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it is fascinating that an increasingly 00:00:01
it is fascinating that an increasingly 00:00:07
it is fascinating that an increasingly large number of people in the United 00:00:07
large number of people in the United 00:00:09
large number of people in the United States have become interested in the 00:00:09
States have become interested in the 00:00:14
States have become interested in the practice of what may generally be called 00:00:14
practice of what may generally be called 00:00:17
practice of what may generally be called meditation or contemplation according to 00:00:17
meditation or contemplation according to 00:00:21
meditation or contemplation according to models that have been followed for 00:00:21
models that have been followed for 00:00:23
models that have been followed for centuries in Asia and one of the reasons 00:00:23
centuries in Asia and one of the reasons 00:00:28
centuries in Asia and one of the reasons for this is that the religions which are 00:00:28
for this is that the religions which are 00:00:32
for this is that the religions which are generic to the west Judaism Christianity 00:00:32
generic to the west Judaism Christianity 00:00:36
generic to the west Judaism Christianity and even Islam are more talkative than 00:00:36
and even Islam are more talkative than 00:00:42
and even Islam are more talkative than contemplative in other words when you go 00:00:42
contemplative in other words when you go 00:00:46
contemplative in other words when you go to a church service if you're Protestant 00:00:46
to a church service if you're Protestant 00:00:49
to a church service if you're Protestant you expect the main event to be the 00:00:49
you expect the main event to be the 00:00:52
you expect the main event to be the sermon and also the ministers prayer 00:00:52
sermon and also the ministers prayer 00:00:57
sermon and also the ministers prayer offered more or less spontaneously 00:00:57
offered more or less spontaneously 00:01:01
offered more or less spontaneously telling God how to control the universe 00:01:01
telling God how to control the universe 00:01:05
telling God how to control the universe and if you're a Catholic you expect the 00:01:05
and if you're a Catholic you expect the 00:01:10
and if you're a Catholic you expect the mass which has now been translated into 00:01:10
mass which has now been translated into 00:01:15
mass which has now been translated into English so that everybody can suppose 00:01:15
English so that everybody can suppose 00:01:17
English so that everybody can suppose that they understand it and as there by 00:01:17
that they understand it and as there by 00:01:21
that they understand it and as there by being degraded from what Hindus would 00:01:21
being degraded from what Hindus would 00:01:25
being degraded from what Hindus would call mantra the use of sound for 00:01:25
call mantra the use of sound for 00:01:30
call mantra the use of sound for meditation to a merely instructive 00:01:30
meditation to a merely instructive 00:01:32
meditation to a merely instructive affair we are very verbose in our 00:01:32
affair we are very verbose in our 00:01:36
affair we are very verbose in our religion and because of that it's all 00:01:36
religion and because of that it's all 00:01:41
religion and because of that it's all words words words and only rarely does 00:01:41
words words words and only rarely does 00:01:45
words words words and only rarely does this help us to transform our 00:01:45
this help us to transform our 00:01:48
this help us to transform our consciousness and this is more and more 00:01:48
consciousness and this is more and more 00:01:54
consciousness and this is more and more people are realizing is the important 00:01:54
people are realizing is the important 00:01:57
people are realizing is the important thing because we discover this there are 00:01:57
thing because we discover this there are 00:02:03
thing because we discover this there are extremely powerful technologies our 00:02:03
extremely powerful technologies our 00:02:07
extremely powerful technologies our magnifiers or amplifiers 00:02:07
when we do what we will what we think we 00:02:12
when we do what we will what we think we 00:02:17
when we do what we will what we think we desire with technology we are as it were 00:02:17
desire with technology we are as it were 00:02:22
desire with technology we are as it were blowing up our image of ourselves to 00:02:22
blowing up our image of ourselves to 00:02:25
blowing up our image of ourselves to enormous proportions and many of us are 00:02:25
enormous proportions and many of us are 00:02:28
enormous proportions and many of us are beginning to realize that we don't like 00:02:28
beginning to realize that we don't like 00:02:30
beginning to realize that we don't like it we discover ourselves to be beings 00:02:30
it we discover ourselves to be beings 00:02:34
it we discover ourselves to be beings that are hostile to the environment and 00:02:34
that are hostile to the environment and 00:02:38
that are hostile to the environment and that are bent on dominating it to the 00:02:38
that are bent on dominating it to the 00:02:41
that are bent on dominating it to the point of destruction that we don't feel 00:02:41
point of destruction that we don't feel 00:02:44
point of destruction that we don't feel at home in the universe we feel that our 00:02:44
at home in the universe we feel that our 00:02:48
at home in the universe we feel that our skin at the very least is a boundary 00:02:48
skin at the very least is a boundary 00:02:51
skin at the very least is a boundary between a palpitating sensitive 00:02:51
between a palpitating sensitive 00:02:55
between a palpitating sensitive consciousness that's terrified of what's 00:02:55
consciousness that's terrified of what's 00:02:57
consciousness that's terrified of what's outside the skin and terrified of a good 00:02:57
outside the skin and terrified of a good 00:02:59
outside the skin and terrified of a good deal that's inside it like bacteria and 00:02:59
deal that's inside it like bacteria and 00:03:02
deal that's inside it like bacteria and cancer cells weak arteries cholesterol 00:03:02
cancer cells weak arteries cholesterol 00:03:08
cancer cells weak arteries cholesterol what-have-you 00:03:08
what-have-you 00:03:09
what-have-you so we have this strange thing that 00:03:09
so we have this strange thing that 00:03:14
so we have this strange thing that Lancelot white called the European 00:03:14
Lancelot white called the European 00:03:16
Lancelot white called the European dissociation the feeling of oneself as a 00:03:16
dissociation the feeling of oneself as a 00:03:24
dissociation the feeling of oneself as a prisoner involuntarily so in a hostile 00:03:24
prisoner involuntarily so in a hostile 00:03:31
prisoner involuntarily so in a hostile world that does not give a damn about 00:03:31
world that does not give a damn about 00:03:33
world that does not give a damn about our egos and therefore when news comes 00:03:33
our egos and therefore when news comes 00:03:40
our egos and therefore when news comes from all about whether it be from the 00:03:40
from all about whether it be from the 00:03:42
from all about whether it be from the Orient or whether it be from experiments 00:03:42
Orient or whether it be from experiments 00:03:45
Orient or whether it be from experiments with psychedelic drugs when news comes 00:03:45
with psychedelic drugs when news comes 00:03:48
with psychedelic drugs when news comes that this feeling of our own existence 00:03:48
that this feeling of our own existence 00:03:50
that this feeling of our own existence may be a hallucination people prick up 00:03:50
may be a hallucination people prick up 00:03:54
may be a hallucination people prick up their ears and would like to know is 00:03:54
their ears and would like to know is 00:03:59
their ears and would like to know is there some other mode of consciousness 00:03:59
there some other mode of consciousness 00:04:01
there some other mode of consciousness which one can be in which is not this 00:04:01
which one can be in which is not this 00:04:03
which one can be in which is not this alienated mode because we feel I think 00:04:03
alienated mode because we feel I think 00:04:08
alienated mode because we feel I think many of us very very strongly that if 00:04:08
many of us very very strongly that if 00:04:10
many of us very very strongly that if there is such a place we would like to 00:04:10
there is such a place we would like to 00:04:12
there is such a place we would like to be there that of course entails 00:04:12
be there that of course entails 00:04:15
be there that of course entails difficulties which we shall go into but 00:04:15
difficulties which we shall go into but 00:04:20
difficulties which we shall go into but this is the starting point of the 00:04:20
this is the starting point of the 00:04:22
this is the starting point of the fascination 00:04:22
fascination 00:04:23
fascination for yoga for zazen and also for the 00:04:24
for yoga for zazen and also for the 00:04:30
for yoga for zazen and also for the Taoist forms of meditation which are 00:04:30
Taoist forms of meditation which are 00:04:34
Taoist forms of meditation which are much less known but there arise problems 00:04:34
much less known but there arise problems 00:04:42
much less known but there arise problems about this when we are going to convey 00:04:42
about this when we are going to convey 00:04:45
about this when we are going to convey these disciplines to Western people 00:04:45
because Western people who are 00:04:50
because Western people who are 00:04:53
because Western people who are interested in things of this kind are 00:04:53
interested in things of this kind are 00:04:55
interested in things of this kind are apt to be very interested whereas on the 00:04:55
apt to be very interested whereas on the 00:05:00
apt to be very interested whereas on the other hand in cultures where things of 00:05:00
other hand in cultures where things of 00:05:06
other hand in cultures where things of this kind have been known for thousands 00:05:06
this kind have been known for thousands 00:05:09
this kind have been known for thousands of years there is a tendency for them to 00:05:09
of years there is a tendency for them to 00:05:14
of years there is a tendency for them to become rather rote ish and therefore the 00:05:15
become rather rote ish and therefore the 00:05:23
become rather rote ish and therefore the way of teaching these disciplines which 00:05:23
way of teaching these disciplines which 00:05:25
way of teaching these disciplines which many Asian teachers use are designed not 00:05:25
many Asian teachers use are designed not 00:05:31
many Asian teachers use are designed not for mature adults but for relatively 00:05:31
for mature adults but for relatively 00:05:34
for mature adults but for relatively young people who are not interested in 00:05:34
young people who are not interested in 00:05:37
young people who are not interested in learning them in other words when a kind 00:05:37
learning them in other words when a kind 00:05:42
learning them in other words when a kind of religion let's take the case of Zen 00:05:42
of religion let's take the case of Zen 00:05:44
of religion let's take the case of Zen Buddhism or in Chinese it is called 00:05:44
Buddhism or in Chinese it is called 00:05:46
Buddhism or in Chinese it is called charm when after some years pious people 00:05:46
charm when after some years pious people 00:05:53
charm when after some years pious people have followed these disciplines and 00:05:53
have followed these disciplines and 00:05:56
have followed these disciplines and learned to enjoy them they have a way of 00:05:56
learned to enjoy them they have a way of 00:06:00
learned to enjoy them they have a way of telling their children that you ought to 00:06:00
telling their children that you ought to 00:06:02
telling their children that you ought to enjoy this to see and we would like you 00:06:02
enjoy this to see and we would like you 00:06:07
enjoy this to see and we would like you to go to the monastery and furthermore 00:06:07
to go to the monastery and furthermore 00:06:11
to go to the monastery and furthermore when does the superstitious feeling that 00:06:11
