probably millions of years without any change at all 00:44:30
years without any change at all 00:44:33
years without any change at all they are very successful societies and 00:44:33
they are very successful societies and 00:44:36
they are very successful societies and they are what you might call non 00:44:36
they are what you might call non 00:44:39
they are what you might call non historical societies they have no 00:44:39
historical societies they have no 00:44:41
historical societies they have no history because they have a completely 00:44:41
history because they have a completely 00:44:45
history because they have a completely settled life and in the same way when 00:44:45
settled life and in the same way when 00:44:48
settled life and in the same way when humans have a completely settled 00:44:48
humans have a completely settled 00:44:50
humans have a completely settled agrarian life they do not record their 00:44:50
agrarian life they do not record their 00:44:53
agrarian life they do not record their histories there is nothing to record 00:44:53
histories there is nothing to record 00:44:56
histories there is nothing to record it's the same they are today are we as 00:44:56
it's the same they are today are we as 00:45:03
it's the same they are today are we as someone has suggested I forget his name 00:45:03
someone has suggested I forget his name 00:45:04
someone has suggested I forget his name called as he wrote a book called post 00:45:04
called as he wrote a book called post 00:45:06
called as he wrote a book called post historical man are we about to enter a 00:45:06
historical man are we about to enter a 00:45:10
historical man are we about to enter a non historical stage 00:45:10
Spengler thought that we were going to 00:45:13
Spengler thought that we were going to 00:45:17
Spengler thought that we were going to that we were going to turn into what he 00:45:17
that we were going to turn into what he 00:45:19
that we were going to turn into what he calls a cellar in culture where we're an 00:45:19
calls a cellar in culture where we're an 00:45:24
calls a cellar in culture where we're an enormous milling mob of fundamentally 00:45:24
enormous milling mob of fundamentally 00:45:29
enormous milling mob of fundamentally people are just getting by and 00:45:29
people are just getting by and 00:45:32
people are just getting by and eventually we are taken over by various 00:45:32
eventually we are taken over by various 00:45:38
eventually we are taken over by various beneficent despotisms which run us like 00:45:38
beneficent despotisms which run us like 00:45:41
beneficent despotisms which run us like an anthill under this may go on for 00:45:41
an anthill under this may go on for 00:45:44
an anthill under this may go on for hundreds and hundreds of years or what 00:45:44
hundreds and hundreds of years or what 00:45:48
hundreds and hundreds of years or what is far more likely are we going faster 00:45:48
is far more likely are we going faster 00:45:53
is far more likely are we going faster and faster and faster so it was the 00:45:53
and faster and faster so it was the 00:45:54
and faster and faster so it was the point of blow-up in which we turn into a 00:45:54
point of blow-up in which we turn into a 00:45:58
point of blow-up in which we turn into a staff 00:45:58
well now it is said in the Hindu 00:46:02
well now it is said in the Hindu 00:46:05
well now it is said in the Hindu cosmology myth that as the Kali Yuga 00:46:05
cosmology myth that as the Kali Yuga 00:46:10
cosmology myth that as the Kali Yuga progresses it becomes easier and easier 00:46:10
progresses it becomes easier and easier 00:46:15
progresses it becomes easier and easier for anyone to be liberated right at the 00:46:15
for anyone to be liberated right at the 00:46:22
for anyone to be liberated right at the beginning of the manifestation 00:46:22
beginning of the manifestation 00:46:24
beginning of the manifestation liberation was amazingly difficult and 00:46:24
liberation was amazingly difficult and 00:46:28
liberation was amazingly difficult and the reason was that life was too good 00:46:28
it was so pleasurable and delightful but 00:46:36
it was so pleasurable and delightful but 00:46:40
it was so pleasurable and delightful but nobody wanted to leave it obviously not 00:46:40
nobody wanted to leave it obviously not 00:46:43
nobody wanted to leave it obviously not because if the game if the fundamental 00:46:43
because if the game if the fundamental 00:46:46
because if the game if the fundamental game is one of hide-and-seek and 00:46:46
game is one of hide-and-seek and 00:46:49
game is one of hide-and-seek and therefore the initial phase of the game 00:46:49
therefore the initial phase of the game 00:46:51
therefore the initial phase of the game is to get lost then in that case nobody 00:46:51
is to get lost then in that case nobody 00:47:01
is to get lost then in that case nobody wants to wake up because the Godhead 00:47:01
wants to wake up because the Godhead 00:47:04
wants to wake up because the Godhead doesn't want to wake up yes but then as 00:47:04
doesn't want to wake up yes but then as 00:47:10
doesn't want to wake up yes but then as you see you get bored with being merely 00:47:10
you see you get bored with being merely 00:47:14
you see you get bored with being merely happy and you start getting adventurous 00:47:14
happy and you start getting adventurous 00:47:20
happy and you start getting adventurous you get involved in more and more 00:47:20
you get involved in more and more 00:47:23
you get involved in more and more far-out situations in which you goose 00:47:23
