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well we can put the alternative in 00:00:01

well we can put the alternative in 00:00:04

well we can put the alternative in another image altogether and I will call 00:00:04

another image altogether and I will call 00:00:07

another image altogether and I will call this not the ceramic image not the fully 00:00:07

this not the ceramic image not the fully 00:00:10

this not the ceramic image not the fully automatic image but the dramatic image 00:00:10

automatic image but the dramatic image 00:00:14

automatic image but the dramatic image consider the world as a drama what's the 00:00:14

consider the world as a drama what's the 00:00:18

consider the world as a drama what's the basis of all drama the basis of all 00:00:18

basis of all drama the basis of all 00:00:21

basis of all drama the basis of all stories of all plots of all happenings 00:00:21

stories of all plots of all happenings 00:00:25

stories of all plots of all happenings it's the game of hide-and-seek you get a 00:00:25

it's the game of hide-and-seek you get a 00:00:30

it's the game of hide-and-seek you get a baby what's the fundamental first game 00:00:30

baby what's the fundamental first game 00:00:33

baby what's the fundamental first game you play with the baby you put a book in 00:00:33

you play with the baby you put a book in 00:00:36

you play with the baby you put a book in front of your face and you peek at the 00:00:36

front of your face and you peek at the 00:00:40

front of your face and you peek at the baby like this the baby starts giggling 00:00:40

baby like this the baby starts giggling 00:00:44

baby like this the baby starts giggling because the baby is close to the origins 00:00:44

because the baby is close to the origins 00:00:47

because the baby is close to the origins of life it comes from the womb really 00:00:47

of life it comes from the womb really 00:00:52

of life it comes from the womb really knowing what it's all about but it can't 00:00:52

knowing what it's all about but it can't 00:00:54

knowing what it's all about but it can't put it into words see whatever a child 00:00:54

put it into words see whatever a child 00:00:56

put it into words see whatever a child psychologist really wants to know is to 00:00:56

psychologist really wants to know is to 00:00:59

psychologist really wants to know is to get a baby at the top psychological 00:00:59

get a baby at the top psychological 00:01:00

get a baby at the top psychological jargon and explain how it feels but the 00:01:00

jargon and explain how it feels but the 00:01:07

jargon and explain how it feels but the baby knows you do this so this this this 00:01:07

baby knows you do this so this this this 00:01:10

baby knows you do this so this this this and the baby starts laughing because the 00:01:10

and the baby starts laughing because the 00:01:13

and the baby starts laughing because the baby is a recent incarnation of God and 00:01:13

baby is a recent incarnation of God and 00:01:18

baby is a recent incarnation of God and the baby knows therefore that 00:01:18

the baby knows therefore that 00:01:21

the baby knows therefore that hide-and-seek is the basic game see 00:01:21

hide-and-seek is the basic game see 00:01:27

hide-and-seek is the basic game see before with when we were children we 00:01:27

before with when we were children we 00:01:30

before with when we were children we were taught 1 2 3 and ABC but we once 00:01:30

were taught 1 2 3 and ABC but we once 00:01:35

were taught 1 2 3 and ABC but we once sat down on our mother's knees and 00:01:35

sat down on our mother's knees and 00:01:37

sat down on our mother's knees and taught the game of black and white 00:01:37

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that's the thing that was left out of 00:01:41

that's the thing that was left out of 00:01:43

that's the thing that was left out of all our education the game that I was 00:01:43

all our education the game that I was 00:01:50

all our education the game that I was trying to explain with these wave 00:01:50

trying to explain with these wave 00:01:51

trying to explain with these wave diagrams that life is not a conflict 00:01:51

diagrams that life is not a conflict 00:02:03

diagrams that life is not a conflict between opposites but a polarity the 00:02:03

between opposites but a polarity the 00:02:09

between opposites but a polarity the difference between a conflict and a 00:02:09

difference between a conflict and a 00:02:11

difference between a conflict and a polarity is simply when you say about 00:02:11

polarity is simply when you say about 00:02:15

polarity is simply when you say about opposite things we sometimes use the 00:02:15

opposite things we sometimes use the 00:02:17

opposite things we sometimes use the expression these two things are the 00:02:17

expression these two things are the 00:02:19

expression these two things are the poles apart you say for example with 00:02:19

poles apart you say for example with 00:02:23

poles apart you say for example with someone with whom you totally disagree 00:02:23

someone with whom you totally disagree 00:02:26

someone with whom you totally disagree I am the poles apart from this person 00:02:26

I am the poles apart from this person 00:02:30

I am the poles apart from this person but you're very saying that gives the 00:02:30

but you're very saying that gives the 00:02:34

but you're very saying that gives the show away poles poles are the opposite 00:02:34

show away poles poles are the opposite 00:02:38

show away poles poles are the opposite ends of one magnet and if you take a 00:02:38

ends of one magnet and if you take a 00:02:43

ends of one magnet and if you take a magnet let's say you've got a magnetized 00:02:43

magnet let's say you've got a magnetized 00:02:46

magnet let's say you've got a magnetized bar is the North Pole in the South Pole 00:02:46

bar is the North Pole in the South Pole 00:02:49

bar is the North Pole in the South Pole right chopped off the South Pole move it 00:02:49

right chopped off the South Pole move it 00:02:52

right chopped off the South Pole move it away the piece you've got left creates a 00:02:52

away the piece you've got left creates a 00:02:55

away the piece you've got left creates a new South Pole you never get rid of the 00:02:55

new South Pole you never get rid of the 00:02:59

new South Pole you never get rid of the South Pole so the point about a magnet 00:02:59

South Pole so the point about a magnet 00:03:03

South Pole so the point about a magnet is that things maybe the poles apart but 00:03:03

is that things maybe the poles apart but 00:03:05

is that things maybe the poles apart but they go together and you can't have the 00:03:05

they go together and you can't have the 00:03:09

they go together and you can't have the one without the other we are imagining a 00:03:09

one without the other we are imagining a 00:03:12

one without the other we are imagining a diagram of the universe in which the 00:03:12

diagram of the universe in which the 00:03:20

diagram of the universe in which the idea of polarity is the opposite ends of 00:03:20

idea of polarity is the opposite ends of 00:03:25

idea of polarity is the opposite ends of a diameter north and south you see 00:03:25

a diameter north and south you see 00:03:29

a diameter north and south you see that's the basic idea of polarity but 00:03:29

that's the basic idea of polarity but 00:03:31

that's the basic idea of polarity but what we are trying to imagine is the 00:03:31

what we are trying to imagine is the 00:03:34

what we are trying to imagine is the encounter of forces that come from 00:03:34

encounter of forces that come from 00:03:40

encounter of forces that come from absolutely opposed realms they have 00:03:40

absolutely opposed realms they have 00:03:43

absolutely opposed realms they have nothing in common when we say of two 00:03:43

nothing in common when we say of two 00:03:47

nothing in common when we say of two personality types that they're the poles 00:03:47