when does the superstitious feeling that 00:06:14
when does the superstitious feeling that raising a son to be a monk or a priest 00:06:14
raising a son to be a monk or a priest 00:06:16
raising a son to be a monk or a priest redounds to one's own good merit in 00:06:16
redounds to one's own good merit in 00:06:19
redounds to one's own good merit in future lives the more sons who send into 00:06:19
future lives the more sons who send into 00:06:22
future lives the more sons who send into the priests of the better there's the 00:06:22
the priests of the better there's the 00:06:25
the priests of the better there's the same in Catholic countries it was the 00:06:25
same in Catholic countries it was the 00:06:27
same in Catholic countries it was the same among the British in the Anglican 00:06:27
same among the British in the Anglican 00:06:30
same among the British in the Anglican Church during the 18th century when the 00:06:30
Church during the 18th century when the 00:06:32
Church during the 18th century when the first son of the family went into the 00:06:32
first son of the family went into the 00:06:33
first son of the family went into the law because he had then a good chance of 00:06:33
law because he had then a good chance of 00:06:35
law because he had then a good chance of being a successful politician this 00:06:35
being a successful politician this 00:06:37
being a successful politician this and some went into the Army in the third 00:06:37
and some went into the Army in the third 00:06:39
and some went into the Army in the third son went into the priesthood and it is a 00:06:39
son went into the priesthood and it is a 00:06:43
son went into the priesthood and it is a matter of course and I had no real 00:06:43
matter of course and I had no real 00:06:45
matter of course and I had no real interest in religion they weren't really 00:06:45
interest in religion they weren't really 00:06:46
interest in religion they weren't really curious it was something they were 00:06:46
curious it was something they were 00:06:48
curious it was something they were studying out of filial duty to their 00:06:48
studying out of filial duty to their 00:06:51
studying out of filial duty to their parents and especially in these days in 00:06:51
parents and especially in these days in 00:06:54
parents and especially in these days in Japan when in order to inherit your 00:06:54
Japan when in order to inherit your 00:06:56
Japan when in order to inherit your father's temple you have to go to the 00:06:57
father's temple you have to go to the 00:06:59
father's temple you have to go to the monastery and take the Zen training it 00:06:59
monastery and take the Zen training it 00:07:03
monastery and take the Zen training it becomes a matter of some urgency so you 00:07:03
becomes a matter of some urgency so you 00:07:07
becomes a matter of some urgency so you have a lot of unwilling young men 00:07:07
have a lot of unwilling young men 00:07:11
have a lot of unwilling young men sometimes young women in the nunneries 00:07:11
sometimes young women in the nunneries 00:07:15
sometimes young women in the nunneries learning the meditative disciplines 00:07:15
learning the meditative disciplines 00:07:18
learning the meditative disciplines under the supervision of ecclesiastical 00:07:18
under the supervision of ecclesiastical 00:07:23
under the supervision of ecclesiastical task masters who are everywhere in the 00:07:23
task masters who are everywhere in the 00:07:26
task masters who are everywhere in the world exactly the same I attended from 00:07:26
world exactly the same I attended from 00:07:30
world exactly the same I attended from the ages of 13 to 17 an ecclesiastical 00:07:30
the ages of 13 to 17 an ecclesiastical 00:07:33
the ages of 13 to 17 an ecclesiastical boys boarding school in England I can 00:07:33
boys boarding school in England I can 00:07:37
boys boarding school in England I can assure you I've had enough of it 00:07:37
we were very sternly disciplined in the 00:07:40
we were very sternly disciplined in the 00:07:43
we were very sternly disciplined in the same way as Zen monks are disciplined in 00:07:43
same way as Zen monks are disciplined in 00:07:46
same way as Zen monks are disciplined in Japan today and it just strikes me as 00:07:46
Japan today and it just strikes me as 00:07:50
Japan today and it just strikes me as funny that I have what I call the aching 00:07:50
funny that I have what I call the aching 00:07:54
funny that I have what I call the aching legs school of Zen in which one sits in 00:07:54
legs school of Zen in which one sits in 00:07:59
legs school of Zen in which one sits in zazen for an unnecessarily long time 00:07:59
zazen for an unnecessarily long time 00:08:03
zazen for an unnecessarily long time until one gets paralyzed and then people 00:08:03
until one gets paralyzed and then people 00:08:07
until one gets paralyzed and then people come back from Japan or from anywhere 00:08:07
come back from Japan or from anywhere 00:08:09
come back from Japan or from anywhere and brag about how their legs hurt as if 00:08:09
and brag about how their legs hurt as if 00:08:13
and brag about how their legs hurt as if it was some extremely Easter tarry 00:08:13
it was some extremely Easter tarry 00:08:15
it was some extremely Easter tarry discipline and you know they bang them 00:08:15
discipline and you know they bang them 00:08:18
discipline and you know they bang them about the board's on the shoulders and 00:08:18
about the board's on the shoulders and 00:08:21
about the board's on the shoulders and like in England they swipe them on the 00:08:21
like in England they swipe them on the 00:08:23
like in England they swipe them on the bottoms with canes and it's all the same 00:08:23
bottoms with canes and it's all the same 00:08:27
bottoms with canes and it's all the same old story and I think we need to go 00:08:27
old story and I think we need to go 00:08:30
old story and I think we need to go beyond this and develop a certain 00:08:30
beyond this and develop a certain 00:08:32
beyond this and develop a certain maturity towards the practice of 00:08:32
maturity towards the practice of 00:08:34
maturity towards the practice of meditation it is not based on all this 00:08:34
meditation it is not based on all this 00:08:36
meditation it is not based on all this boys boarding school business but it's 00:08:36
boys boarding school business but it's 00:08:39
boys boarding school business but it's very difficult to make people who have 00:08:39
very difficult to make people who have 00:08:42
very difficult to make people who have been brought up in that system see the 00:08:42
been brought up in that system see the 00:08:44
been brought up in that system see the point because they say well we got it 00:08:44
point because they say well we got it 00:08:47
point because they say well we got it this way and that's the way you have to 00:08:47
this way and that's the way you have to 00:08:49
this way and that's the way you have to go in order to get it 00:08:49
so we have discussed this matter and we 00:08:52
so we have discussed this matter and we 00:08:55
so we have discussed this matter and we feel that there can be an approach which 00:08:55
feel that there can be an approach which 00:08:58
feel that there can be an approach which does not insult the dignity of 00:08:58
does not insult the dignity of 00:09:02
does not insult the dignity of interested Western adults Oh some people 00:09:02
interested Western adults Oh some people 00:09:06
interested Western adults Oh some people love to have their dignity insulted 00:09:06
love to have their dignity insulted 00:09:08
love to have their dignity insulted because they think it's good for them 00:09:08
because they think it's good for them 00:09:09
because they think it's good for them because it's going to subdue their 00:09:09
because it's going to subdue their 00:09:11
because it's going to subdue their egoistic pride but nothing is more 00:09:11
egoistic pride but nothing is more 00:09:14
egoistic pride but nothing is more egoistic than the project of subduing 00:09:14
egoistic than the project of subduing 00:09:16
egoistic than the project of subduing your egoistic pride we can read it 00:09:16
your egoistic pride we can read it 00:09:19
your egoistic pride we can read it straight out of drum sir in the dialogue 00:09:19
straight out of drum sir in the dialogue 00:09:22
straight out of drum sir in the dialogue treaten thousand Confucius or you know 00:09:22
treaten thousand Confucius or you know 00:09:25
treaten thousand Confucius or you know it's a apocryphal dialogue Shuang sir 00:09:25
it's a apocryphal dialogue Shuang sir 00:09:28
it's a apocryphal dialogue Shuang sir was a great humorist and he used the 00:09:28
was a great humorist and he used the 00:09:31
was a great humorist and he used the most outrageous stories and examples to 00:09:31
most outrageous stories and examples to 00:09:34
most outrageous stories and examples to illustrate his points and so he put into 00:09:34
illustrate his points and so he put into 00:09:37
illustrate his points and so he put into the mouths of Confucius all sorts of 00:09:37
the mouths of Confucius all sorts of 00:09:39
the mouths of Confucius all sorts of things that Confucius would never have 00:09:39
things that Confucius would never have 00:09:40
things that Confucius would never have dreamed of saying but he also arranges a 00:09:40
dreamed of saying but he also arranges a 00:09:43
dreamed of saying but he also arranges a dialogue between loud sir and Confucius 00:09:43
dialogue between loud sir and Confucius 00:09:45
dialogue between loud sir and Confucius in which Confucius gets the wrong end of 00:09:45
in which Confucius gets the wrong end of 00:09:48
in which Confucius gets the wrong end of the stick where loud sir talks to him 00:09:48
the stick where loud sir talks to him 00:09:51
the stick where loud sir talks to him and asks him what is your teaching and 00:09:51
and asks him what is your teaching and 00:09:53
and asks him what is your teaching and he says it is charity and duty to one's 00:09:53
he says it is charity and duty to one's 00:09:56
he says it is charity and duty to one's neighbor and absence of self 00:09:56
neighbor and absence of self 00:09:59
neighbor and absence of self well it says sir you are causing great 00:09:59
well it says sir you are causing great 00:10:02
well it says sir you are causing great disruption in the Empire is not your 00:10:02
disruption in the Empire is not your 00:10:06
disruption in the Empire is not your elimination of self a positive 00:10:06
elimination of self a positive 00:10:07
elimination of self a positive manifestation of self you are like 00:10:07
manifestation of self you are like 00:10:10
manifestation of self you are like somebody beating a drum in search of a 00:10:10
somebody beating a drum in search of a 00:10:12
somebody beating a drum in search of a fugitive I mean we would say it is like 00:10:12
fugitive I mean we would say it is like 00:10:16
fugitive I mean we would say it is like the police about to raid a whorehouse 00:10:16
the police about to raid a whorehouse 00:10:18
the police about to raid a whorehouse with the sirens on so that everybody 00:10:18
with the sirens on so that everybody 00:10:20
with the sirens on so that everybody hears them coming and runs away you see 00:10:20
hears them coming and runs away you see 00:10:25
hears them coming and runs away you see so in the same way when you go after 00:10:25
so in the same way when you go after 00:10:28
so in the same way when you go after with a project to eliminate your 00:10:28
with a project to eliminate your 00:10:30
with a project to eliminate your selfishness nothing could be more in the 00:10:30
selfishness nothing could be more in the 00:10:32
selfishness nothing could be more in the nature of spiritual pride and you will 00:10:32
nature of spiritual pride and you will 00:10:37
nature of spiritual pride and you will work on it and the more you work on it 00:10:37
work on it and the more you work on it 00:10:39
work on it and the more you work on it and get uptight and stiff the more your 00:10:39
and get uptight and stiff the more your 00:10:42
and get uptight and stiff the more your spiritual bulge increases so in the 00:10:42
spiritual bulge increases so in the 00:10:51