far-out situations in which you goose 00:47:27
far-out situations in which you goose yourself you thrill yourself with the 00:47:27
yourself you thrill yourself with the 00:47:29
yourself you thrill yourself with the idea of being out of control let's go 00:47:30
idea of being out of control let's go 00:47:32
idea of being out of control let's go let's go 00:47:32
so therefore in the you see begin by 00:47:35
so therefore in the you see begin by 00:47:38
so therefore in the you see begin by studying our own energy balance we begin 00:47:38
studying our own energy balance we begin 00:47:41
studying our own energy balance we begin to understand what's going on in general 00:47:41
to understand what's going on in general 00:47:43
to understand what's going on in general so in the same way you might say that in 00:47:43
so in the same way you might say that in 00:47:46
so in the same way you might say that in the game of hide-and-seek being hiding 00:47:46
the game of hide-and-seek being hiding 00:47:53
the game of hide-and-seek being hiding the abandonment of control gets more and 00:47:53
the abandonment of control gets more and 00:47:57
the abandonment of control gets more and more far up but it goes along 00:47:57
more far up but it goes along 00:48:08
more far up but it goes along simultaneously with an attempt to 00:48:08
simultaneously with an attempt to 00:48:11
simultaneously with an attempt to control things more and more ah you 00:48:11
control things more and more ah you 00:48:16
control things more and more ah you remember how I described the two way 00:48:16
remember how I described the two way 00:48:18
remember how I described the two way nature of a tree pattern from the roots 00:48:18
nature of a tree pattern from the roots 00:48:22
nature of a tree pattern from the roots to the twigs but also from the twigs to 00:48:22
to the twigs but also from the twigs to 00:48:25
to the twigs but also from the twigs to the roots well then it is said by very 00:48:25
the roots well then it is said by very 00:48:31
the roots well then it is said by very deep Hindus mental positions that the 00:48:31
deep Hindus mental positions that the 00:48:34
deep Hindus mental positions that the pralaya and the man mantras the 00:48:34
pralaya and the man mantras the 00:48:37
pralaya and the man mantras the manifestation and the interval between 00:48:37
manifestation and the interval between 00:48:39
manifestation and the interval between manifestations are really simultaneous 00:48:39
you if you are truly enlightened you see 00:48:44
you if you are truly enlightened you see 00:48:48
you if you are truly enlightened you see the time itself is an illusion there is 00:48:48
the time itself is an illusion there is 00:48:51
the time itself is an illusion there is in fundamental reality no succession 00:48:51
in fundamental reality no succession 00:48:55
in fundamental reality no succession there is only the appearance of 00:48:55
there is only the appearance of 00:48:57
there is only the appearance of succession as when you observe a 00:48:57
succession as when you observe a 00:49:00
succession as when you observe a Rorschach blot under the influence of 00:49:00
Rorschach blot under the influence of 00:49:02
Rorschach blot under the influence of LSD it looks as if the blood is flowing 00:49:02
LSD it looks as if the blood is flowing 00:49:04
LSD it looks as if the blood is flowing into position 00:49:04
it is moving you can see the paint or 00:49:08
it is moving you can see the paint or 00:49:12
it is moving you can see the paint or the ink or whatever is honest going a 00:49:12
the ink or whatever is honest going a 00:49:14
the ink or whatever is honest going a little look but it's always standing 00:49:14
little look but it's always standing 00:49:16
little look but it's always standing still and it's moving at the same time 00:49:16
still and it's moving at the same time 00:49:19
still and it's moving at the same time so that's the situation we have eternity 00:49:19
so that's the situation we have eternity 00:49:24
so that's the situation we have eternity and time together it's always there but 00:49:24
and time together it's always there but 00:49:30
and time together it's always there but it looks as if it were changing but it 00:49:30
it looks as if it were changing but it 00:49:33
it looks as if it were changing but it keeps changing into the same thing 00:49:33
keeps changing into the same thing 00:49:35
keeps changing into the same thing hence the French proverb please varnish 00:49:35
hence the French proverb please varnish 00:49:38
hence the French proverb please varnish Cree Salam Salam in chose Mauritania 00:49:38
Cree Salam Salam in chose Mauritania 00:49:41
Cree Salam Salam in chose Mauritania timorous the same thing it keeps turning 00:49:41
timorous the same thing it keeps turning 00:49:43
timorous the same thing it keeps turning into itself 00:49:43
into itself 00:49:46
into itself so the counter movement is this that at 00:49:46
so the counter movement is this that at 00:49:50
so the counter movement is this that at the end of the cycle things get more and 00:49:50
the end of the cycle things get more and 00:49:53
the end of the cycle things get more and more out of control and everybody in 00:49:53
more out of control and everybody in 00:49:55
more out of control and everybody in every individual has the sense of 00:49:55
every individual has the sense of 00:49:57
every individual has the sense of powerlessness that the government is out 00:49:57
powerlessness that the government is out 00:50:01
powerlessness that the government is out of hand that nobody is put up for 00:50:01