personality types that they're the poles 00:03:49

personality types that they're the poles apart we are trying to think 00:03:49

apart we are trying to think 00:03:53

apart we are trying to think eccentrically instead of concent 00:03:53

eccentrically instead of concent 00:03:56

eccentrically instead of concent concentric tree and so in this way we 00:03:56

concentric tree and so in this way we 00:04:02

concentric tree and so in this way we haven't realized that life and death 00:04:02

haven't realized that life and death 00:04:04

haven't realized that life and death black and white good and evil being and 00:04:04

black and white good and evil being and 00:04:09

black and white good and evil being and non-being 00:04:09

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come from the same center they imply 00:04:11

come from the same center they imply 00:04:16

come from the same center they imply each other so that you wouldn't know the 00:04:16

each other so that you wouldn't know the 00:04:19

each other so that you wouldn't know the one without the other 00:04:19

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now I'm not saying that that's bad 00:04:22

now I'm not saying that that's bad 00:04:25

now I'm not saying that that's bad that's fun you are playing the game that 00:04:25

that's fun you are playing the game that 00:04:31

that's fun you are playing the game that you don't know that black and white 00:04:31

you don't know that black and white 00:04:35

you don't know that black and white imply each other and therefore you think 00:04:35

imply each other and therefore you think 00:04:39

imply each other and therefore you think that possibly black might win that the 00:04:39

that possibly black might win that the 00:04:43

that possibly black might win that the light might go out that the sound might 00:04:43

light might go out that the sound might 00:04:47

light might go out that the sound might never be heard again that there could be 00:04:47

never be heard again that there could be 00:04:51

never be heard again that there could be a possibility of a universe of pure 00:04:51

a possibility of a universe of pure 00:04:54

a possibility of a universe of pure tragedy of endless endless darkness and 00:04:54

tragedy of endless endless darkness and 00:04:59

tragedy of endless endless darkness and wouldn't that be awful well you wouldn't 00:04:59

wouldn't that be awful well you wouldn't 00:05:02

wouldn't that be awful well you wouldn't know it was awful if that's what 00:05:02

know it was awful if that's what 00:05:04

know it was awful if that's what happened the point that we all forget is 00:05:04

happened the point that we all forget is 00:05:09

happened the point that we all forget is that the black and the white go together 00:05:09

that the black and the white go together 00:05:14

that the black and the white go together and there isn't the one without the 00:05:14

and there isn't the one without the 00:05:16

and there isn't the one without the other at the same time you see we forget 00:05:16

other at the same time you see we forget 00:05:19

other at the same time you see we forget in the same way as we forget that these 00:05:19

in the same way as we forget that these 00:05:22

in the same way as we forget that these two go together the other thing that we 00:05:22

two go together the other thing that we 00:05:24

two go together the other thing that we forget is that self and other go 00:05:24

forget is that self and other go 00:05:30

forget is that self and other go together in just the same way as the two 00:05:30

together in just the same way as the two 00:05:35

together in just the same way as the two poles of the magnet you say I myself I'm 00:05:35

poles of the magnet you say I myself I'm 00:05:38

poles of the magnet you say I myself I'm me I'm this individual I'm this 00:05:38

me I'm this individual I'm this 00:05:40

me I'm this individual I'm this particular unique instance what his 00:05:40

particular unique instance what his 00:05:42

particular unique instance what his other is everything else all of you all 00:05:42

other is everything else all of you all 00:05:46

other is everything else all of you all of the stars all of the galaxies way way 00:05:46

of the stars all of the galaxies way way 00:05:48

of the stars all of the galaxies way way out in the infinite space that's other 00:05:48

out in the infinite space that's other 00:05:51

out in the infinite space that's other but in the same way as black implies 00:05:51

but in the same way as black implies 00:05:54

but in the same way as black implies white self implies other and you don't 00:05:54

white self implies other and you don't 00:05:58

white self implies other and you don't exist without all that so that where you 00:05:58

exist without all that so that where you 00:06:03

exist without all that so that where you get this these polarities you get this 00:06:03

get this these polarities you get this 00:06:06

get this these polarities you get this sort of difference that what we call 00:06:06

sort of difference that what we call 00:06:08

sort of difference that what we call explicitly or exoteric Lee they're 00:06:08

explicitly or exoteric Lee they're 00:06:11

explicitly or exoteric Lee they're different but implicitly and 00:06:11

different but implicitly and 00:06:14

different but implicitly and esoterically they're one since you can't 00:06:14

esoterically they're one since you can't 00:06:18

esoterically they're one since you can't have the one without the other that 00:06:18

have the one without the other that 00:06:20

have the one without the other that shows there is this kind of inner 00:06:20

shows there is this kind of inner 00:06:21

shows there is this kind of inner conspiracy between all pairs of 00:06:21

conspiracy between all pairs of 00:06:23

conspiracy between all pairs of opposites 00:06:23

opposites 00:06:24

opposites which is not in the open but it's tacit 00:06:24

which is not in the open but it's tacit 00:06:29

which is not in the open but it's tacit it's like you say well there are all 00:06:29

it's like you say well there are all 00:06:32

it's like you say well there are all sorts of things we understand among each 00:06:32

sorts of things we understand among each 00:06:34

sorts of things we understand among each other tacitly that we don't admit but we 00:06:34

other tacitly that we don't admit but we 00:06:38

other tacitly that we don't admit but we do recognize tacitly the kind of secret 00:06:38

do recognize tacitly the kind of secret 00:06:40

do recognize tacitly the kind of secret between us boys or us girls or whatever 00:06:40

between us boys or us girls or whatever 00:06:43

between us boys or us girls or whatever it may be and we recognize that 00:06:43

it may be and we recognize that 00:06:47

it may be and we recognize that so tacitly all of you really inwardly 00:06:47

so tacitly all of you really inwardly 00:06:51

so tacitly all of you really inwardly know although you won't admit it because 00:06:51

know although you won't admit it because 00:06:55

know although you won't admit it because your culture has trained you in it in a 00:06:55

your culture has trained you in it in a 00:06:58

your culture has trained you in it in a contrary direction all of you really 00:06:58

contrary direction all of you really 00:07:01

contrary direction all of you really inwardly know that you as an individual 00:07:01

inwardly know that you as an individual 00:07:05

inwardly know that you as an individual self are inseparable from everything 00:07:05

self are inseparable from everything 00:07:10

self are inseparable from everything else that exists that you are a special 00:07:10

else that exists that you are a special 00:07:13

else that exists that you are a special case of the universe but the whole game 00:07:13

case of the universe but the whole game 00:07:16

case of the universe but the whole game are especially of Western culture is to 00:07:16

are especially of Western culture is to 00:07:19

are especially of Western culture is to conceal that from ourselves so that when 00:07:19

conceal that from ourselves so that when 00:07:24

conceal that from ourselves so that when anybody in our culture says slips into 00:07:24

anybody in our culture says slips into 00:07:28

anybody in our culture says slips into the state of consciousness where they 00:07:28

the state of consciousness where they 00:07:29

the state of consciousness where they suddenly find this to be true and they 00:07:29

suddenly find this to be true and they 00:07:31

suddenly find this to be true and they come on and say I'm God we say you're 00:07:31