spiritual bulge increases so in the taoist doctrines there is a principle 00:10:51
taoist doctrines there is a principle 00:10:54
taoist doctrines there is a principle called wa way 00:10:54
and this means woo means none or not no 00:11:00
and this means woo means none or not no 00:11:12
and this means woo means none or not no negation Wei has a combination of 00:11:12
negation Wei has a combination of 00:11:17
negation Wei has a combination of meanings it can mean action making but 00:11:17
meanings it can mean action making but 00:11:22
meanings it can mean action making but the best translation I have found for it 00:11:22
the best translation I have found for it 00:11:25
the best translation I have found for it is forcing and so Lu a is the principle 00:11:25
is forcing and so Lu a is the principle 00:11:32
is forcing and so Lu a is the principle of not forcing in anything that you do 00:11:32
of not forcing in anything that you do 00:11:36
of not forcing in anything that you do now we know when we watch any 00:11:36
now we know when we watch any 00:11:38
now we know when we watch any performance of an artist be it a dancer 00:11:38
performance of an artist be it a dancer 00:11:40
performance of an artist be it a dancer or a an actor or a musician we know 00:11:40
or a an actor or a musician we know 00:11:46
or a an actor or a musician we know immediately when the performance is 00:11:46
immediately when the performance is 00:11:48
immediately when the performance is forced and we say it doesn't ring true 00:11:48
forced and we say it doesn't ring true 00:11:51
forced and we say it doesn't ring true it's too artificial it doesn't seem to 00:11:51
it's too artificial it doesn't seem to 00:11:53
it's too artificial it doesn't seem to be natural 00:11:53
be natural 00:11:55
be natural many people who study the taoist 00:11:55
many people who study the taoist 00:11:58
many people who study the taoist doctrines think that way means do 00:11:58
doctrines think that way means do 00:12:02
doctrines think that way means do nothing in the sense of laissez-faire be 00:12:02
nothing in the sense of laissez-faire be 00:12:05
nothing in the sense of laissez-faire be lazy always be passive it doesn't mean 00:12:05
lazy always be passive it doesn't mean 00:12:10
lazy always be passive it doesn't mean that there is a time for action when you 00:12:10
that there is a time for action when you 00:12:15
that there is a time for action when you studied judo you use muscle only at the 00:12:15
studied judo you use muscle only at the 00:12:20
studied judo you use muscle only at the right moment when your opponent is 00:12:20
right moment when your opponent is 00:12:23
right moment when your opponent is hopelessly overextended and off-balance 00:12:23
hopelessly overextended and off-balance 00:12:25
hopelessly overextended and off-balance and you add a little muscle to it and 00:12:25
and you add a little muscle to it and 00:12:27
and you add a little muscle to it and you throw him across the room but only 00:12:27
you throw him across the room but only 00:12:31
you throw him across the room but only then you never use muscle at the wrong 00:12:31
then you never use muscle at the wrong 00:12:37
then you never use muscle at the wrong moment for a Shakespeare knew perfectly 00:12:37
moment for a Shakespeare knew perfectly 00:12:40
moment for a Shakespeare knew perfectly well there is a tide in the affairs of 00:12:40
well there is a tide in the affairs of 00:12:42
well there is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at its flood leads on to 00:12:42
men which taken at its flood leads on to 00:12:44
men which taken at its flood leads on to fortune and so will a is based on 00:12:44
fortune and so will a is based on 00:12:48
fortune and so will a is based on knowledge of the tide the drift of 00:12:48
knowledge of the tide the drift of 00:12:52
knowledge of the tide the drift of things get with it will way is the art 00:12:52
things get with it will way is the art 00:12:57
things get with it will way is the art of sailing rather than the art of rowing 00:12:57
so 00:13:02
so 00:13:04
so if you say now one of the most famous 00:13:04
if you say now one of the most famous 00:13:06
if you say now one of the most famous sayings of lower in the loser book his 00:13:06
sayings of lower in the loser book his 00:13:12
sayings of lower in the loser book his superior virtue has no intention to be 00:13:12
superior virtue has no intention to be 00:13:16
superior virtue has no intention to be virtuous and thus is virtual inferior 00:13:16
virtuous and thus is virtual inferior 00:13:22
virtuous and thus is virtual inferior virtue cannot let go of virtuosity and 00:13:22
virtue cannot let go of virtuosity and 00:13:26
virtue cannot let go of virtuosity and thus is not virtual so one could also 00:13:26
thus is not virtual so one could also 00:13:31
thus is not virtual so one could also say the real way is not intentionally 00:13:31
say the real way is not intentionally 00:13:38
say the real way is not intentionally away and so is will way but inferior 00:13:38
away and so is will way but inferior 00:13:43
away and so is will way but inferior will way so tries to be will way that it 00:13:43
will way so tries to be will way that it 00:13:49
will way so tries to be will way that it isn't in other words this is say Rui is 00:13:49
isn't in other words this is say Rui is 00:13:55
isn't in other words this is say Rui is not a matter of cultivated passivity or 00:13:55
not a matter of cultivated passivity or 00:13:59
not a matter of cultivated passivity or even if cultivated spontaneity because 00:13:59
even if cultivated spontaneity because 00:14:04
even if cultivated spontaneity because there are people who think that they are 00:14:04
there are people who think that they are 00:14:07
there are people who think that they are released that they have realized that 00:14:07
released that they have realized that 00:14:11
released that they have realized that they are the DAO as all of us in fact 00:14:11
they are the DAO as all of us in fact 00:14:15
they are the DAO as all of us in fact are or that you are to put it into 00:14:15
are or that you are to put it into 00:14:18
are or that you are to put it into Vedanta terms every one of us is the 00:14:18
Vedanta terms every one of us is the 00:14:20
Vedanta terms every one of us is the Brahman the eternal self of the universe 00:14:20
Brahman the eternal self of the universe 00:14:24
Brahman the eternal self of the universe beyond all description or classification 00:14:24
beyond all description or classification 00:14:27
beyond all description or classification or thought and say okay baby I'm that 00:14:27
or thought and say okay baby I'm that 00:14:30
or thought and say okay baby I'm that now I'm gonna have a ball well what kind 00:14:30
now I'm gonna have a ball well what kind 00:14:35
now I'm gonna have a ball well what kind of a bowl do they have well what they do 00:14:35
of a bowl do they have well what they do 00:14:38
of a bowl do they have well what they do is they look up the rules on which 00:14:38
is they look up the rules on which 00:14:41
is they look up the rules on which society runs and do the opposite well 00:14:41
society runs and do the opposite well 00:14:45
society runs and do the opposite well that's still running by the rules of 00:14:45
that's still running by the rules of 00:14:47
that's still running by the rules of society and it's the mirror image in 00:14:47
society and it's the mirror image in 00:14:49
society and it's the mirror image in Reverse 00:14:49
Reverse 00:14:49
Reverse that's not spontaneity you have to be 00:14:49
that's not spontaneity you have to be 00:14:55
that's not spontaneity you have to be able to realize that you don't know what 00:14:55
able to realize that you don't know what 00:14:57
able to realize that you don't know what you really want to do until you are very 00:14:57
you really want to do until you are very 00:15:02
you really want to do until you are very quiet and it tells you 00:15:02
so to quote Jesus unless you become 00:15:08
so to quote Jesus unless you become 00:15:16
so to quote Jesus unless you become again as a child you cannot enter the 00:15:16
again as a child you cannot enter the 00:15:19
again as a child you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven and if you read their 00:15:19
kingdom of heaven and if you read their 00:15:23
kingdom of heaven and if you read their Bible incidentally which is a very 00:15:23
Bible incidentally which is a very 00:15:25
Bible incidentally which is a very dangerous book because I'm going to be 00:15:25
dangerous book because I'm going to be 00:15:26
dangerous book because I'm going to be demonstrating in Playboy this December 00:15:26
demonstrating in Playboy this December 00:15:29
demonstrating in Playboy this December ah 00:15:29
ah 00:15:29
ah [Laughter] 00:15:29
[Laughter] 00:15:31
[Laughter] but understand heaven in a very literal 00:15:32
but understand heaven in a very literal 00:15:35
but understand heaven in a very literal sense space see we are in heaven now 00:15:35
sense space see we are in heaven now 00:15:43
sense space see we are in heaven now because the earth is a spaceship and 00:15:43
because the earth is a spaceship and 00:15:46
because the earth is a spaceship and heaven is space what is called in 00:15:46
heaven is space what is called in 00:15:50
heaven is space what is called in Chinese kun Japanese glue the void 00:15:50
that's what is important that we most of 00:15:57
that's what is important that we most of 00:16:08
that's what is important that we most of us don't know this even Shakespeare has 00:16:08
us don't know this even Shakespeare has 00:16:14
us don't know this even Shakespeare has one of his characters saying oh that 00:16:14
one of his characters saying oh that 00:16:16
one of his characters saying oh that this all too solid flesh would melt but 00:16:16
this all too solid flesh would melt but 00:16:20
this all too solid flesh would melt but do you know you are much more space than 00:16:20
do you know you are much more space than 00:16:21
do you know you are much more space than you are anything else 00:16:21
you are anything else 00:16:23
you are anything else if the ponderable I won't say matter the 00:16:23
if the ponderable I won't say matter the 00:16:29
if the ponderable I won't say matter the ponderable whatever in your bodies were 00:16:29
ponderable whatever in your bodies were 00:16:32
ponderable whatever in your bodies were condensed and all put together it would 00:16:32
condensed and all put together it would 00:16:35
condensed and all put together it would be smaller than the point of a pin and 00:16:35
be smaller than the point of a pin and 00:16:38
be smaller than the point of a pin and anyway somebody once said even a bishop 00:16:38
anyway somebody once said even a bishop 00:16:42
anyway somebody once said even a bishop is 80% water hey we are Airy nothing's 00:16:42
is 80% water hey we are Airy nothing's 00:16:53
is 80% water hey we are Airy nothing's so space is somehow very very 00:16:53
so space is somehow very very 00:16:57
so space is somehow very very fundamental we're going to this and far 00:16:57
fundamental we're going to this and far 00:17:00
fundamental we're going to this and far away but you understand that heaven is 00:17:00
away but you understand that heaven is 00:17:04
away but you understand that heaven is space 00:17:04
and all those references in those 00:17:10
and all those references in those 00:17:13
and all those references in those Nursery Rhymes that we learned as 00:17:13
Nursery Rhymes that we learned as 00:17:15
Nursery Rhymes that we learned as children which were the hymns about 00:17:15
heaven 00:17:19
heaven 00:17:20
heaven I was we're talking about Thrones and 00:17:20
I was we're talking about Thrones and 00:17:23
I was we're talking about Thrones and crowns and harps and streets of glass 00:17:23
crystals transparencies space it comes 00:17:31
crystals transparencies space it comes 00:17:37
crystals transparencies space it comes down to space always space which nobody 00:17:37
down to space always space which nobody 00:17:42
down to space always space which nobody can define nobody can imagine appears to 00:17:42
can define nobody can imagine appears to 00:17:45
can define nobody can imagine appears to be nothing is the foundation of the 00:17:45