of hand that nobody is put up for 00:50:03
of hand that nobody is put up for election when we go to vote for that the 00:50:03
election when we go to vote for that the 00:50:06
election when we go to vote for that the whole thing is a is a is a mess and then 00:50:06
whole thing is a is a is a mess and then 00:50:10
whole thing is a is a is a mess and then you can't do anything about it and the 00:50:10
you can't do anything about it and the 00:50:11
you can't do anything about it and the walls which we don't want get more and 00:50:11
walls which we don't want get more and 00:50:14
walls which we don't want get more and more eminent and dangerous yet at the 00:50:14
more eminent and dangerous yet at the 00:50:18
more eminent and dangerous yet at the same time we are trying to control 00:50:18
same time we are trying to control 00:50:21
same time we are trying to control everything and so government gets more 00:50:21
everything and so government gets more 00:50:25
everything and so government gets more and more uptight and at the same time 00:50:25
and more uptight and at the same time 00:50:29
and more uptight and at the same time since we are coming to the end of the 00:50:29
since we are coming to the end of the 00:50:32
since we are coming to the end of the cycle in which the divinity wakes up 00:50:32
cycle in which the divinity wakes up 00:50:36
cycle in which the divinity wakes up from the dream more and more people are 00:50:36
from the dream more and more people are 00:50:39
from the dream more and more people are beginning to have mystical experience 00:50:39
beginning to have mystical experience 00:50:43
beginning to have mystical experience that is the waking up process but then 00:50:43
that is the waking up process but then 00:50:48
that is the waking up process but then in in all this there is the kind of 00:50:48
in in all this there is the kind of 00:50:51
in in all this there is the kind of terror you see are waking up because 00:50:51
terror you see are waking up because 00:50:56
terror you see are waking up because that is a way of experiencing one's own 00:50:56
rush to oneself that is to say when you 00:51:03
rush to oneself that is to say when you 00:51:08
rush to oneself that is to say when you want to play hide and get lost and 00:51:08
want to play hide and get lost and 00:51:12
want to play hide and get lost and imagine that you are all this and that 00:51:12
imagine that you are all this and that 00:51:16
imagine that you are all this and that is your firm intention so much so that 00:51:16
is your firm intention so much so that 00:51:19
is your firm intention so much so that it produces the vivid reality of all 00:51:19
it produces the vivid reality of all 00:51:21
it produces the vivid reality of all this going on you are it repressing who 00:51:21
this going on you are it repressing who 00:51:26
this going on you are it repressing who you really are what you really are and 00:51:26
you really are what you really are and 00:51:30
you really are what you really are and that repression when uncovered is 00:51:30
that repression when uncovered is 00:51:33
that repression when uncovered is experienced in the form of Terror at 00:51:33
experienced in the form of Terror at 00:51:36
experienced in the form of Terror at finding out 00:51:36
don't look into the secret box please no 00:51:41
don't look into the secret box please no 00:51:47
don't look into the secret box please no it's something there's always a 00:51:47
it's something there's always a 00:51:48
it's something there's always a forbidden area there is something behind 00:51:48
forbidden area there is something behind 00:51:51
forbidden area there is something behind the scene so the sign that says keep out 00:51:51
the scene so the sign that says keep out 00:51:54
the scene so the sign that says keep out you mustn't find out what goes on in 00:51:54
you mustn't find out what goes on in 00:51:57
you mustn't find out what goes on in there and so naturally the suspicion in 00:51:57
there and so naturally the suspicion in 00:52:06
there and so naturally the suspicion in which the Mystics have always been held 00:52:06
which the Mystics have always been held 00:52:08
which the Mystics have always been held is that they disobeyed the chief outside 00:52:08
is that they disobeyed the chief outside 00:52:11
is that they disobeyed the chief outside they looked under the carpet they peeked 00:52:11
they looked under the carpet they peeked 00:52:16
they looked under the carpet they peeked through the bathroom keyhole 00:52:16
through the bathroom keyhole 00:52:18
through the bathroom keyhole they found out what was going on behind 00:52:18
they found out what was going on behind 00:52:20
they found out what was going on behind the scenes the mystic is a peeping tom 00:52:20
yet obviously from the point of view of 00:52:31
yet obviously from the point of view of 00:52:34
yet obviously from the point of view of the management because the management 00:52:34
the management because the management 00:52:38
the management because the management keeps the show going the show must go on 00:52:38
keeps the show going the show must go on 00:52:42
keeps the show going the show must go on you must be responsible the mail must be 00:52:42
you must be responsible the mail must be 00:52:45
you must be responsible the mail must be delivered people must be fed babies must 00:52:45
delivered people must be fed babies must 00:52:48
delivered people must be fed babies must be looked after of course the show must 00:52:48
be looked after of course the show must 00:52:51
be looked after of course the show must go on 00:52:51