come on and say I'm God we say you're 00:07:35

come on and say I'm God we say you're insane now it's very difficult you you 00:07:35

insane now it's very difficult you you 00:07:39

insane now it's very difficult you you can very easily slip into the state of 00:07:39

can very easily slip into the state of 00:07:41

can very easily slip into the state of consciousness where you feel your God it 00:07:41

consciousness where you feel your God it 00:07:44

consciousness where you feel your God it can happen to anyone 00:07:44

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just in the same way as you can get the 00:07:48

just in the same way as you can get the 00:07:51

just in the same way as you can get the flu or measles or something like that 00:07:51

flu or measles or something like that 00:07:54

flu or measles or something like that you can slip into the state of 00:07:54

you can slip into the state of 00:07:55

you can slip into the state of consciousness and when you get it it 00:07:55

consciousness and when you get it it 00:08:00

consciousness and when you get it it depends upon your background and your 00:08:00

depends upon your background and your 00:08:03

depends upon your background and your training as to how you're going to 00:08:03

training as to how you're going to 00:08:05

training as to how you're going to interpret it if you've got the idea of 00:08:05

interpret it if you've got the idea of 00:08:07

interpret it if you've got the idea of God that comes from popular Christianity 00:08:07

God that comes from popular Christianity 00:08:11

God that comes from popular Christianity God as the governor the political head 00:08:11

God as the governor the political head 00:08:14

God as the governor the political head of the world and you think you're God 00:08:14

of the world and you think you're God 00:08:17

of the world and you think you're God then you say to everybody well you 00:08:17

then you say to everybody well you 00:08:20

then you say to everybody well you should bow down and worship me but if 00:08:20

should bow down and worship me but if 00:08:25

should bow down and worship me but if you are a member of Hindu culture when 00:08:25

you are a member of Hindu culture when 00:08:29

you are a member of Hindu culture when you suddenly tell all your friends I'm 00:08:29

you suddenly tell all your friends I'm 00:08:31

you suddenly tell all your friends I'm God instead of saying you're insane they 00:08:31

God instead of saying you're insane they 00:08:33

God instead of saying you're insane they say congratulations at last you found 00:08:33

say congratulations at last you found 00:08:35

say congratulations at last you found out 00:08:35

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because their idea of God is not the 00:08:38

because their idea of God is not the 00:08:42

because their idea of God is not the autocratic governor when they'd make 00:08:42

autocratic governor when they'd make 00:08:46

autocratic governor when they'd make images of Shiva say he has ten arms how 00:08:46

images of Shiva say he has ten arms how 00:08:51

images of Shiva say he has ten arms how would you use ten arms it's hard enough 00:08:51

would you use ten arms it's hard enough 00:08:53

would you use ten arms it's hard enough to use too you know if you play the 00:08:53

to use too you know if you play the 00:08:56

to use too you know if you play the organ you've got to use your two feet 00:08:56

organ you've got to use your two feet 00:08:58

organ you've got to use your two feet and your two hands and you play 00:08:58

and your two hands and you play 00:09:01

and your two hands and you play different rhythms with each member it's 00:09:01

different rhythms with each member it's 00:09:05

different rhythms with each member it's kind of tricky but actually we are all 00:09:05

kind of tricky but actually we are all 00:09:09

kind of tricky but actually we are all masters of this because how do you grow 00:09:09

masters of this because how do you grow 00:09:12

masters of this because how do you grow each hair without having to think about 00:09:12

each hair without having to think about 00:09:13

each hair without having to think about it each nerve how do you beat your heart 00:09:13

it each nerve how do you beat your heart 00:09:19

it each nerve how do you beat your heart and digest with your stomach at the same 00:09:19

and digest with your stomach at the same 00:09:21

and digest with your stomach at the same time you don't have to think about it in 00:09:21

time you don't have to think about it in 00:09:25

time you don't have to think about it in your very body you are omnipotent in the 00:09:25

your very body you are omnipotent in the 00:09:28

your very body you are omnipotent in the true sense of omnipotence which is that 00:09:28

true sense of omnipotence which is that 00:09:31

true sense of omnipotence which is that you are able to be omnipotent you are 00:09:31

you are able to be omnipotent you are 00:09:33

you are able to be omnipotent you are able to do all these things without 00:09:33

able to do all these things without 00:09:35

able to do all these things without having to think about it so when in 00:09:35

having to think about it so when in 00:09:38

having to think about it so when in India when I when I was a child I used 00:09:38

India when I when I was a child I used 00:09:40

India when I when I was a child I used to ask my mother of course all sorts of 00:09:40

to ask my mother of course all sorts of 00:09:42

to ask my mother of course all sorts of ridiculous questions that every child 00:09:42

ridiculous questions that every child 00:09:44

ridiculous questions that every child asked and when she got bored with my 00:09:44

asked and when she got bored with my 00:09:46

asked and when she got bored with my question she'd say darling there are 00:09:46

question she'd say darling there are 00:09:48

question she'd say darling there are some things we're just not meant to know 00:09:48

some things we're just not meant to know 00:09:50

some things we're just not meant to know well I said well we ever know she said 00:09:50

well I said well we ever know she said 00:09:53

well I said well we ever know she said yes of course when we die and go to 00:09:53

yes of course when we die and go to 00:09:54

yes of course when we die and go to heaven every God will make everything 00:09:54

heaven every God will make everything 00:09:56

heaven every God will make everything plain so I used to imagine on wet 00:09:56

plain so I used to imagine on wet 00:09:58

plain so I used to imagine on wet afternoons in heaven we'd all sit around 00:09:58

afternoons in heaven we'd all sit around 00:10:00

afternoons in heaven we'd all sit around the throne of grace and say to God well 00:10:00

the throne of grace and say to God well 00:10:02

the throne of grace and say to God well now why did you do this and how did you 00:10:02

now why did you do this and how did you 00:10:04

now why did you do this and how did you do that and he would explain it to us 00:10:04

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Heavenly Father why are the leaves green 00:10:08

Heavenly Father why are the leaves green 00:10:10

Heavenly Father why are the leaves green and he would say because of the 00:10:11

and he would say because of the 00:10:12

and he would say because of the chlorophyll and we'd say Oh 00:10:12

chlorophyll and we'd say Oh 00:10:14

chlorophyll and we'd say Oh [Laughter] 00:10:14

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but in the Hindu universe you would say 00:10:23

but in the Hindu universe you would say 00:10:27

but in the Hindu universe you would say to God how did you make the mountains 00:10:27

to God how did you make the mountains 00:10:30

to God how did you make the mountains and he would say well I just did it 00:10:30

and he would say well I just did it 00:10:34

and he would say well I just did it because what you're asking me for when 00:10:34

because what you're asking me for when 00:10:37

because what you're asking me for when you asked me how did I make the 00:10:37

you asked me how did I make the 00:10:39

you asked me how did I make the mountains you're asking me to describe 00:10:39

mountains you're asking me to describe 00:10:41

mountains you're asking me to describe in words how I made the moment and there 00:10:41

in words how I made the moment and there 00:10:45

in words how I made the moment and there are no words which can do this words 00:10:45