be nothing is the foundation of the 00:17:47
be nothing is the foundation of the universe but you have to become again as 00:17:47
universe but you have to become again as 00:17:57
universe but you have to become again as a child to see that now you know go back 00:17:57
a child to see that now you know go back 00:18:00
a child to see that now you know go back to your childhood what were the 00:18:00
to your childhood what were the 00:18:02
to your childhood what were the fascinating things what's out there 00:18:02
fascinating things what's out there 00:18:07
fascinating things what's out there what's beyond the stars 00:18:07
what's beyond the stars 00:18:09
what's beyond the stars how long does it go on and mama said it 00:18:09
how long does it go on and mama said it 00:18:15
how long does it go on and mama said it goes on always and always in all ways 00:18:15
goes on always and always in all ways 00:18:18
goes on always and always in all ways the child wanders he's excited that this 00:18:18
the child wanders he's excited that this 00:18:23
the child wanders he's excited that this is something that never ends then the 00:18:23
is something that never ends then the 00:18:26
is something that never ends then the child asks about time how long ago is 00:18:26
child asks about time how long ago is 00:18:29
child asks about time how long ago is long ago well the Bible says that in the 00:18:29
long ago well the Bible says that in the 00:18:34
long ago well the Bible says that in the beginning God created the heaven and the 00:18:34
beginning God created the heaven and the 00:18:36
beginning God created the heaven and the earth 00:18:36
earth 00:18:36
earth well what did God do before he did that 00:18:36
well what did God do before he did that 00:18:39
well what did God do before he did that well as one person said he set up 00:18:39
well as one person said he set up 00:18:42
well as one person said he set up thinking punishments in hell for people 00:18:42
thinking punishments in hell for people 00:18:43
thinking punishments in hell for people who are silly questions but still that 00:18:43
who are silly questions but still that 00:18:48
who are silly questions but still that doesn't me a joke and that the the child 00:18:48
doesn't me a joke and that the the child 00:18:51
doesn't me a joke and that the the child thinks of God going back and back 00:18:51
thinks of God going back and back 00:18:55
thinks of God going back and back never beginning sorry in the same way 00:18:55
never beginning sorry in the same way 00:18:59
never beginning sorry in the same way you think about death go to sleep and 00:18:59
you think about death go to sleep and 00:19:03
you think about death go to sleep and never wake up 00:19:03
never wake up 00:19:04
never wake up never 00:19:04
why it would be as if you never had 00:19:09
why it would be as if you never had 00:19:12
why it would be as if you never had existed not only you but everything else 00:19:12
which is of course the way things were 00:19:16
which is of course the way things were 00:19:19
which is of course the way things were before you were born hope you just turn 00:19:19
before you were born hope you just turn 00:19:22
before you were born hope you just turn it back but it's you know about how 00:19:22
it back but it's you know about how 00:19:25
it back but it's you know about how about waking up after having never gone 00:19:25
about waking up after having never gone 00:19:27
about waking up after having never gone to sleep 00:19:27
to sleep 00:19:28
to sleep that's quite a thought and something 00:19:28
that's quite a thought and something 00:19:33
that's quite a thought and something fishy about it all exes jaysus Christos 00:19:33
fishy about it all exes jaysus Christos 00:19:41
fishy about it all exes jaysus Christos you yourself here the fish so we get a 00:19:41
you yourself here the fish so we get a 00:19:52
you yourself here the fish so we get a funny feeling when we think those 00:19:52
funny feeling when we think those 00:19:54
funny feeling when we think those questions really through very funny 00:19:54
questions really through very funny 00:19:58
questions really through very funny feeling 00:19:58
and children you see love to get into 00:20:01
and children you see love to get into 00:20:05
and children you see love to get into that funny feeling children all kinds of 00:20:05
that funny feeling children all kinds of 00:20:07
that funny feeling children all kinds of weird things they like to spin around as 00:20:07
weird things they like to spin around as 00:20:10
weird things they like to spin around as fast as possible so they went to the 00:20:10
fast as possible so they went to the 00:20:11
fast as possible so they went to the sudden it up off the ground goes to this 00:20:11
sudden it up off the ground goes to this 00:20:14
sudden it up off the ground goes to this thing with their eyes and make faces and 00:20:14
thing with their eyes and make faces and 00:20:24
thing with their eyes and make faces and test out their bodies and all sorts of 00:20:24
test out their bodies and all sorts of 00:20:26
test out their bodies and all sorts of funny ways because they know from the 00:20:26
funny ways because they know from the 00:20:29
funny ways because they know from the beginning that the world is weird the 00:20:29
beginning that the world is weird the 00:20:34
beginning that the world is weird the strange thing because everybody knows 00:20:34
strange thing because everybody knows 00:20:39
strange thing because everybody knows what it's all about only they won't 00:20:39
what it's all about only they won't 00:20:42
what it's all about only they won't admit it being brought up is being 00:20:42
admit it being brought up is being 00:20:45
admit it being brought up is being taught not to admit it if you know very 00:20:45
taught not to admit it if you know very 00:20:48
taught not to admit it if you know very well what's going on but in order to 00:20:48
well what's going on but in order to 00:20:54
well what's going on but in order to find out once more as an adult you have 00:20:54
find out once more as an adult you have 00:20:56
find out once more as an adult you have to be coming in as a child so what does 00:20:56
to be coming in as a child so what does 00:20:57
to be coming in as a child so what does that involve 00:20:57
that involve 00:20:58
that involve means ladies and gentlemen would you 00:20:58
means ladies and gentlemen would you 00:21:01
means ladies and gentlemen would you please check your ideas and opinions at 00:21:01
please check your ideas and opinions at 00:21:03
please check your ideas and opinions at the door first of all all your 00:21:03
the door first of all all your 00:21:07
the door first of all all your philosophical and religious views all 00:21:07
philosophical and religious views all 00:21:09
philosophical and religious views all your logic because I say check it at the 00:21:09
your logic because I say check it at the 00:21:14
your logic because I say check it at the door 00:21:14
door 00:21:14
door advised the day because you can pick it 00:21:14
advised the day because you can pick it 00:21:16
advised the day because you can pick it up again when you go out if you feel 00:21:16
up again when you go out if you feel 00:21:18
up again when you go out if you feel unsafe without it I'm not trying to 00:21:18
unsafe without it I'm not trying to 00:21:22
unsafe without it I'm not trying to argue you out of your opinions and views 00:21:22
argue you out of your opinions and views 00:21:25
argue you out of your opinions and views I'm merely suggesting that for the sake 00:21:25
I'm merely suggesting that for the sake 00:21:29
I'm merely suggesting that for the sake of an experiment you temporarily 00:21:29
of an experiment you temporarily 00:21:31
of an experiment you temporarily suspending and view what is as if you 00:21:31
suspending and view what is as if you 00:21:40
suspending and view what is as if you didn't even know how to talk red is not 00:21:40
didn't even know how to talk red is not 00:21:45
didn't even know how to talk red is not red blue is not blue hard is not hard 00:21:45
red blue is not blue hard is not hard 00:21:50
red blue is not blue hard is not hard soft is not solved male is not male 00:21:50
soft is not solved male is not male 00:21:53
soft is not solved male is not male female is not female there is just this 00:21:53
female is not female there is just this 00:21:58
female is not female there is just this jazz 00:21:58
it will not be possible to compel 00:22:04
it will not be possible to compel 00:22:09
it will not be possible to compel yourselves into this way of looking at 00:22:09
yourselves into this way of looking at 00:22:11
yourselves into this way of looking at things 00:22:11
things 00:22:11
things because what Buddhists call habit energy 00:22:11
because what Buddhists call habit energy 00:22:13
because what Buddhists call habit energy is going on and as I talked to you you 00:22:13
is going on and as I talked to you you 00:22:18
is going on and as I talked to you you will find yourselves thinking in a 00:22:18
will find yourselves thinking in a 00:22:21
will find yourselves thinking in a compulsive and habitual way this is red 00:22:21
compulsive and habitual way this is red 00:22:23
compulsive and habitual way this is red this is green this is something this is 00:22:24
this is green this is something this is 00:22:27
this is green this is something this is nothing this is solid this is space all 00:22:27
nothing this is solid this is space all 00:22:29
nothing this is solid this is space all right but treat those thoughts that are 00:22:29
right but treat those thoughts that are 00:22:32
right but treat those thoughts that are going on in your head in exactly the 00:22:32
going on in your head in exactly the 00:22:35
going on in your head in exactly the same way as if they were elevated 00:22:35
same way as if they were elevated 00:22:38
same way as if they were elevated immediately see it's all they are like 00:22:38
immediately see it's all they are like 00:22:41
immediately see it's all they are like shapes in the spray as the sea breaks on 00:22:42
shapes in the spray as the sea breaks on 00:22:44
shapes in the spray as the sea breaks on the rocks now please don't get agitated 00:22:44
the rocks now please don't get agitated 00:22:50
the rocks now please don't get agitated that this is an anti intellectual point 00:22:50
that this is an anti intellectual point 00:22:53
that this is an anti intellectual point of view this is undermining the value of 00:22:53
of view this is undermining the value of 00:22:55
of view this is undermining the value of logic and reasons on just that we will 00:22:55
logic and reasons on just that we will 00:22:58
logic and reasons on just that we will bring all that back later when we need 00:22:58
bring all that back later when we need 00:23:00
bring all that back later when we need it but just for the time being let's 00:23:00
it but just for the time being let's 00:23:02
it but just for the time being let's simplify close your eyes listen 00:23:02
what is what do you really and truly 00:23:20
what is what do you really and truly 00:23:26
what is what do you really and truly honestly here don't name it just as if 00:23:26
honestly here don't name it just as if 00:23:34
honestly here don't name it just as if it were music classical music 00:23:34
can you hear the past can you hear the 00:23:57
can you hear the past can you hear the 00:24:04
can you hear the past can you hear the future 00:24:04
can you hear the listener 00:24:10
where do the sounds come from ears alone 00:24:26
where do the sounds come from ears alone 00:24:33
where do the sounds come from ears alone please look mama no hands let them tell 00:24:33
please look mama no hands let them tell 00:24:39
please look mama no hands let them tell you the truth 00:24:39
you may be talking to yourselves don't 00:25:01
you may be talking to yourselves don't 00:25:04
you may be talking to yourselves don't try to repress it as I said just 00:25:04
try to repress it as I said just 00:25:06
try to repress it as I said just disregard it that happens it's like an 00:25:06
disregard it that happens it's like an 00:25:09
disregard it that happens it's like an itch really listen dig that sound 00:25:09