go on 00:52:53
go on and therefore any suggestion that this 00:52:53
and therefore any suggestion that this 00:52:55
and therefore any suggestion that this is completely unnecessary will be 00:52:55
is completely unnecessary will be 00:53:02
is completely unnecessary will be regarded as after this addresses and of 00:53:02
regarded as after this addresses and of 00:53:04
regarded as after this addresses and of course it is subversive because it turns 00:53:04
course it is subversive because it turns 00:53:08
course it is subversive because it turns the carpet upside down so 00:53:08
so then you get this really frightening 00:53:13
so then you get this really frightening 00:53:17
so then you get this really frightening picture then as we move in inductively 00:53:17
picture then as we move in inductively 00:53:21
picture then as we move in inductively towards the final colossal explosive we 00:53:21
towards the final colossal explosive we 00:53:26
towards the final colossal explosive we all begin waking up and we begin to see 00:53:26
all begin waking up and we begin to see 00:53:29
all begin waking up and we begin to see in our visionary experience the great 00:53:29
in our visionary experience the great 00:53:32
in our visionary experience the great white light or what do you suppose bad 00:53:32
white light or what do you suppose bad 00:53:36
white light or what do you suppose bad it why that's the star you're gonna turn 00:53:36
it why that's the star you're gonna turn 00:53:39
it why that's the star you're gonna turn into the light of glory God in the form 00:53:39
into the light of glory God in the form 00:53:51
into the light of glory God in the form of the Sun greatest the most ancient 00:53:51
of the Sun greatest the most ancient 00:53:55
of the Sun greatest the most ancient symbols even used by Christians when God 00:53:55
symbols even used by Christians when God 00:53:58
symbols even used by Christians when God is called the Sun s um of justice and is 00:53:58
is called the Sun s um of justice and is 00:54:05
is called the Sun s um of justice and is formed and in the form of Christ at the 00:54:05
formed and in the form of Christ at the 00:54:11
formed and in the form of Christ at the winter solstice which is the period of 00:54:11
winter solstice which is the period of 00:54:15
winter solstice which is the period of the birth of the Sun because it is when 00:54:15
the birth of the Sun because it is when 00:54:19
the birth of the Sun because it is when the Sun is at the lowest point in the 00:54:19
the Sun is at the lowest point in the 00:54:21
the Sun is at the lowest point in the mid heaven and starting to rise again 00:54:21
mid heaven and starting to rise again 00:54:25
mid heaven and starting to rise again towards the summer solstice 00:54:25
now just let's suppose I mean I've been 00:54:34
now just let's suppose I mean I've been 00:54:37
now just let's suppose I mean I've been telling you a fairy tale 00:54:37
telling you a fairy tale 00:54:39
telling you a fairy tale science fiction sort of thing let's say 00:54:39
science fiction sort of thing let's say 00:54:42
science fiction sort of thing let's say we're getting into a new thing for 00:54:42
we're getting into a new thing for 00:54:44
we're getting into a new thing for metaphysical fiction and let us see is 00:54:44
metaphysical fiction and let us see is 00:54:51
metaphysical fiction and let us see is that if it if that is the possibility 00:54:51
that if it if that is the possibility 00:54:56
that if it if that is the possibility what is actually happening what will be 00:54:56
what is actually happening what will be 00:55:02
what is actually happening what will be our attitude towards practically we can 00:55:02
our attitude towards practically we can 00:55:09
our attitude towards practically we can react in aura and say oh no not that of 00:55:09
react in aura and say oh no not that of 00:55:16
react in aura and say oh no not that of course it happens in nature all the time 00:55:16
course it happens in nature all the time 00:55:19
course it happens in nature all the time tribes with insects or animals various 00:55:19
tribes with insects or animals various 00:55:24
tribes with insects or animals various times lemmings methodically annihilate 00:55:24
times lemmings methodically annihilate 00:55:27
times lemmings methodically annihilate themselves they commit group suicide 00:55:27
so we can object to it very strongly but 00:55:37
so we can object to it very strongly but 00:55:43
so we can object to it very strongly but the curious thing is that the harder we 00:55:43
the curious thing is that the harder we 00:55:46
the curious thing is that the harder we object to it the faster it happens all 00:55:46
object to it the faster it happens all 00:55:52
object to it the faster it happens all war mongers are pacifists and therefore 00:55:52
war mongers are pacifists and therefore 00:55:57
war mongers are pacifists and therefore they call their War Department the 00:55:57
they call their War Department the 00:55:59
they call their War Department the Department of Defense they're always 00:55:59
Department of Defense they're always 00:56:03
Department of Defense they're always fighting for peace and justice for some 00:56:03
fighting for peace and justice for some 00:56:16
fighting for peace and justice for some good cause 00:56:16
so it is highly possible then that if we 00:56:24
so it is highly possible then that if we 00:56:28
so it is highly possible then that if we accept that this is the state of affairs 00:56:28
and we do not do anything to try to 00:56:32
and we do not do anything to try to 00:56:34