are no words which can do this words 00:10:47

are no words which can do this words cannot tell you how I made the mountains 00:10:47

cannot tell you how I made the mountains 00:10:50

cannot tell you how I made the mountains anymore then I can drink the ocean with 00:10:50

anymore then I can drink the ocean with 00:10:53

anymore then I can drink the ocean with a fork a fork may be useful for sticking 00:10:53

a fork a fork may be useful for sticking 00:10:59

a fork a fork may be useful for sticking into a piece of something and eating it 00:10:59

into a piece of something and eating it 00:11:00

into a piece of something and eating it but it won't it is no use for a imbibing 00:11:00

but it won't it is no use for a imbibing 00:11:04

but it won't it is no use for a imbibing the ocean will take millions of years so 00:11:04

the ocean will take millions of years so 00:11:08

the ocean will take millions of years so it would take millions of years in other 00:11:08

it would take millions of years in other 00:11:10

it would take millions of years in other words you would be bored with my 00:11:10

words you would be bored with my 00:11:12

words you would be bored with my description long before I got through it 00:11:12

description long before I got through it 00:11:14

description long before I got through it if I put it to you in words because I 00:11:14

if I put it to you in words because I 00:11:17

if I put it to you in words because I didn't create the mountains with words I 00:11:17

didn't create the mountains with words I 00:11:19

didn't create the mountains with words I just did it like you open and close your 00:11:20

just did it like you open and close your 00:11:23

just did it like you open and close your hand you know how to do this but can you 00:11:23

hand you know how to do this but can you 00:11:25

hand you know how to do this but can you describe in words how you do it even a 00:11:25

describe in words how you do it even a 00:11:28

describe in words how you do it even a very good physiologist can't describe it 00:11:28

very good physiologist can't describe it 00:11:30

very good physiologist can't describe it in words but you do it you you are 00:11:30

in words but you do it you you are 00:11:36

in words but you do it you you are conscious aren't you do you know how you 00:11:36

conscious aren't you do you know how you 00:11:38

conscious aren't you do you know how you manage to be conscious you know how you 00:11:38

manage to be conscious you know how you 00:11:40

manage to be conscious you know how you beat your heart can you say in words 00:11:40

beat your heart can you say in words 00:11:42

beat your heart can you say in words explain correctly how this is done you 00:11:42

explain correctly how this is done you 00:11:45

explain correctly how this is done you do it but you can't put it into words 00:11:45

do it but you can't put it into words 00:11:47

do it but you can't put it into words coz words are too clumsy and yet you 00:11:47

coz words are too clumsy and yet you 00:11:51

coz words are too clumsy and yet you managed this expertly for as long as 00:11:51

managed this expertly for as long as 00:11:54

managed this expertly for as long as you're able to do it but you see we are 00:11:54

you're able to do it but you see we are 00:11:58

you're able to do it but you see we are playing a game that then the game runs 00:11:58

playing a game that then the game runs 00:12:02

playing a game that then the game runs like this the only thing you really know 00:12:02

like this the only thing you really know 00:12:06

like this the only thing you really know is what you can put into words let's 00:12:06

is what you can put into words let's 00:12:10

is what you can put into words let's suppose I love some girl rapturously and 00:12:10

suppose I love some girl rapturously and 00:12:15

suppose I love some girl rapturously and somebody says to me would you really 00:12:15

somebody says to me would you really 00:12:18

somebody says to me would you really love her well how am I gonna prove this 00:12:18

love her well how am I gonna prove this 00:12:21

love her well how am I gonna prove this let's say write poetry tell us all how 00:12:21

let's say write poetry tell us all how 00:12:27

let's say write poetry tell us all how much you love her then we will believe 00:12:27

much you love her then we will believe 00:12:29

much you love her then we will believe you 00:12:29

you 00:12:30

you so if I'm an artist and I can put this 00:12:30

so if I'm an artist and I can put this 00:12:32

so if I'm an artist and I can put this into words and convince everybody that 00:12:32

into words and convince everybody that 00:12:34

into words and convince everybody that I've written the most ecstatic love 00:12:34

I've written the most ecstatic love 00:12:36

I've written the most ecstatic love letters ever written they say all right 00:12:36

letters ever written they say all right 00:12:38

letters ever written they say all right okay 00:12:38

okay 00:12:39

okay we will admit it you really do love her 00:12:39

we will admit it you really do love her 00:12:42

we will admit it you really do love her but supposing you're not very articulate 00:12:42

but supposing you're not very articulate 00:12:45

but supposing you're not very articulate are we going to tell you you don't level 00:12:45

are we going to tell you you don't level 00:12:49

are we going to tell you you don't level surely not you don't have to be Heloise 00:12:49

surely not you don't have to be Heloise 00:12:54

surely not you don't have to be Heloise and Abelard to be in love so but but the 00:12:54

and Abelard to be in love so but but the 00:13:02

and Abelard to be in love so but but the whole game that our culture is playing 00:13:02

whole game that our culture is playing 00:13:05

whole game that our culture is playing is that nothing really happens unless 00:13:05

is that nothing really happens unless 00:13:07

is that nothing really happens unless it's in the newspaper 00:13:07

it's in the newspaper 00:13:10

it's in the newspaper so we're when we are at a party and 00:13:10

so we're when we are at a party and 00:13:13

so we're when we are at a party and there's a great party somebody said too 00:13:13

there's a great party somebody said too 00:13:15

there's a great party somebody said too bad we didn't bring a camera it's too 00:13:15

bad we didn't bring a camera it's too 00:13:17

bad we didn't bring a camera it's too bad there wasn't the tape recorder and 00:13:17

bad there wasn't the tape recorder and 00:13:19

bad there wasn't the tape recorder and so our children begin to feel that they 00:13:19

so our children begin to feel that they 00:13:22

so our children begin to feel that they don't exist authentically unless they 00:13:22

don't exist authentically unless they 00:13:24

don't exist authentically unless they get their names in the papers and the 00:13:24

get their names in the papers and the 00:13:26

get their names in the papers and the fastest way of getting your name in the 00:13:26

fastest way of getting your name in the 00:13:27

fastest way of getting your name in the papers is to commit a crime and then 00:13:27

papers is to commit a crime and then 00:13:30

papers is to commit a crime and then you'll be photographed then you'll 00:13:30

you'll be photographed then you'll 00:13:32

you'll be photographed then you'll appear in court and everybody will 00:13:32

appear in court and everybody will 00:13:33

appear in court and everybody will notice you and you are there excuse me 00:13:33

notice you and you are there excuse me 00:13:43

notice you and you are there excuse me so you're not there unless you're 00:13:43

so you're not there unless you're 00:13:45

so you're not there unless you're recorded it really happened if it was 00:13:45

recorded it really happened if it was 00:13:50

recorded it really happened if it was recorded in other words if you shout and 00:13:50

recorded in other words if you shout and 00:13:52

recorded in other words if you shout and the distance doesn't come back and echo 00:13:52

the distance doesn't come back and echo 00:13:54

the distance doesn't come back and echo they didn't happen well that's a real 00:13:54