now that's the easiest way to begin into 00:25:32
now that's the easiest way to begin into 00:25:35
now that's the easiest way to begin into meditation for most people there are 00:25:35
meditation for most people there are 00:25:42
meditation for most people there are we're all different of course and there 00:25:42
we're all different of course and there 00:25:44
we're all different of course and there are different things for different 00:25:44
are different things for different 00:25:45
are different things for different people's temperaments but I find its 00:25:45
people's temperaments but I find its 00:25:50
people's temperaments but I find its simplest to illustrate it by hearing 00:25:50
simplest to illustrate it by hearing 00:25:55
simplest to illustrate it by hearing without comment so that you can get into 00:25:55
without comment so that you can get into 00:25:59
without comment so that you can get into tune with what is you can't really get 00:25:59
tune with what is you can't really get 00:26:03
tune with what is you can't really get out of tune with it but we don't know 00:26:03
out of tune with it but we don't know 00:26:05
out of tune with it but we don't know that yeah maybe some of you do the art 00:26:05
that yeah maybe some of you do the art 00:26:10
that yeah maybe some of you do the art of meditation is a way of getting into 00:26:10
of meditation is a way of getting into 00:26:14
of meditation is a way of getting into touch with reality and the reason for it 00:26:14
touch with reality and the reason for it 00:26:19
touch with reality and the reason for it is that most civilized people are out of 00:26:19
is that most civilized people are out of 00:26:23
is that most civilized people are out of touch with reality because they confuse 00:26:23
touch with reality because they confuse 00:26:27
touch with reality because they confuse the world as it is with the world as 00:26:27
the world as it is with the world as 00:26:32
the world as it is with the world as they think about it and talk about it 00:26:32
they think about it and talk about it 00:26:35
they think about it and talk about it and describe it for on the one hand 00:26:35
and describe it for on the one hand 00:26:40
and describe it for on the one hand there is the real world and on the other 00:26:40
there is the real world and on the other 00:26:45
there is the real world and on the other a whole system of symbols about that 00:26:45
a whole system of symbols about that 00:26:48
a whole system of symbols about that world which we have in our minds these 00:26:48
world which we have in our minds these 00:26:53
world which we have in our minds these are very very useful symbols all 00:26:53
are very very useful symbols all 00:26:55
are very very useful symbols all civilization depends on them but like 00:26:55
civilization depends on them but like 00:26:59
civilization depends on them but like all good things they have their 00:26:59
all good things they have their 00:27:01
all good things they have their disadvantages and the principal 00:27:01
disadvantages and the principal 00:27:04
disadvantages and the principal disadvantage of symbols is that we 00:27:04
disadvantage of symbols is that we 00:27:06
disadvantage of symbols is that we confuse them with reality just as we 00:27:06
confuse them with reality just as we 00:27:09
confuse them with reality just as we confuse money with actual wealth and our 00:27:09
confuse money with actual wealth and our 00:27:14
confuse money with actual wealth and our names about ourselves our ideas of 00:27:14
names about ourselves our ideas of 00:27:18
names about ourselves our ideas of ourselves our images of ourselves with 00:27:18
ourselves our images of ourselves with 00:27:21
ourselves our images of ourselves with ourselves now of course reality from a 00:27:22
ourselves now of course reality from a 00:27:28
ourselves now of course reality from a philosophers point of view is a 00:27:28
philosophers point of view is a 00:27:29
philosophers point of view is a dangerous word the Philosopher's will 00:27:29
dangerous word the Philosopher's will 00:27:32
dangerous word the Philosopher's will ask me what do I mean by reality am i 00:27:32
ask me what do I mean by reality am i 00:27:36
ask me what do I mean by reality am i talking about the physical world of 00:27:36
talking about the physical world of 00:27:39
talking about the physical world of nature or am I talking about a spiritual 00:27:39
nature or am I talking about a spiritual 00:27:44
nature or am I talking about a spiritual world 00:27:44
world 00:27:44
world or what and to that I have a very simple 00:27:44
or what and to that I have a very simple 00:27:49
or what and to that I have a very simple answer when we talk about the material 00:27:49
answer when we talk about the material 00:27:52
answer when we talk about the material world that is actually a philosophical 00:27:52
world that is actually a philosophical 00:27:56
world that is actually a philosophical concept so in the same way if I say that 00:27:56
concept so in the same way if I say that 00:28:00
concept so in the same way if I say that reality is spiritual that's also a 00:28:00
reality is spiritual that's also a 00:28:03
reality is spiritual that's also a philosophical concept and reality itself 00:28:03
philosophical concept and reality itself 00:28:06
philosophical concept and reality itself is not a concept reality is 00:28:06
and we won't give it a name now it's 00:28:15
and we won't give it a name now it's 00:28:21
and we won't give it a name now it's amazing what doesn't exist in the real 00:28:21
amazing what doesn't exist in the real 00:28:24
amazing what doesn't exist in the real world for example in the real world 00:28:24
world for example in the real world 00:28:29
world for example in the real world there aren't any things nor are there 00:28:29
there aren't any things nor are there 00:28:34
there aren't any things nor are there any events that doesn't mean to say that 00:28:34
any events that doesn't mean to say that 00:28:37
any events that doesn't mean to say that the real world is a perfectly 00:28:37
the real world is a perfectly 00:28:40
the real world is a perfectly featureless blank it means that it is a 00:28:40
featureless blank it means that it is a 00:28:44
featureless blank it means that it is a marvelous system of Wiggles in which we 00:28:44
marvelous system of Wiggles in which we 00:28:50
marvelous system of Wiggles in which we describe in and events in the same way 00:28:50
describe in and events in the same way 00:28:54
describe in and events in the same way as we would project images on a 00:28:54
as we would project images on a 00:28:56
as we would project images on a Rorschach blot or pick out particular 00:28:56
Rorschach blot or pick out particular 00:29:00
Rorschach blot or pick out particular groups of stars in the sky and call them 00:29:00
groups of stars in the sky and call them 00:29:04
groups of stars in the sky and call them constellations as if they were separate 00:29:04
constellations as if they were separate 00:29:06
constellations as if they were separate groups of stars well they're groups of 00:29:06
groups of stars well they're groups of 00:29:08
groups of stars well they're groups of stars in the mind's eye in our system of 00:29:08
stars in the mind's eye in our system of 00:29:11
stars in the mind's eye in our system of concepts they are not out there as 00:29:11
concepts they are not out there as 00:29:16
concepts they are not out there as constellations already grouped in the 00:29:16
constellations already grouped in the 00:29:20
constellations already grouped in the sky so in the same way the difference 00:29:20
sky so in the same way the difference 00:29:24
sky so in the same way the difference between myself and all the rest of the 00:29:24
between myself and all the rest of the 00:29:28
between myself and all the rest of the universe is nothing more than an idea it 00:29:28
universe is nothing more than an idea it 00:29:32
universe is nothing more than an idea it is not a real difference and meditation 00:29:32
is not a real difference and meditation 00:29:36
is not a real difference and meditation is the way in which we come to feel our 00:29:36
is the way in which we come to feel our 00:29:40
is the way in which we come to feel our basic inseparability from the whole 00:29:40
basic inseparability from the whole 00:29:44
basic inseparability from the whole universe and what that requires is that 00:29:44
universe and what that requires is that 00:29:49
universe and what that requires is that we shut up that is to say that we become 00:29:49
we shut up that is to say that we become 00:29:55
we shut up that is to say that we become interior ly silent and cease from the 00:29:55
interior ly silent and cease from the 00:30:00
interior ly silent and cease from the interminable chatter that goes on inside 00:30:00
interminable chatter that goes on inside 00:30:03
interminable chatter that goes on inside our skulls because you see most of us 00:30:03
our skulls because you see most of us 00:30:06
our skulls because you see most of us think compulsively all the time that is 00:30:07
think compulsively all the time that is 00:30:10
think compulsively all the time that is to say we talk to ourselves and I 00:30:10
to say we talk to ourselves and I 00:30:13
to say we talk to ourselves and I remember when I was a boy we had a 00:30:13
remember when I was a boy we had a 00:30:16
remember when I was a boy we had a common saying talking to yourself as the 00:30:16
common saying talking to yourself as the 00:30:18
common saying talking to yourself as the first sign of madness now obviously if I 00:30:18
first sign of madness now obviously if I 00:30:24
first sign of madness now obviously if I talk all the time 00:30:24
talk all the time 00:30:25
talk all the time I don't hear what anyone else has to say 00:30:25
I don't hear what anyone else has to say 00:30:29
I don't hear what anyone else has to say and so in exactly the same way if I 00:30:29
and so in exactly the same way if I 00:30:34
and so in exactly the same way if I think all the time that is to say if I 00:30:34
think all the time that is to say if I 00:30:36
think all the time that is to say if I talk to myself all the time I don't have 00:30:36
talk to myself all the time I don't have 00:30:39
talk to myself all the time I don't have anything to think about except thoughts 00:30:39
anything to think about except thoughts 00:30:41
anything to think about except thoughts and therefore I'm living entirely in the 00:30:41
and therefore I'm living entirely in the 00:30:44
and therefore I'm living entirely in the world of symbols and I'm never in 00:30:44
world of symbols and I'm never in 00:30:48
world of symbols and I'm never in relationship with reality all right now 00:30:48
relationship with reality all right now 00:30:52
relationship with reality all right now that's the first basic reason for 00:30:52
that's the first basic reason for 00:30:55
that's the first basic reason for meditation but there is another sense 00:30:55
meditation but there is another sense 00:30:58
meditation but there is another sense and this is going to be a little bit 00:30:58
and this is going to be a little bit 00:30:59
and this is going to be a little bit more difficult to understand why we 00:30:59
more difficult to understand why we 00:31:01
more difficult to understand why we could say that meditation doesn't have a 00:31:01
could say that meditation doesn't have a 00:31:04
could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose and in 00:31:04
reason or doesn't have a purpose and in 00:31:08
reason or doesn't have a purpose and in this respect it's unlike almost all 00:31:08
this respect it's unlike almost all 00:31:11
this respect it's unlike almost all other things that we do except perhaps 00:31:11
other things that we do except perhaps 00:31:14
other things that we do except perhaps making music and dancing because when we 00:31:14
making music and dancing because when we 00:31:18
making music and dancing because when we make music we don't do it in order to 00:31:18
make music we don't do it in order to 00:31:24
make music we don't do it in order to reach a certain point such as the end of 00:31:24
reach a certain point such as the end of 00:31:26