and we do not do anything to try to prevent ourselves from blowing ourselves 00:56:34
prevent ourselves from blowing ourselves 00:56:38
prevent ourselves from blowing ourselves up so this could very possibly have a 00:56:38
up so this could very possibly have a 00:56:41
up so this could very possibly have a slowing down effect on the whole process 00:56:41
what happens you see is that the system 00:56:48
what happens you see is that the system 00:56:51
what happens you see is that the system does blow itself up through expansion of 00:56:51
does blow itself up through expansion of 00:56:57
does blow itself up through expansion of its control over itself so therefore the 00:56:57
its control over itself so therefore the 00:57:04
its control over itself so therefore the more you have the powerful fistic type 00:57:04
more you have the powerful fistic type 00:57:06
more you have the powerful fistic type government whether it masquerade under 00:57:06
government whether it masquerade under 00:57:11
government whether it masquerade under the name of communism or capitalism or 00:57:11
the name of communism or capitalism or 00:57:14
the name of communism or capitalism or whatever it's all the same thing the 00:57:14
whatever it's all the same thing the 00:57:19
whatever it's all the same thing the government is invariably the most 00:57:19
government is invariably the most 00:57:21
government is invariably the most successful group of gangsters so when it 00:57:21
successful group of gangsters so when it 00:57:29
successful group of gangsters so when it gets very very tough and strong you can 00:57:29
gets very very tough and strong you can 00:57:31
gets very very tough and strong you can see them that the world is getting 00:57:31
see them that the world is getting 00:57:35
see them that the world is getting uptight and of any system whatsoever 00:57:35
uptight and of any system whatsoever 00:57:40
uptight and of any system whatsoever gets uptight it begins to vibrate too 00:57:40
gets uptight it begins to vibrate too 00:57:43
gets uptight it begins to vibrate too fast it's the same principle as the 00:57:43
fast it's the same principle as the 00:57:49
fast it's the same principle as the thermostat if you get the thermostat up 00:57:49
thermostat if you get the thermostat up 00:57:53
thermostat if you get the thermostat up tight that simply means that you have 00:57:53
tight that simply means that you have 00:57:56
tight that simply means that you have put your on switch point in your off 00:57:56
put your on switch point in your off 00:57:58
put your on switch point in your off switch point too close to each other 00:57:58
switch point too close to each other 00:58:01
switch point too close to each other when you wanted to control the 00:58:01
when you wanted to control the 00:58:03
when you wanted to control the temperature of the room and keep it 00:58:03
temperature of the room and keep it 00:58:06
temperature of the room and keep it exactly at 70 degrees so that you put 00:58:06
exactly at 70 degrees so that you put 00:58:10
exactly at 70 degrees so that you put the off switch 00:58:10
the off switch 00:58:11
the off switch at 71 I mean yeah the off switch at 69 00:58:11
at 71 I mean yeah the off switch at 69 00:58:16
at 71 I mean yeah the off switch at 69 and the on switch at 71 as I survey the 00:58:16
and the on switch at 71 as I survey the 00:58:19
and the on switch at 71 as I survey the other way around 00:58:19
other way around 00:58:19
other way around it goes off at 71 and on at 69 then you 00:58:19
it goes off at 71 and on at 69 then you 00:58:26
it goes off at 71 and on at 69 then you see what happens is it's too close the 00:58:26
see what happens is it's too close the 00:58:30
see what happens is it's too close the are the emitted mechanism confuses the 00:58:30
are the emitted mechanism confuses the 00:58:32
are the emitted mechanism confuses the go with the stop signals and third 00:58:32
go with the stop signals and third 00:58:35
go with the stop signals and third starts going on off on off on off and 00:58:35
starts going on off on off on off and 00:58:39
starts going on off on off on off and it's AIT's itself pieces that is a 00:58:39
it's AIT's itself pieces that is a 00:58:42
it's AIT's itself pieces that is a mechanical analogy of anxiety and to be 00:58:42
mechanical analogy of anxiety and to be 00:58:47
mechanical analogy of anxiety and to be uptight you see is to be anxious and so 00:58:47
uptight you see is to be anxious and so 00:58:52
uptight you see is to be anxious and so the colossal paranoia and anxieties that 00:58:52
the colossal paranoia and anxieties that 00:58:54
the colossal paranoia and anxieties that spreads through the world today on all 00:58:54
spreads through the world today on all 00:58:56
spreads through the world today on all sides engendering vast secret services 00:58:56
sides engendering vast secret services 00:58:59
sides engendering vast secret services espionage systems 00:58:59
espionage systems 00:59:02
espionage systems espionage is on espionage is and police 00:59:02
espionage is on espionage is and police 00:59:07
espionage is on espionage is and police looking after policemen and or all that 00:59:07
looking after policemen and or all that 00:59:10
looking after policemen and or all that kind of things it is what is going to 00:59:10
kind of things it is what is going to 00:59:14
kind of things it is what is going to blow it all up so god it's all being 00:59:14
blow it all up so god it's all being 00:59:17
blow it all up so god it's all being done in the name of security you know 00:59:17
done in the name of security you know 00:59:20