they didn't happen well that's a real 00:13:57

they didn't happen well that's a real hang-up it's true the fun with echoes we 00:13:57

hang-up it's true the fun with echoes we 00:14:01

hang-up it's true the fun with echoes we all like singing in the bathtub because 00:14:01

all like singing in the bathtub because 00:14:04

all like singing in the bathtub because there's more resonance there and when we 00:14:04

there's more resonance there and when we 00:14:07

there's more resonance there and when we play a musical instrument like a violin 00:14:07

play a musical instrument like a violin 00:14:09

play a musical instrument like a violin or a cello it has a sounding box because 00:14:09

or a cello it has a sounding box because 00:14:12

or a cello it has a sounding box because that gives resonance to the sound and in 00:14:12

that gives resonance to the sound and in 00:14:15

that gives resonance to the sound and in the same way the cortex of the human 00:14:15

the same way the cortex of the human 00:14:17

the same way the cortex of the human brain enables us when we are happy to 00:14:17

brain enables us when we are happy to 00:14:19

brain enables us when we are happy to know that we are happy and that gives a 00:14:19

know that we are happy and that gives a 00:14:21

know that we are happy and that gives a certain resonance to it if you are happy 00:14:21

certain resonance to it if you are happy 00:14:23

certain resonance to it if you are happy and you don't know you're happy there's 00:14:23

and you don't know you're happy there's 00:14:25

and you don't know you're happy there's nobody home 00:14:25

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but this is the whole problem for us 00:14:29

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several thousand years ago human beings 00:14:34

several thousand years ago human beings 00:14:38

several thousand years ago human beings evolved the system of self-consciousness 00:14:38

evolved the system of self-consciousness 00:14:41

evolved the system of self-consciousness and they knew they they knew it was a 00:14:41

and they knew they they knew it was a 00:14:48

and they knew they they knew it was a young man who said though it seems that 00:14:48

young man who said though it seems that 00:14:50

young man who said though it seems that I know that I know what I would like to 00:14:50

I know that I know what I would like to 00:14:52

I know that I know what I would like to see is the eye that knows me when I know 00:14:52

see is the eye that knows me when I know 00:14:55

see is the eye that knows me when I know that I know that I know you see and and 00:14:55

that I know that I know you see and and 00:14:59

that I know that I know you see and and this is that the human problem we know 00:14:59

this is that the human problem we know 00:15:03

this is that the human problem we know that we know and so in in this in we we 00:15:03

that we know and so in in this in we we 00:15:09

that we know and so in in this in we we the came a point in our evolution when 00:15:09

the came a point in our evolution when 00:15:13

the came a point in our evolution when we didn't guide life by just trusting 00:15:13

we didn't guide life by just trusting 00:15:16

we didn't guide life by just trusting our instincts let's suppose you could 00:15:16

our instincts let's suppose you could 00:15:19

our instincts let's suppose you could live absolutely spontaneously you don't 00:15:19

live absolutely spontaneously you don't 00:15:23

live absolutely spontaneously you don't make any plans 00:15:23

make any plans 00:15:24

make any plans you just live the way you feel like it 00:15:24

you just live the way you feel like it 00:15:27

you just live the way you feel like it and you would say what a gas that is I 00:15:27

and you would say what a gas that is I 00:15:30

and you would say what a gas that is I just don't have to make any plans or 00:15:30

just don't have to make any plans or 00:15:31

just don't have to make any plans or anything I just live I don't worry I 00:15:31

anything I just live I don't worry I 00:15:33

anything I just live I don't worry I just do what comes naturally well now 00:15:33

just do what comes naturally well now 00:15:40

just do what comes naturally well now wait a minute you might you think you 00:15:40

wait a minute you might you think you 00:15:42

wait a minute you might you think you would be but all the animals live this 00:15:42

would be but all the animals live this 00:15:45

would be but all the animals live this way the flowers grow this way yeah but 00:15:45

way the flowers grow this way yeah but 00:15:51

way the flowers grow this way yeah but you wouldn't because you'd know when to 00:15:51

you wouldn't because you'd know when to 00:15:53

you wouldn't because you'd know when to stop eating because he weren't hungry 00:15:53

stop eating because he weren't hungry 00:15:54

stop eating because he weren't hungry anymore 00:15:54

anymore 00:15:55

anymore as it is nowadays people get obese 00:15:55

as it is nowadays people get obese 00:15:58

as it is nowadays people get obese because they are trying to feed their 00:15:58

because they are trying to feed their 00:16:01

because they are trying to feed their empty hearts with us through their 00:16:01

empty hearts with us through their 00:16:02

empty hearts with us through their stomachs and they eat too much 00:16:02

stomachs and they eat too much 00:16:07

stomachs and they eat too much no no reasonable cat would eat too much 00:16:07

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so when when the animals live everybody 00:16:13

so when when the animals live everybody 00:16:17

so when when the animals live everybody envies them because look a cat when it 00:16:17

envies them because look a cat when it 00:16:20

envies them because look a cat when it walks did you ever see a cat making an 00:16:20

walks did you ever see a cat making an 00:16:23

walks did you ever see a cat making an aesthetic mistake when the way of the 00:16:23

aesthetic mistake when the way of the 00:16:26

aesthetic mistake when the way of the clouds did you ever see a badly formed 00:16:26

clouds did you ever see a badly formed 00:16:29

clouds did you ever see a badly formed cloud where the stars ever miss arranged 00:16:29

cloud where the stars ever miss arranged 00:16:32

cloud where the stars ever miss arranged when he watched the foam breaking on the 00:16:32

when he watched the foam breaking on the 00:16:35

when he watched the foam breaking on the seashore does it ever make a bad pattern 00:16:35

seashore does it ever make a bad pattern 00:16:37

seashore does it ever make a bad pattern never and yet we think in what we do we 00:16:37

never and yet we think in what we do we 00:16:41

never and yet we think in what we do we make mistakes and we're worried about 00:16:41

make mistakes and we're worried about 00:16:43

make mistakes and we're worried about that so there came this point in human 00:16:44

that so there came this point in human 00:16:47

that so there came this point in human evolution when we lost our innocence 00:16:47

evolution when we lost our innocence 00:16:50

evolution when we lost our innocence when we lost this thing that the cats 00:16:50

when we lost this thing that the cats 00:16:53

when we lost this thing that the cats and the flowers have and had to think 00:16:53

and the flowers have and had to think 00:16:57

and the flowers have and had to think about it and had to purposely arranged 00:16:57

about it and had to purposely arranged 00:17:00

about it and had to purposely arranged and discipline and push our lives around 00:17:00

and discipline and push our lives around 00:17:03

and discipline and push our lives around in accordance with foresight and words 00:17:03

in accordance with foresight and words 00:17:06

in accordance with foresight and words and systems of symbols accountancy 00:17:06

and systems of symbols accountancy 00:17:10

and systems of symbols accountancy calculation and so on and then we 00:17:10

calculation and so on and then we 00:17:13

calculation and so on and then we worried once you start thinking about 00:17:13

worried once you start thinking about 00:17:16

worried once you start thinking about things you worry as to whether you 00:17:16