reach a certain point such as the end of the composition if that were the purpose 00:31:26
the composition if that were the purpose 00:31:30
the composition if that were the purpose of music to get to the end of the piece 00:31:30
of music to get to the end of the piece 00:31:32
of music to get to the end of the piece then obviously the fastest players would 00:31:32
then obviously the fastest players would 00:31:35
then obviously the fastest players would be the best and so likewise when we are 00:31:35
be the best and so likewise when we are 00:31:39
be the best and so likewise when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a 00:31:39
dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a 00:31:42
dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as we 00:31:42
particular place on the floor as we 00:31:44
particular place on the floor as we would be if we were taking a journey 00:31:44
would be if we were taking a journey 00:31:47
would be if we were taking a journey when we dance 00:31:47
when we dance 00:31:49
when we dance the journey itself is the point when we 00:31:49
the journey itself is the point when we 00:31:54
the journey itself is the point when we play music the playing itself is the 00:31:54
play music the playing itself is the 00:31:57
play music the playing itself is the point and exactly the same thing is true 00:31:57
point and exactly the same thing is true 00:32:00
point and exactly the same thing is true in meditation meditation is the 00:32:00
in meditation meditation is the 00:32:04
in meditation meditation is the discovery that the point of life is 00:32:04
discovery that the point of life is 00:32:08
discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate 00:32:08
always arrived at in the immediate 00:32:11
always arrived at in the immediate moment and therefore if you meditate for 00:32:11
moment and therefore if you meditate for 00:32:16
moment and therefore if you meditate for an hour Terrier motive that is to say to 00:32:16
an hour Terrier motive that is to say to 00:32:19
an hour Terrier motive that is to say to improve your mind to improve your 00:32:19
improve your mind to improve your 00:32:22
improve your mind to improve your character to be more efficient in life 00:32:22
character to be more efficient in life 00:32:24
character to be more efficient in life you've got your eye on the future and 00:32:24
you've got your eye on the future and 00:32:27
you've got your eye on the future and you are not meditating because the 00:32:27
you are not meditating because the 00:32:31
you are not meditating because the future is a concept it doesn't exist as 00:32:31
future is a concept it doesn't exist as 00:32:37
future is a concept it doesn't exist as the proverb says 00:32:37
the proverb says 00:32:39
the proverb says tomorrow never comes there is no such 00:32:39
tomorrow never comes there is no such 00:32:42
tomorrow never comes there is no such thing as tomorrow there never will be 00:32:42
thing as tomorrow there never will be 00:32:45
thing as tomorrow there never will be because time is always now and that's 00:32:45
because time is always now and that's 00:32:50
because time is always now and that's one of the things we discover when we 00:32:50
one of the things we discover when we 00:32:51
one of the things we discover when we stop talking to ourselves and stop 00:32:51
stop talking to ourselves and stop 00:32:54
stop talking to ourselves and stop thinking we find there is only a 00:32:54
thinking we find there is only a 00:32:57
thinking we find there is only a prescient only an eternal now so it's 00:32:57
prescient only an eternal now so it's 00:33:03
prescient only an eternal now so it's funny then isn't it that one meditates 00:33:03
funny then isn't it that one meditates 00:33:05
funny then isn't it that one meditates for no reason at all except we could say 00:33:05
for no reason at all except we could say 00:33:09
for no reason at all except we could say for the enjoyment of it and here I would 00:33:09
for the enjoyment of it and here I would 00:33:11
for the enjoyment of it and here I would interpose the essential principle that 00:33:11
interpose the essential principle that 00:33:16
interpose the essential principle that meditation is supposed to be fun it's 00:33:16
meditation is supposed to be fun it's 00:33:20
meditation is supposed to be fun it's not something you do as a grim duty the 00:33:20
not something you do as a grim duty the 00:33:24
not something you do as a grim duty the trouble was religion as we know it is 00:33:24
trouble was religion as we know it is 00:33:27
trouble was religion as we know it is that it is so mixed up with grim duties 00:33:27
that it is so mixed up with grim duties 00:33:30
that it is so mixed up with grim duties we do it because it's good for you it's 00:33:30
we do it because it's good for you it's 00:33:33
we do it because it's good for you it's the kind of self punishment well 00:33:33
the kind of self punishment well 00:33:36
the kind of self punishment well meditation when correctly done has 00:33:36
meditation when correctly done has 00:33:38
meditation when correctly done has nothing to do with all that it's a kind 00:33:38
nothing to do with all that it's a kind 00:33:41
nothing to do with all that it's a kind of digging the present it's a kind of 00:33:41
of digging the present it's a kind of 00:33:43
of digging the present it's a kind of grooving with the eternal now and brings 00:33:43
grooving with the eternal now and brings 00:33:49
grooving with the eternal now and brings us into a state of peace where we can 00:33:49
us into a state of peace where we can 00:33:54
us into a state of peace where we can understand that the point of life the 00:33:54
understand that the point of life the 00:33:59
understand that the point of life the place where it's at is simply here and 00:33:59
place where it's at is simply here and 00:34:02
place where it's at is simply here and now we're now in the art of meditation 00:34:02
now we're now in the art of meditation 00:34:08
now we're now in the art of meditation there are various props supports one 00:34:08
there are various props supports one 00:34:13
there are various props supports one thing that we are going to use as a 00:34:13
thing that we are going to use as a 00:34:15
thing that we are going to use as a means of stilling chatter in the mind is 00:34:15
means of stilling chatter in the mind is 00:34:19
means of stilling chatter in the mind is pure sound and for that reason it's 00:34:19
pure sound and for that reason it's 00:34:21
pure sound and for that reason it's useful to have a gong 00:34:21
this is a Japanese Buddhist Gong made of 00:34:27
this is a Japanese Buddhist Gong made of 00:34:31
this is a Japanese Buddhist Gong made of bronze and shaped like a bowl or you can 00:34:31
bronze and shaped like a bowl or you can 00:34:34
bronze and shaped like a bowl or you can use your own voice chanting another prop 00:34:34
use your own voice chanting another prop 00:34:40
use your own voice chanting another prop in meditation is the use of incense and 00:34:40
in meditation is the use of incense and 00:34:45
in meditation is the use of incense and that is because the sense of smell is 00:34:45
that is because the sense of smell is 00:34:47
that is because the sense of smell is our repressed sense and because it's our 00:34:47
our repressed sense and because it's our 00:34:51
our repressed sense and because it's our repressed sense it has a very powerful 00:34:51
repressed sense it has a very powerful 00:34:54
repressed sense it has a very powerful influence on us and therefore we 00:34:54
influence on us and therefore we 00:34:56
influence on us and therefore we associate certain smells with certain 00:34:56
associate certain smells with certain 00:34:59
associate certain smells with certain states of mind and so the smell of 00:34:59
states of mind and so the smell of 00:35:02
states of mind and so the smell of incense is associated with peace and 00:35:02
incense is associated with peace and 00:35:04
incense is associated with peace and contemplation and so it's advantageous 00:35:04
contemplation and so it's advantageous 00:35:07
contemplation and so it's advantageous to burn incense in meditation the other 00:35:07
to burn incense in meditation the other 00:35:12
to burn incense in meditation the other prop is a string of beads and these 00:35:12
prop is a string of beads and these 00:35:16
prop is a string of beads and these beads are used in meditation for an 00:35:16
beads are used in meditation for an 00:35:19
beads are used in meditation for an unconscious method of timing yourself 00:35:19
unconscious method of timing yourself 00:35:22
unconscious method of timing yourself instead of looking at a watch you move a 00:35:22
instead of looking at a watch you move a 00:35:26
instead of looking at a watch you move a bead each time you breathe in and out so 00:35:26
bead each time you breathe in and out so 00:35:29
bead each time you breathe in and out so that at a certain rate you see they're 00:35:29
that at a certain rate you see they're 00:35:31
that at a certain rate you see they're always a hundred and eight beads on a 00:35:31
always a hundred and eight beads on a 00:35:32
always a hundred and eight beads on a rosary and when you get to slow 00:35:32
rosary and when you get to slow 00:35:34
rosary and when you get to slow breathing halfway around the rosary is 00:35:34
breathing halfway around the rosary is 00:35:37
breathing halfway around the rosary is about 40 minutes and that is the usual 00:35:37
about 40 minutes and that is the usual 00:35:41
about 40 minutes and that is the usual length of time for which one sits in 00:35:41
length of time for which one sits in 00:35:45
length of time for which one sits in meditation because otherwise you get 00:35:45
meditation because otherwise you get 00:35:47
meditation because otherwise you get uncomfortable and you get stiff legs and 00:35:47
uncomfortable and you get stiff legs and 00:35:49
uncomfortable and you get stiff legs and problems of that kind now then the other 00:35:49
problems of that kind now then the other 00:35:54
problems of that kind now then the other thing first of all that we have to go 00:35:54
thing first of all that we have to go 00:35:56
thing first of all that we have to go into is how does one sit in meditation 00:35:56
into is how does one sit in meditation 00:35:59
into is how does one sit in meditation you can sit any way you want you can sit 00:35:59
you can sit any way you want you can sit 00:36:03
you can sit any way you want you can sit in a chair or you can sit like I'm 00:36:03
in a chair or you can sit like I'm 00:36:05
in a chair or you can sit like I'm sitting which is the Japanese way of 00:36:05
sitting which is the Japanese way of 00:36:07
sitting which is the Japanese way of sitting or you can sit in the Lotus 00:36:07
sitting or you can sit in the Lotus 00:36:09
sitting or you can sit in the Lotus posture which is more difficult which is 00:36:09
posture which is more difficult which is 00:36:13
posture which is more difficult which is cross-legged with the feet on the thighs 00:36:13
cross-legged with the feet on the thighs 00:36:18
cross-legged with the feet on the thighs soles upwards and the younger you start 00:36:18
soles upwards and the younger you start 00:36:23
soles upwards and the younger you start that in life the easier you'll find it 00:36:23
that in life the easier you'll find it 00:36:25
that in life the easier you'll find it to do or you can just sit cross-legged 00:36:25
to do or you can just sit cross-legged 00:36:27
to do or you can just sit cross-legged on a raised cushion above the floor now 00:36:27
on a raised cushion above the floor now 00:36:31
on a raised cushion above the floor now the point of this is that if you keep 00:36:31
the point of this is that if you keep 00:36:34
the point of this is that if you keep your back erect I don't mean stiff like 00:36:34
your back erect I don't mean stiff like 00:36:37
your back erect I don't mean stiff like this nor slumped like this but just 00:36:37
this nor slumped like this but just 00:36:40
this nor slumped like this but just easily erect 00:36:40
easily erect 00:36:42
easily erect you are centered and easily balanced and 00:36:42
you are centered and easily balanced and 00:36:47