done in the name of security you know the security officer there is there is 00:59:20
the security officer there is there is 00:59:26
the security officer there is there is no security there never was and 00:59:26
no security there never was and 00:59:30
no security there never was and everything that is done to ensure it is 00:59:30
everything that is done to ensure it is 00:59:33
everything that is done to ensure it is a source of trouble like insurance read 00:59:33
a source of trouble like insurance read 00:59:42
a source of trouble like insurance read ambrose bierce devil's dictionary the 00:59:42
ambrose bierce devil's dictionary the 00:59:46
ambrose bierce devil's dictionary the section on insurance 00:59:46
so then the only things not that might 00:59:53
so then the only things not that might 00:59:58
so then the only things not that might be done is really to do nothing to start 00:59:58
be done is really to do nothing to start 01:00:03
be done is really to do nothing to start relaxing say well if rape is inevitable 01:00:03
relaxing say well if rape is inevitable 01:00:08
relaxing say well if rape is inevitable in John it by doing this we would 01:00:08
in John it by doing this we would 01:00:15
in John it by doing this we would considerably slowed down our own demise 01:00:15
considerably slowed down our own demise 01:00:21
considerably slowed down our own demise in other words one says for the people 01:00:21
in other words one says for the people 01:00:23
in other words one says for the people who want power you want power take it 01:00:23
you bore yourself you tie yourself up in 01:00:27
you bore yourself you tie yourself up in 01:00:30
you bore yourself you tie yourself up in knots trying to arrange everything 01:00:30
and I think that under such 01:00:42
and I think that under such 01:00:44
and I think that under such circumstances we would find there would 01:00:44
circumstances we would find there would 01:00:47
circumstances we would find there would be a considerable solution problems who 01:00:47
be a considerable solution problems who 01:00:57
be a considerable solution problems who know it's like the riot if the police 01:00:57
know it's like the riot if the police 01:01:00
know it's like the riot if the police weren't there they wouldn't have 01:01:00
weren't there they wouldn't have 01:01:01
weren't there they wouldn't have happened it was by anxiety to keep 01:01:01
happened it was by anxiety to keep 01:01:10
happened it was by anxiety to keep everything under control if you started 01:01:10
everything under control if you started 01:01:12
everything under control if you started arrive now I'm not saying that I know 01:01:12
arrive now I'm not saying that I know 01:01:24
arrive now I'm not saying that I know the details of how to work this out but 01:01:24
the details of how to work this out but 01:01:30
the details of how to work this out but I am saying 01:01:30
that if that is the direction in which 01:01:34
that if that is the direction in which 01:01:39
that if that is the direction in which things go you cannot oppose it there's 01:01:40
things go you cannot oppose it there's 01:01:45
things go you cannot oppose it there's no point in supposing you could by 01:01:45
no point in supposing you could by 01:01:49
no point in supposing you could by understanding that you have to go with 01:01:49
understanding that you have to go with 01:01:51
understanding that you have to go with it 01:01:51
it 01:01:51
it you could pack against it and slow it up 01:01:51
you could pack against it and slow it up 01:01:53
you could pack against it and slow it up but we do know that life is always a 01:01:53
but we do know that life is always a 01:01:58
but we do know that life is always a process which tends towards death it 01:01:58
process which tends towards death it 01:02:02
process which tends towards death it tends to run down things fall apart they 01:02:02
tends to run down things fall apart they 01:02:05
tends to run down things fall apart they wear out even though the biological 01:02:05
wear out even though the biological 01:02:11
wear out even though the biological organism is different from the 01:02:11
organism is different from the 01:02:12
organism is different from the geological the geologicals simply 01:02:12
geological the geologicals simply 01:02:16
geological the geologicals simply disintegrates slowly the biological 01:02:16
disintegrates slowly the biological 01:02:20
disintegrates slowly the biological attempts to work against entropy but it 01:02:20
attempts to work against entropy but it 01:02:26
attempts to work against entropy but it still always comes apart in the end and 01:02:26
still always comes apart in the end and 01:02:35
still always comes apart in the end and therefore we have to see that maybe one 01:02:35
therefore we have to see that maybe one 01:02:44
therefore we have to see that maybe one lives by accepting death just as one 01:02:44
lives by accepting death just as one 01:02:54
lives by accepting death just as one flies by an understanding of gravity 01:02:54
using judo there may be a way of using 01:03:07
using judo there may be a way of using 01:03:10
using judo there may be a way of using judo against gravity to fill ourselves 01:03:10
judo against gravity to fill ourselves 01:03:15
judo against gravity to fill ourselves up into the air how do you suppose a 01:03:15
up into the air how do you suppose a 01:03:23
up into the air how do you suppose a salmon jumps upstream it isn't just a 01:03:23
salmon jumps upstream it isn't just a 01:03:31
salmon jumps upstream it isn't just a matter of muscle if some Heights up I 01:03:31