things you worry as to whether you 00:17:18

things you worry as to whether you thought enough did you really take all 00:17:18

thought enough did you really take all 00:17:22

thought enough did you really take all the details into consideration was every 00:17:22

the details into consideration was every 00:17:24

the details into consideration was every fact properly reviewed and by Jove the 00:17:24

fact properly reviewed and by Jove the 00:17:27

fact properly reviewed and by Jove the more you think about it the more you 00:17:27

more you think about it the more you 00:17:29

more you think about it the more you realize that you really couldn't take 00:17:29

realize that you really couldn't take 00:17:32

realize that you really couldn't take everything into consideration because 00:17:32

everything into consideration because 00:17:34

everything into consideration because all the variables in any human decision 00:17:35

all the variables in any human decision 00:17:37

all the variables in any human decision are incalculable so you get anxiety and 00:17:37

are incalculable so you get anxiety and 00:17:43

are incalculable so you get anxiety and this though also this is the price you 00:17:43

this though also this is the price you 00:17:47

this though also this is the price you pay for knowing that you know for being 00:17:47

pay for knowing that you know for being 00:17:52

pay for knowing that you know for being able to think about thinking to feel 00:17:52

able to think about thinking to feel 00:17:54

able to think about thinking to feel about feeling and so we are in this 00:17:54

about feeling and so we are in this 00:17:58

about feeling and so we are in this funny position now then you see that 00:17:58

funny position now then you see that 00:18:02

funny position now then you see that this is simultaneously an advantage and 00:18:02

this is simultaneously an advantage and 00:18:05

this is simultaneously an advantage and a terrible disadvantage what has 00:18:05

a terrible disadvantage what has 00:18:11

a terrible disadvantage what has happened here is that by 00:18:11

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having a certain kind of consciousness a 00:18:18

having a certain kind of consciousness a 00:18:23

having a certain kind of consciousness a certain kind of reflexive consciousness 00:18:23

certain kind of reflexive consciousness 00:18:27

certain kind of reflexive consciousness being aware of being aware being able to 00:18:27

being aware of being aware being able to 00:18:31

being aware of being aware being able to represent what goes on fundamentally in 00:18:31

represent what goes on fundamentally in 00:18:34

represent what goes on fundamentally in terms of a system of symbols such as 00:18:35

terms of a system of symbols such as 00:18:37

terms of a system of symbols such as words such as numbers you put as it were 00:18:37

words such as numbers you put as it were 00:18:42

words such as numbers you put as it were two lives together at once one 00:18:42

two lives together at once one 00:18:44

two lives together at once one representing the other the symbols 00:18:44

representing the other the symbols 00:18:49

representing the other the symbols representing the reality the money 00:18:49

representing the reality the money 00:18:52

representing the reality the money representing the wealth and if you don't 00:18:52

representing the wealth and if you don't 00:18:55

representing the wealth and if you don't realize that the symbol is really 00:18:55

realize that the symbol is really 00:18:59

realize that the symbol is really secondary it doesn't have the same value 00:18:59

secondary it doesn't have the same value 00:19:01

secondary it doesn't have the same value no people go to the supermarket and they 00:19:01

no people go to the supermarket and they 00:19:04

no people go to the supermarket and they get a whole carload of goodies and they 00:19:04

get a whole carload of goodies and they 00:19:07

get a whole carload of goodies and they drive it through and then the clerk 00:19:07

drive it through and then the clerk 00:19:10

drive it through and then the clerk fixes up the counter on this long tape 00:19:10

fixes up the counter on this long tape 00:19:13

fixes up the counter on this long tape comes out and you say thirty dollars 00:19:13

comes out and you say thirty dollars 00:19:16

comes out and you say thirty dollars please and everybody feels depressed as 00:19:16

please and everybody feels depressed as 00:19:19

please and everybody feels depressed as they they give away thirty dollars worth 00:19:19

they they give away thirty dollars worth 00:19:21

they they give away thirty dollars worth of paper but they got a cartload of 00:19:21

of paper but they got a cartload of 00:19:24

of paper but they got a cartload of goodies they don't think about that they 00:19:24

goodies they don't think about that they 00:19:27

goodies they don't think about that they think they just lost lost thirty dollars 00:19:27

think they just lost lost thirty dollars 00:19:30

think they just lost lost thirty dollars but you've got the real wealth in the 00:19:30

but you've got the real wealth in the 00:19:32

but you've got the real wealth in the card while you parted with was the paper 00:19:32

card while you parted with was the paper 00:19:35

card while you parted with was the paper [Applause] 00:19:35

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[Applause] because the paper in our system becomes 00:19:37

because the paper in our system becomes 00:19:41

because the paper in our system becomes more valuable than the wealth it 00:19:41

more valuable than the wealth it 00:19:43

more valuable than the wealth it represents power potentiality whereas 00:19:43

represents power potentiality whereas 00:19:47

represents power potentiality whereas the wealth think are well that's just 00:19:47

the wealth think are well that's just 00:19:51

the wealth think are well that's just necessary you gotta eat I mean that's to 00:19:51

necessary you gotta eat I mean that's to 00:19:55

necessary you gotta eat I mean that's to be really mixed up if you awaken from 00:19:55

be really mixed up if you awaken from 00:19:59

be really mixed up if you awaken from this illusion and you understand that 00:19:59

this illusion and you understand that 00:20:02

this illusion and you understand that black implies white self implies other 00:20:02

black implies white self implies other 00:20:06

black implies white self implies other life implies death 00:20:06

life implies death 00:20:08

life implies death or should I say death implies life you 00:20:08

or should I say death implies life you 00:20:12

or should I say death implies life you can conceive yourself you can not 00:20:12

can conceive yourself you can not 00:20:16

can conceive yourself you can not conceive but feel yourself not as a 00:20:16

conceive but feel yourself not as a 00:20:20

conceive but feel yourself not as a stranger in the world not as something 00:20:20

stranger in the world not as something 00:20:23

stranger in the world not as something here on sufferance on probation not as 00:20:23

here on sufferance on probation not as 00:20:27

here on sufferance on probation not as something 00:20:27

something 00:20:28

something that has arrived here by fluke but you 00:20:28

that has arrived here by fluke but you 00:20:32

that has arrived here by fluke but you can begin to feel your own existence as 00:20:32

can begin to feel your own existence as 00:20:35

can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental what you are 00:20:35

absolutely fundamental what you are 00:20:41

absolutely fundamental what you are basically deep deep down 00:20:41

basically deep deep down 00:20:46

basically deep deep down far far in is simply the the fabric and 00:20:46

far far in is simply the the fabric and 00:20:54

far far in is simply the the fabric and structure of existence itself so say in 00:20:54

structure of existence itself so say in 00:21:00

structure of existence itself so say in Hindu mythology they say that the world 00:21:00