you are centered and easily balanced and you have a feeling of being thoroughly 00:36:47
you have a feeling of being thoroughly 00:36:50
you have a feeling of being thoroughly rooted to the ground and that sort of 00:36:50
rooted to the ground and that sort of 00:36:55
rooted to the ground and that sort of physical stability is very important for 00:36:55
physical stability is very important for 00:37:01
physical stability is very important for the avoidance of distraction and 00:37:01
the avoidance of distraction and 00:37:03
the avoidance of distraction and generally feeling settled here and now G 00:37:03
generally feeling settled here and now G 00:37:09
generally feeling settled here and now G Swezey west as the French say I'm here 00:37:09
Swezey west as the French say I'm here 00:37:13
Swezey west as the French say I'm here and I'm gonna stay well now 00:37:13
the easiest way to get into the 00:37:19
the easiest way to get into the 00:37:23
the easiest way to get into the meditative state is to begin by 00:37:23
meditative state is to begin by 00:37:29
meditative state is to begin by listening if you simply close your eyes 00:37:29
listening if you simply close your eyes 00:37:35
listening if you simply close your eyes and allow yourself to hear all the 00:37:35
and allow yourself to hear all the 00:37:41
and allow yourself to hear all the sounds that are going on around you just 00:37:41
sounds that are going on around you just 00:37:46
sounds that are going on around you just listen to the general hum and Buzz of 00:37:46
listen to the general hum and Buzz of 00:37:50
listen to the general hum and Buzz of the world as if you were listening to 00:37:50
the world as if you were listening to 00:37:53
the world as if you were listening to music 00:37:53
music 00:37:55
music don't try to identify the sounds you're 00:37:55
don't try to identify the sounds you're 00:37:59
don't try to identify the sounds you're hearing don't put names on them simply 00:37:59
hearing don't put names on them simply 00:38:06
hearing don't put names on them simply allow them to play with your eardrums 00:38:06
allow them to play with your eardrums 00:38:09
allow them to play with your eardrums and let them go in other words you could 00:38:09
and let them go in other words you could 00:38:20
and let them go in other words you could put it let your ears hear whatever they 00:38:20
put it let your ears hear whatever they 00:38:23
put it let your ears hear whatever they want to hear don't judge the sounds 00:38:23
want to hear don't judge the sounds 00:38:29
want to hear don't judge the sounds there are no as it were proper sounds or 00:38:29
there are no as it were proper sounds or 00:38:32
there are no as it were proper sounds or improper sounds and it doesn't matter if 00:38:32
improper sounds and it doesn't matter if 00:38:35
improper sounds and it doesn't matter if somebody coughs or sneezes or drop 00:38:35
somebody coughs or sneezes or drop 00:38:39
somebody coughs or sneezes or drop something it's all just sound 00:38:39
and if I am talking to you right now and 00:38:46
and if I am talking to you right now and 00:38:49
and if I am talking to you right now and you're doing this I want you to listen 00:38:49
you're doing this I want you to listen 00:38:53
you're doing this I want you to listen to the sound of my voice just as if it 00:38:53
to the sound of my voice just as if it 00:38:55
to the sound of my voice just as if it were noise don't try to make any sense 00:38:55
were noise don't try to make any sense 00:38:58
were noise don't try to make any sense out of what I'm saying because your 00:38:58
out of what I'm saying because your 00:39:00
out of what I'm saying because your brain will take care of that 00:39:00
brain will take care of that 00:39:02
brain will take care of that automatically you don't have to try to 00:39:02
automatically you don't have to try to 00:39:04
automatically you don't have to try to understand anything just listen to the 00:39:04
understand anything just listen to the 00:39:07
understand anything just listen to the sound as you pursue that experiment you 00:39:07
sound as you pursue that experiment you 00:39:14
sound as you pursue that experiment you will very naturally find that you can't 00:39:14
will very naturally find that you can't 00:39:17
will very naturally find that you can't help naming sounds identifying them that 00:39:17
help naming sounds identifying them that 00:39:23
help naming sounds identifying them that you will go on thinking that is to say 00:39:23
you will go on thinking that is to say 00:39:26
you will go on thinking that is to say talking to yourself inside your head 00:39:26
talking to yourself inside your head 00:39:28
talking to yourself inside your head automatically but it's important that 00:39:28
automatically but it's important that 00:39:32
automatically but it's important that you don't try to repress those thoughts 00:39:32
you don't try to repress those thoughts 00:39:35
you don't try to repress those thoughts by forcing them out of your mind because 00:39:35
by forcing them out of your mind because 00:39:39
by forcing them out of your mind because that will have precisely the same effect 00:39:39
that will have precisely the same effect 00:39:41
that will have precisely the same effect as if you were trying to smooth rough 00:39:41
as if you were trying to smooth rough 00:39:44
as if you were trying to smooth rough water with a flat iron you're just going 00:39:44
water with a flat iron you're just going 00:39:47
water with a flat iron you're just going to disturb it all the more what you do 00:39:47
to disturb it all the more what you do 00:39:49
to disturb it all the more what you do is this as you hear sounds coming up in 00:39:49
is this as you hear sounds coming up in 00:39:53
is this as you hear sounds coming up in your head thoughts you simply listen to 00:39:53
your head thoughts you simply listen to 00:39:57
your head thoughts you simply listen to them as part of the general noise going 00:39:57
them as part of the general noise going 00:40:00
them as part of the general noise going on just as you would be listening to the 00:40:00
on just as you would be listening to the 00:40:03
on just as you would be listening to the sound of my voice or just as you would 00:40:03
sound of my voice or just as you would 00:40:05
sound of my voice or just as you would be listening to cars going by or to 00:40:05
be listening to cars going by or to 00:40:08
be listening to cars going by or to birds chattering outside the window so 00:40:08
birds chattering outside the window so 00:40:12
birds chattering outside the window so look at your own thoughts as just noises 00:40:12
look at your own thoughts as just noises 00:40:15
look at your own thoughts as just noises and soon you will find that the 00:40:15
and soon you will find that the 00:40:20
and soon you will find that the so-called outside world and the 00:40:20
so-called outside world and the 00:40:23
so-called outside world and the so-called inside world come together 00:40:23
so-called inside world come together 00:40:25
so-called inside world come together they are a happening your thoughts are 00:40:25
they are a happening your thoughts are 00:40:31
they are a happening your thoughts are happening just like the sounds going on 00:40:31
happening just like the sounds going on 00:40:34
happening just like the sounds going on outside and everything is simply a 00:40:34
outside and everything is simply a 00:40:36
outside and everything is simply a happening and all you are doing is 00:40:36
happening and all you are doing is 00:40:38
happening and all you are doing is watching it now in this process another 00:40:38
watching it now in this process another 00:40:46
watching it now in this process another thing that is happening that is very 00:40:46
thing that is happening that is very 00:40:48
thing that is happening that is very important is that you're breathing and 00:40:48
important is that you're breathing and 00:40:51
important is that you're breathing and as you start meditation you allow your 00:40:51
as you start meditation you allow your 00:40:56
as you start meditation you allow your breath to run 00:40:56
just as it wills in other words don't do 00:41:01
just as it wills in other words don't do 00:41:06
just as it wills in other words don't do at first any breathing exercise but just 00:41:06
at first any breathing exercise but just 00:41:10
at first any breathing exercise but just watch your breath breathing the way it 00:41:10
watch your breath breathing the way it 00:41:12
watch your breath breathing the way it wants to breathe and the notice that 00:41:12
wants to breathe and the notice that 00:41:18
wants to breathe and the notice that curious thing about this you say in the 00:41:18
curious thing about this you say in the 00:41:25
curious thing about this you say in the ordinary way I breathe because you feel 00:41:25
ordinary way I breathe because you feel 00:41:29
ordinary way I breathe because you feel that breathing is something that you are 00:41:29
that breathing is something that you are 00:41:31
that breathing is something that you are doing voluntarily just in the same way 00:41:31
doing voluntarily just in the same way 00:41:34
doing voluntarily just in the same way as you might be walking or talking but 00:41:34
as you might be walking or talking but 00:41:39
as you might be walking or talking but you will also notice that when you are 00:41:39
you will also notice that when you are 00:41:42
you will also notice that when you are not thinking about breathing your 00:41:42
not thinking about breathing your 00:41:44
not thinking about breathing your breathing goes on just the same so the 00:41:44
breathing goes on just the same so the 00:41:49
breathing goes on just the same so the curious thing about breath is that it 00:41:49
curious thing about breath is that it 00:41:52
curious thing about breath is that it can be looked at both as a voluntary and 00:41:52
can be looked at both as a voluntary and 00:41:54
can be looked at both as a voluntary and an involuntary action you can feel on 00:41:54
an involuntary action you can feel on 00:41:58
an involuntary action you can feel on the one hand I am doing it and on the 00:41:58
the one hand I am doing it and on the 00:42:01
the one hand I am doing it and on the other hand it is happening to me and 00:42:01
other hand it is happening to me and 00:42:04
other hand it is happening to me and that is why breathing is the most 00:42:04
that is why breathing is the most 00:42:06
that is why breathing is the most important part of meditation because it 00:42:06
important part of meditation because it 00:42:09
important part of meditation because it is going to show you as you become aware 00:42:09
is going to show you as you become aware 00:42:12
is going to show you as you become aware of your breath that the hard-and-fast 00:42:12
of your breath that the hard-and-fast 00:42:16
of your breath that the hard-and-fast division that we make between what we do 00:42:16
division that we make between what we do 00:42:19
division that we make between what we do on the one hand and what happens to us 00:42:19
on the one hand and what happens to us 00:42:22
on the one hand and what happens to us on the other is arbitrary so that as you 00:42:22
on the other is arbitrary so that as you 00:42:28
on the other is arbitrary so that as you watch your breathing you will become 00:42:28
watch your breathing you will become 00:42:31
watch your breathing you will become aware that both the voluntary and the 00:42:31
aware that both the voluntary and the 00:42:36
aware that both the voluntary and the involuntary aspects of your experience 00:42:36
involuntary aspects of your experience 00:42:38
involuntary aspects of your experience are all one happening now that may at 00:42:38
are all one happening now that may at 00:42:44
are all one happening now that may at first seem a little scary because you 00:42:44
first seem a little scary because you 00:42:46
first seem a little scary because you may think well am I just the puppet of a 00:42:46
may think well am I just the puppet of a 00:42:50
may think well am I just the puppet of a happening the mere passive witness of 00:42:50
happening the mere passive witness of 00:42:52
happening the mere passive witness of something that's going on completely 00:42:52