matter of muscle if some Heights up I 01:03:37
matter of muscle if some Heights up I think a question also of the angle of 01:03:37
think a question also of the angle of 01:03:41
think a question also of the angle of the tail to the falling water it's like 01:03:41
the tail to the falling water it's like 01:03:46
the tail to the falling water it's like the dolphin and said its tail is a 01:03:46
the dolphin and said its tail is a 01:03:50
the dolphin and said its tail is a certain angle to the wave made by the 01:03:50
certain angle to the wave made by the 01:03:52
certain angle to the wave made by the bow of a ship and can skitter along the 01:03:52
bow of a ship and can skitter along the 01:03:56
bow of a ship and can skitter along the water riding on that wave it's a big 01:03:56
water riding on that wave it's a big 01:04:01
water riding on that wave it's a big surf job so then if for any reason 01:04:01
surf job so then if for any reason 01:04:09
surf job so then if for any reason whatsoever or in any design whatsoever 01:04:09
whatsoever or in any design whatsoever 01:04:11
whatsoever or in any design whatsoever life is a system that is always 01:04:11
life is a system that is always 01:04:14
life is a system that is always deteriorating sure it may be going up 01:04:14
deteriorating sure it may be going up 01:04:17
deteriorating sure it may be going up like this you see but it always dropped 01:04:17
like this you see but it always dropped 01:04:21
like this you see but it always dropped and after it's done like this and this 01:04:21
and after it's done like this and this 01:04:26
and after it's done like this and this this this the certain cyclist in feel 01:04:26
this this the certain cyclist in feel 01:04:28
this this the certain cyclist in feel like this can be probably getting a bell 01:04:28
like this can be probably getting a bell 01:04:32
like this can be probably getting a bell curve or something in the end 01:04:32
so the moral of homeless is really that 01:04:42
so the moral of homeless is really that 01:04:51
so the moral of homeless is really that the current fear paranoia mistrust of 01:04:51
the current fear paranoia mistrust of 01:05:00
the current fear paranoia mistrust of everyone and everything is itself the 01:05:00
everyone and everything is itself the 01:05:05
everyone and everything is itself the process of destruction if you can get it 01:05:05
process of destruction if you can get it 01:05:15
process of destruction if you can get it into your head that well it just doesn't 01:05:15
into your head that well it just doesn't 01:05:22
into your head that well it just doesn't matter 01:05:22
survival is not the important thing 01:05:25
survival is not the important thing 01:05:28
survival is not the important thing because you're not going to survive this 01:05:28
because you're not going to survive this 01:05:38
because you're not going to survive this will do two things one it will eliminate 01:05:38
will do two things one it will eliminate 01:05:49
will do two things one it will eliminate an enormous amount of hostility and as 01:05:49
an enormous amount of hostility and as 01:05:52
an enormous amount of hostility and as it were pretty happy fingers who it will 01:05:52
it were pretty happy fingers who it will 01:06:01
it were pretty happy fingers who it will liberate an enormous amount of our 01:06:01
liberate an enormous amount of our 01:06:04
liberate an enormous amount of our energies from defensive security 01:06:04
energies from defensive security 01:06:08
energies from defensive security military projects to things that are 01:06:08
military projects to things that are 01:06:12
military projects to things that are more economically useful like the 01:06:12
more economically useful like the 01:06:17
more economically useful like the provision of food 01:06:17
you cannot you see being even a good 01:06:24
you cannot you see being even a good 01:06:27
you cannot you see being even a good soldier until you have reached a certain 01:06:27
soldier until you have reached a certain 01:06:31
soldier until you have reached a certain stage of development where it makes no 01:06:31
stage of development where it makes no 01:06:35
stage of development where it makes no difference whether you live or die this 01:06:35
difference whether you live or die this 01:06:41
difference whether you live or die this was always part of the training of the 01:06:41
was always part of the training of the 01:06:43
was always part of the training of the samurai so before he could really learn 01:06:43
samurai so before he could really learn 01:06:47
samurai so before he could really learn the use of the sword under the skillful 01:06:47
the use of the sword under the skillful 01:06:50
the use of the sword under the skillful master he had to get to the point where 01:06:50
he wasn't constantly anxious to defend 01:06:56
he wasn't constantly anxious to defend 01:06:59
he wasn't constantly anxious to defend himself because that put his body it was 01:06:59
himself because that put his body it was 01:07:04
himself because that put his body it was a certain kind of tension which rendered 01:07:04
a certain kind of tension which rendered 01:07:09
a certain kind of tension which rendered him incompetent he had totally to 01:07:09
him incompetent he had totally to 01:07:14
him incompetent he had totally to overcome the fear of death that was the 01:07:14
overcome the fear of death that was the 01:07:18
overcome the fear of death that was the first requisite and you couldn't 01:07:18
first requisite and you couldn't 01:07:21