Hindu mythology they say that the world 00:21:04

Hindu mythology they say that the world is the drama of God God is not something 00:21:04

is the drama of God God is not something 00:21:11

is the drama of God God is not something in Hindu mythology with the white beard 00:21:11

in Hindu mythology with the white beard 00:21:14

in Hindu mythology with the white beard that sits on the throne and that has 00:21:14

that sits on the throne and that has 00:21:16

that sits on the throne and that has royal prerogatives God in in Indian 00:21:16

royal prerogatives God in in Indian 00:21:19

royal prerogatives God in in Indian mythology is the self satchitananda 00:21:19

mythology is the self satchitananda 00:21:23

mythology is the self satchitananda which means such that which is that 00:21:23

which means such that which is that 00:21:27

which means such that which is that which is consciousness that which is 00:21:27

which is consciousness that which is 00:21:29

which is consciousness that which is Ananda is bliss and in other words read 00:21:29

Ananda is bliss and in other words read 00:21:32

Ananda is bliss and in other words read the that what exists reality itself is 00:21:32

the that what exists reality itself is 00:21:37

the that what exists reality itself is gorgeous it is the plenum the fullness 00:21:37

gorgeous it is the plenum the fullness 00:21:42

gorgeous it is the plenum the fullness of total joy wow-whee and all those 00:21:42

of total joy wow-whee and all those 00:21:48

of total joy wow-whee and all those stars if you look out in the sky as the 00:21:48

stars if you look out in the sky as the 00:21:50

stars if you look out in the sky as the firework display like you see on the 4th 00:21:50

firework display like you see on the 4th 00:21:52

firework display like you see on the 4th of July which is a great occasion for 00:21:52

of July which is a great occasion for 00:21:54

of July which is a great occasion for celebration the universe is a 00:21:54

celebration the universe is a 00:21:56

celebration the universe is a celebration it is that firework show to 00:21:56

celebration it is that firework show to 00:21:58

celebration it is that firework show to celebrate that existence is why are we 00:21:58

celebrate that existence is why are we 00:22:03

celebrate that existence is why are we and then they say about however you 00:22:03

and then they say about however you 00:22:10

and then they say about however you can't if there's no point just in 00:22:10

can't if there's no point just in 00:22:13

can't if there's no point just in sustaining bliss let's suppose that you 00:22:13

sustaining bliss let's suppose that you 00:22:19

sustaining bliss let's suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream 00:22:19

were able every night to dream any dream 00:22:21

were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream and that you could 00:22:21

you wanted to dream and that you could 00:22:27

you wanted to dream and that you could for example have the power within one 00:22:27

for example have the power within one 00:22:30

for example have the power within one night to dream 75 years of time or any 00:22:30

night to dream 75 years of time or any 00:22:35

night to dream 75 years of time or any length of time you wanted to have 00:22:35

length of time you wanted to have 00:22:37

length of time you wanted to have and you would naturally as you began on 00:22:37

and you would naturally as you began on 00:22:42

and you would naturally as you began on this adventure of Dreams you would 00:22:42

this adventure of Dreams you would 00:22:44

this adventure of Dreams you would fulfill all your wishes you would have 00:22:44

fulfill all your wishes you would have 00:22:50

fulfill all your wishes you would have every kind of pleasure we could conceive 00:22:50

every kind of pleasure we could conceive 00:22:53

every kind of pleasure we could conceive and after several nights of 75 years of 00:22:53

and after several nights of 75 years of 00:22:58

and after several nights of 75 years of total pleasure each you would say well 00:22:58

total pleasure each you would say well 00:23:01

total pleasure each you would say well ha I was pretty great 00:23:01

ha I was pretty great 00:23:02

ha I was pretty great but now let's some let's have a surprise 00:23:02

but now let's some let's have a surprise 00:23:06

but now let's some let's have a surprise let's have a dream which isn't under 00:23:06

let's have a dream which isn't under 00:23:09

let's have a dream which isn't under control where something is gonna happen 00:23:09

control where something is gonna happen 00:23:12

control where something is gonna happen to me that I don't know what its gonna 00:23:12

to me that I don't know what its gonna 00:23:14

to me that I don't know what its gonna be and you you would dig that and come 00:23:14

be and you you would dig that and come 00:23:20

be and you you would dig that and come out of that and say wow that was a close 00:23:20

out of that and say wow that was a close 00:23:23

out of that and say wow that was a close shave wasn't it and then you would get 00:23:23

shave wasn't it and then you would get 00:23:26

shave wasn't it and then you would get more and more adventurous and you would 00:23:26

more and more adventurous and you would 00:23:29

more and more adventurous and you would make further and further out Gamble's as 00:23:29

make further and further out Gamble's as 00:23:31

make further and further out Gamble's as to what you would dream and finally you 00:23:31

to what you would dream and finally you 00:23:33

to what you would dream and finally you would dream where you are now you would 00:23:33

would dream where you are now you would 00:23:40

would dream where you are now you would dream the dream of living the life that 00:23:40

dream the dream of living the life that 00:23:41

dream the dream of living the life that you were actually living today that 00:23:41

you were actually living today that 00:23:45

you were actually living today that would be within the infinite 00:23:45

would be within the infinite 00:23:46

would be within the infinite multiplicity of choices you would have 00:23:46

multiplicity of choices you would have 00:23:49

multiplicity of choices you would have of playing that you weren't God because 00:23:49

of playing that you weren't God because 00:23:55

of playing that you weren't God because the whole nature of the Godhead 00:23:55

the whole nature of the Godhead 00:23:57

the whole nature of the Godhead according to this idea is to play that 00:23:57

according to this idea is to play that 00:24:00

according to this idea is to play that he's not the first thing he says to 00:24:00

he's not the first thing he says to 00:24:04

he's not the first thing he says to himself his man get lost because he 00:24:04

himself his man get lost because he 00:24:10

himself his man get lost because he gives himself away the nature of love is 00:24:10

gives himself away the nature of love is 00:24:13

gives himself away the nature of love is self-abandonment not clinging to oneself 00:24:13

self-abandonment not clinging to oneself 00:24:16

self-abandonment not clinging to oneself throwing yourself out as in for example 00:24:16

throwing yourself out as in for example 00:24:18

throwing yourself out as in for example in basketball you're always getting rid 00:24:18

in basketball you're always getting rid 00:24:21

in basketball you're always getting rid of the ball you say to the other fellow 00:24:21

of the ball you say to the other fellow 00:24:24

of the ball you say to the other fellow have a ball see and that keeps things 00:24:24

have a ball see and that keeps things 00:24:29

have a ball see and that keeps things moving that's the nature of life so in 00:24:29

moving that's the nature of life so in 00:24:34

moving that's the nature of life so in this idea then everybody is 00:24:34

this idea then everybody is 00:24:36

this idea then everybody is fundamentally the ultimate reality not 00:24:36

fundamentally the ultimate reality not 00:24:41

fundamentally the ultimate reality not God in a politically kingly sense but 00:24:41

God in a politically kingly sense but 00:24:45

God in a politically kingly sense but God in the sense of being the self the 00:24:45

God in the sense of being the self the 00:24:48

God in the sense of being the self the deep down basic whatever there is 00:24:48

deep down basic whatever there is 00:24:50

deep down basic whatever there is and you're all that only you're 00:24:50

and you're all that only you're 00:24:54

and you're all that only you're pretending you're not and it's perfectly 00:24:54

pretending you're not and it's perfectly 00:24:57

pretending you're not and it's perfectly okay to pretend you're not to be 00:24:57

okay to pretend you're not to be 00:25:00

okay to pretend you're not to be absolutely convinced because this is the 00:25:00

absolutely convinced because this is the 00:25:01

absolutely convinced because this is the whole notion of drama when you come into 00:25:01

whole notion of drama when you come into 00:25:04

whole notion of drama when you come into the theater there is a proscenium arch 00:25:04

the theater there is a proscenium arch 00:25:08

the theater there is a proscenium arch and the stage and down there is the 00:25:08

and the stage and down there is the 00:25:10

and the stage and down there is the audience and everybody assumes their 00:25:10

audience and everybody assumes their 00:25:13

audience and everybody assumes their seats in the theater and are going to 00:25:13

seats in the theater and are going to 00:25:15

seats in the theater and are going to see a comedy a tragedy a thriller or 00:25:15

see a comedy a tragedy a thriller or 00:25:18

see a comedy a tragedy a thriller or whatever it is and they all know as they 00:25:18

whatever it is and they all know as they 00:25:21

whatever it is and they all know as they come in and pay their admissions that 00:25:21

come in and pay their admissions that 00:25:23

come in and pay their admissions that what is going to happen on the stage is 00:25:23

what is going to happen on the stage is 00:25:25

what is going to happen on the stage is not for real but the actors have a 00:25:25

not for real but the actors have a 00:25:30

not for real but the actors have a conspiracy against this because they're 00:25:30

conspiracy against this because they're 00:25:32

conspiracy against this because they're going to try and persuade the audience 00:25:32

going to try and persuade the audience 00:25:34

going to try and persuade the audience that what is happening on the stage is 00:25:34

that what is happening on the stage is 00:25:36

that what is happening on the stage is for real they want to get everybody 00:25:36

for real they want to get everybody 00:25:38

for real they want to get everybody sitting on the edge of their chairs they 00:25:38

sitting on the edge of their chairs they 00:25:40

sitting on the edge of their chairs they want to get you terrified or crying or 00:25:40

want to get you terrified or crying or 00:25:42

want to get you terrified or crying or laughing 00:25:42

laughing 00:25:44

laughing ab-absolutely captivated by the drama 00:25:44

ab-absolutely captivated by the drama 00:25:49

ab-absolutely captivated by the drama and if a skillful human actor can take 00:25:49

and if a skillful human actor can take 00:25:54

and if a skillful human actor can take in an audience and make people cry think 00:25:54

in an audience and make people cry think 00:25:57

in an audience and make people cry think what the cosmic actor can do why he can 00:25:57

what the cosmic actor can do why he can 00:26:00

what the cosmic actor can do why he can take himself in completely he can play 00:26:00

take himself in completely he can play 00:26:03

take himself in completely he can play so much for real if he really believes 00:26:03

so much for real if he really believes 00:26:05

so much for real if he really believes it is like you sitting in this room you 00:26:05

it is like you sitting in this room you 00:26:07

it is like you sitting in this room you think you're really here while you've 00:26:07

think you're really here while you've 00:26:10

think you're really here while you've persuaded yourself that way you've acted 00:26:10

persuaded yourself that way you've acted 00:26:11

persuaded yourself that way you've acted it so damn well that you know this is 00:26:11

it so damn well that you know this is 00:26:14

it so damn well that you know this is the real world but you're playing it 00:26:14

the real world but you're playing it 00:26:19

the real world but you're playing it because the audience and the actor is 00:26:19

because the audience and the actor is 00:26:21

because the audience and the actor is one goes to behind the stage there's the 00:26:21

one goes to behind the stage there's the 00:26:25

one goes to behind the stage there's the green room off scene obscene where the 00:26:25

green room off scene obscene where the 00:26:33

green room off scene obscene where the actors take off their masks you know 00:26:33

actors take off their masks you know 00:26:36

actors take off their masks you know that the word person means mask the 00:26:36

that the word person means mask the 00:26:39

that the word person means mask the persona which is the mask worn by actors 00:26:39

persona which is the mask worn by actors 00:26:42

persona which is the mask worn by actors in greco-roman drama because it has a 00:26:42

in greco-roman drama because it has a 00:26:46

in greco-roman drama because it has a megaphone type mouth which throws the 00:26:46

megaphone type mouth which throws the 00:26:50

megaphone type mouth which throws the sound out in an open-air theater so 00:26:50

sound out in an open-air theater so 00:26:52

sound out in an open-air theater so power through SONA but the sound comes 00:26:52

power through SONA but the sound comes 00:26:55

power through SONA but the sound comes through that's the mask how to be a real 00:26:55

through that's the mask how to be a real 00:26:58

through that's the mask how to be a real person how to be a genuine fake 00:26:58

person how to be a genuine fake 00:27:02

person how to be a genuine fake a mask so the dramatis personae at the 00:27:02

a mask so the dramatis personae at the 00:27:07

a mask so the dramatis personae at the beginning of a play is the list of masks 00:27:07

beginning of a play is the list of masks 00:27:09

beginning of a play is the list of masks that the actors will wear and so in the 00:27:09

that the actors will wear and so in the 00:27:12

that the actors will wear and so in the cost of forgetting that this this life 00:27:12

cost of forgetting that this this life 00:27:15

cost of forgetting that this this life is a drama of the word for the role the 00:27:15

is a drama of the word for the role the 00:27:17

is a drama of the word for the role the right word for the mask has come to mean 00:27:17

right word for the mask has come to mean 00:27:20

right word for the mask has come to mean who you are genuinely the person the 00:27:20

who you are genuinely the person the 00:27:25

who you are genuinely the person the proper person incidentally the word 00:27:25

proper person incidentally the word 00:27:28

proper person incidentally the word parson is derived from the word person 00:27:28

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the person of the village person around 00:27:34

the person of the village person around 00:27:37

the person of the village person around town the parson funny so anyway then 00:27:37

town the parson funny so anyway then 00:27:43

town the parson funny so anyway then this is the drum and what what I want 00:27:43

this is the drum and what what I want 00:27:48

this is the drum and what what I want you to do is not I don't I'm not trying 00:27:48

you to do is not I don't I'm not trying 00:27:51

you to do is not I don't I'm not trying to sell you on this idea in the sense of 00:27:51

to sell you on this idea in the sense of 00:27:53

to sell you on this idea in the sense of converting you to it I want you to play 00:27:53

converting you to it I want you to play 00:27:55

converting you to it I want you to play with it I want you to think of its 00:27:55

with it I want you to think of its 00:27:57

with it I want you to think of its possibilities I'm not trying to prove it 00:27:57

possibilities I'm not trying to prove it 00:27:59

possibilities I'm not trying to prove it I'm just putting it forward as a 00:27:59

I'm just putting it forward as a 00:28:01

I'm just putting it forward as a possibility of life to think about 00:28:01