first requisite and you couldn't overcome the fear of death only by 01:07:21
overcome the fear of death only by 01:07:23
overcome the fear of death only by realizing that it's completely 01:07:23
realizing that it's completely 01:07:25
realizing that it's completely inevitable that everybody here is as 01:07:25
inevitable that everybody here is as 01:07:29
inevitable that everybody here is as good as dead under sentence of death 01:07:29
good as dead under sentence of death 01:07:33
good as dead under sentence of death only because you don't know when it's 01:07:33
only because you don't know when it's 01:07:35
only because you don't know when it's going to happen it isn't such a grim 01:07:35
going to happen it isn't such a grim 01:07:38
going to happen it isn't such a grim affair as somebody in death row although 01:07:38
affair as somebody in death row although 01:07:43
affair as somebody in death row although it's just a certain and just as they 01:07:43
it's just a certain and just as they 01:07:46
it's just a certain and just as they hire lawyers to put it off 01:07:46
hire lawyers to put it off 01:07:48
hire lawyers to put it off you carry on business and generally 01:07:48
you carry on business and generally 01:07:51
you carry on business and generally delay your demise the thing that makes 01:07:51
delay your demise the thing that makes 01:07:56
delay your demise the thing that makes the death row peculiarly awful is that 01:07:56
the death row peculiarly awful is that 01:08:00
the death row peculiarly awful is that it's also deliberate and nothing is more 01:08:00
it's also deliberate and nothing is more 01:08:05
it's also deliberate and nothing is more torturing to a human being than to be a 01:08:05
torturing to a human being than to be a 01:08:10
torturing to a human being than to be a complete social outcast whether it's 01:08:10
complete social outcast whether it's 01:08:15
complete social outcast whether it's five by everybody else he has a real 01:08:15
five by everybody else he has a real 01:08:19
five by everybody else he has a real reason to feel paranoid but otherwise we 01:08:19
reason to feel paranoid but otherwise we 01:08:23
reason to feel paranoid but otherwise we are all just as much under sentence of 01:08:23
are all just as much under sentence of 01:08:25
are all just as much under sentence of death 01:08:25
death 01:08:26
death and there simply is no point in 01:08:26
and there simply is no point in 01:08:33
and there simply is no point in straining to prevent this happening that 01:08:33
straining to prevent this happening that 01:08:39
straining to prevent this happening that doesn't mean that you cease to take care 01:08:39
doesn't mean that you cease to take care 01:08:42
doesn't mean that you cease to take care in driving a car or to be sure that you 01:08:42
in driving a car or to be sure that you 01:08:45
in driving a car or to be sure that you don't eat poisons and so forth but it 01:08:45
don't eat poisons and so forth but it 01:08:48
don't eat poisons and so forth but it means get off the strain the general 01:08:48
means get off the strain the general 01:08:51
means get off the strain the general uptightness 01:08:51
uptightness 01:08:52
uptightness about preventing one's own demise and 01:08:52
about preventing one's own demise and 01:08:56
about preventing one's own demise and you'll live long 01:08:56
it doesn't seem logical but I think I've 01:09:00
it doesn't seem logical but I think I've 01:09:03
it doesn't seem logical but I think I've demonstrated that it is for you see it 01:09:03
demonstrated that it is for you see it 01:09:06
demonstrated that it is for you see it is through the acceptance of death that 01:09:06
is through the acceptance of death that 01:09:16
is through the acceptance of death that you become suddenly charged with life 01:09:16
you become suddenly charged with life 01:09:20
you become suddenly charged with life but I say if you give up the impossible 01:09:20
but I say if you give up the impossible 01:09:22
but I say if you give up the impossible task you have all the energy that you've 01:09:22
task you have all the energy that you've 01:09:26
task you have all the energy that you've been using the strain against the 01:09:26
been using the strain against the 01:09:28
been using the strain against the inevitable do something great so that 01:09:28
inevitable do something great so that 01:09:32
inevitable do something great so that you become alive in the degree that you 01:09:32
you become alive in the degree that you 01:09:34
you become alive in the degree that you accept that this is true of the 01:09:34
accept that this is true of the 01:09:37
accept that this is true of the individual and it can be equally true of 01:09:37
individual and it can be equally true of 01:09:38
individual and it can be equally true of society that as society realizes that 01:09:38
society that as society realizes that 01:09:46
society that as society realizes that well we cannot hold the form of our 01:09:46
well we cannot hold the form of our 01:09:51
well we cannot hold the form of our nation the form of our civilization the 01:09:51
nation the form of our civilization the 01:09:54
nation the form of our civilization the form of our culture we cannot stop that 01:09:54
form of our culture we cannot stop that 01:09:57
form of our culture we cannot stop that disintegrating then the culture starts 01:09:57
disintegrating then the culture starts 01:10:01
disintegrating then the culture starts the swing so it seems to me that the 01:10:01
the swing so it seems to me that the 01:10:04
the swing so it seems to me that the only time to begin that is now 01:10:04