something that's going on completely 00:42:54
something that's going on completely beyond my control or on the other hand 00:42:54
beyond my control or on the other hand 00:42:58
beyond my control or on the other hand am I really doing everything that's 00:42:58
am I really doing everything that's 00:43:01
am I really doing everything that's going along well if I were I should be 00:43:01
going along well if I were I should be 00:43:05
going along well if I were I should be God and that would be very embarrassing 00:43:05
God and that would be very embarrassing 00:43:07
God and that would be very embarrassing because I would be in charge of 00:43:07
because I would be in charge of 00:43:09
because I would be in charge of everything that would be terribly 00:43:09
everything that would be terribly 00:43:10
everything that would be terribly responsible position 00:43:10
responsible position 00:43:13
responsible position the truth of the matter as you will see 00:43:13
the truth of the matter as you will see 00:43:15
the truth of the matter as you will see it is that both things are true you can 00:43:15
it is that both things are true you can 00:43:21
it is that both things are true you can see it that everything is happening to 00:43:21
see it that everything is happening to 00:43:23
see it that everything is happening to you and on the other hand you are doing 00:43:23
you and on the other hand you are doing 00:43:26
you and on the other hand you are doing everything for example it's your eyes 00:43:26
everything for example it's your eyes 00:43:29
everything for example it's your eyes that are turning the Sun into light 00:43:29
that are turning the Sun into light 00:43:31
that are turning the Sun into light it's the nerve ends in your skin that 00:43:31
it's the nerve ends in your skin that 00:43:34
it's the nerve ends in your skin that are turning electric vibrations in the 00:43:34
are turning electric vibrations in the 00:43:37
are turning electric vibrations in the air into heat and temperature 00:43:37
air into heat and temperature 00:43:40
air into heat and temperature it's your eardrums that are turning 00:43:40
it's your eardrums that are turning 00:43:43
it's your eardrums that are turning vibrations in the air into sound and in 00:43:43
vibrations in the air into sound and in 00:43:46
vibrations in the air into sound and in that way you are creating the world but 00:43:46
that way you are creating the world but 00:43:51
that way you are creating the world but when we are not talking about it when 00:43:51
when we are not talking about it when 00:43:54
when we are not talking about it when we're not full of philosophizing about 00:43:54
we're not full of philosophizing about 00:43:56
we're not full of philosophizing about it then there is just this happening 00:43:56
it then there is just this happening 00:44:00
it then there is just this happening this 00:44:00
and we won't because it's the breath of 00:44:04
and we won't because it's the breath of 00:44:40
and we won't because it's the breath of relaxation that's when they say when 00:44:40
relaxation that's when they say when 00:44:44
relaxation that's when they say when he's a sign of relief so when you are 00:44:44
he's a sign of relief so when you are 00:44:48
he's a sign of relief so when you are breathing you got the sensation that 00:44:48
breathing you got the sensation that 00:44:53
breathing you got the sensation that your breath is falling out dropping 00:44:53
your breath is falling out dropping 00:44:59
your breath is falling out dropping dropping dropping at the same sort of an 00:44:59
dropping dropping at the same sort of an 00:45:05
dropping dropping at the same sort of an extremely comfortable bed and you as 00:45:05
extremely comfortable bed and you as 00:45:10
extremely comfortable bed and you as possible and let yourself down 00:45:10
possible and let yourself down 00:45:13
possible and let yourself down and you let your breath go in just that 00:45:13
and you let your breath go in just that 00:45:16
and you let your breath go in just that way again 00:45:16
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don't be terribly selective particular 00:46:43
don't be terribly selective particular 00:46:46
don't be terribly selective particular say I should think of this and not of 00:46:46
say I should think of this and not of 00:46:48
say I should think of this and not of that just watch whatever is happening 00:46:48
now then to make this somewhat easier to 00:46:53
now then to make this somewhat easier to 00:47:00
now then to make this somewhat easier to have the mind free from discursive 00:47:00
have the mind free from discursive 00:47:04
have the mind free from discursive verbal thinking sound or chanted sound 00:47:04
verbal thinking sound or chanted sound 00:47:10
verbal thinking sound or chanted sound is extremely useful if you for example 00:47:10
is extremely useful if you for example 00:47:13
is extremely useful if you for example simply listen to the gong 00:47:13
and let that sound be the whole of your 00:47:23
and let that sound be the whole of your 00:47:28
and let that sound be the whole of your experience it's quite simple it requires 00:47:28
experience it's quite simple it requires 00:47:30
experience it's quite simple it requires no effort 00:47:30
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and then along with that especially if 00:47:41
and then along with that especially if 00:47:43
and then along with that especially if you don't have a gong we can use what 00:47:43
you don't have a gong we can use what 00:47:47
you don't have a gong we can use what are called in the Sanskrit language 00:47:47
are called in the Sanskrit language 00:47:49
are called in the Sanskrit language mantra mantra are chanted sounds which 00:47:49
mantra mantra are chanted sounds which 00:47:54
mantra mantra are chanted sounds which are used not so much for their meaning 00:47:54
are used not so much for their meaning 00:47:56
are used not so much for their meaning as for the simple tone and they go along 00:47:56
as for the simple tone and they go along 00:48:01
as for the simple tone and they go along with that easy kind of slow breath 00:48:01
with that easy kind of slow breath 00:48:05
with that easy kind of slow breath one of the basic mantras is of course 00:48:05
one of the basic mantras is of course 00:48:08
one of the basic mantras is of course the sound ohm that sound is used because 00:48:08
the sound ohm that sound is used because 00:48:13
the sound ohm that sound is used because if you spell it out a u-m it runs from 00:48:13
if you spell it out a u-m it runs from 00:48:18
if you spell it out a u-m it runs from the back of your throat to your lips and 00:48:18
the back of your throat to your lips and 00:48:21
the back of your throat to your lips and therefore it contains the whole range of 00:48:21
therefore it contains the whole range of 00:48:24
therefore it contains the whole range of the voice and for that reason it 00:48:24
the voice and for that reason it 00:48:27
the voice and for that reason it represents the total energy of the 00:48:27
represents the total energy of the 00:48:29
represents the total energy of the universe 00:48:29
universe 00:48:30
universe this word is called the Pranava the name 00:48:30
this word is called the Pranava the name 00:48:33
this word is called the Pranava the name for the ultimate reality for the which 00:48:33
for the ultimate reality for the which 00:48:37
for the ultimate reality for the which then which there is no Witcher and so in 00:48:37
then which there is no Witcher and so in 00:48:44
then which there is no Witcher and so in this way then if you chanted 00:48:44
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and it's varied like this 00:49:09
and it's varied like this 00:49:13
and it's varied like this [Music] 00:49:13
[Music] 00:49:35
[Music] 00:49:35
[Music] [Applause] 00:49:35
[Music] 00:49:40
and you can keep that up for quite a 00:49:59
and you can keep that up for quite a 00:50:03
and you can keep that up for quite a long time and eventually you will find 00:50:03
long time and eventually you will find 00:50:07
long time and eventually you will find as you go on chanting that the words of 00:50:07
as you go on chanting that the words of 00:50:13
as you go on chanting that the words of the chant will simply have become pure 00:50:13
the chant will simply have become pure 00:50:16
the chant will simply have become pure sound and you won't be thinking about it 00:50:16
sound and you won't be thinking about it 00:50:20
sound and you won't be thinking about it you won't have any images about the 00:50:20
you won't have any images about the 00:50:23
you won't have any images about the sound going on in your mind you will 00:50:23
sound going on in your mind you will 00:50:25
sound going on in your mind you will simply become completely absorbed in 00:50:25
simply become completely absorbed in 00:50:28
simply become completely absorbed in sound and therefore you will find 00:50:28
sound and therefore you will find 00:50:31
sound and therefore you will find yourself living in and eternal now in 00:50:31
yourself living in and eternal now in 00:50:36
yourself living in and eternal now in which there is no past and there is no 00:50:36
which there is no past and there is no 00:50:38
which there is no past and there is no future and there is no thing called 00:50:38
future and there is no thing called 00:50:42
future and there is no thing called difference between what you are as Noah 00:50:42
difference between what you are as Noah 00:50:47
difference between what you are as Noah and what you are as the known between 00:50:47
and what you are as the known between 00:50:50
and what you are as the known between yourself and the world of nature outside 00:50:50
yourself and the world of nature outside 00:50:53
yourself and the world of nature outside you it all becomes one doing one 00:50:53
you it all becomes one doing one 00:50:57
you it all becomes one doing one happening now in addition to those 00:50:57
happening now in addition to those 00:51:00
happening now in addition to those slow-moving chance you may find it 00:51:00
slow-moving chance you may find it 00:51:03
slow-moving chance you may find it according to your temperament easier to 00:51:03
according to your temperament easier to 00:51:06
according to your temperament easier to do a fast moving one these have a sort 00:51:06
do a fast moving one these have a sort 00:51:09
do a fast moving one these have a sort of rhythm to them that is absorbing say 00:51:09
of rhythm to them that is absorbing say 00:51:14
of rhythm to them that is absorbing say a chant that many of you have heard that 00:51:14
a chant that many of you have heard that 00:51:19
a chant that many of you have heard that goes re Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna 00:51:19
goes re Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna 00:51:24
goes re Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna Krishna hari hari hari krishna krishna 00:51:24
Krishna hari hari hari krishna krishna 00:51:30
Krishna hari hari hari krishna krishna krishna krishna 00:51:30
Rama Rama Rama Hari hari re Krishna Hari 00:51:37
Rama Rama Rama Hari hari re Krishna Hari 00:51:44
Rama Rama Rama Hari hari re Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna Krishna Hari Rama Rama 00:51:44
Krishna Krishna Krishna Hari Rama Rama 00:51:53
Krishna Krishna Krishna Hari Rama Rama Rama Hari 00:51:53
Rama Hari 00:51:56
Rama Hari and it doesn't matter what it means 00:51:56
and it doesn't matter what it means 00:51:58
and it doesn't matter what it means actually Krishna and Rama the names of 00:51:58
actually Krishna and Rama the names of 00:52:03
actually Krishna and Rama the names of Hindu divinities but that's not the 00:52:03
Hindu divinities but that's not the 00:52:05
Hindu divinities but that's not the point the point is just to get with that 00:52:05
point the point is just to get with that 00:52:08
point the point is just to get with that thing that is running running running re 00:52:08
thing that is running running running re 00:52:11
thing that is running running running re Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna Krishna 00:52:11
Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna Krishna 00:52:15
Krishna Hari Krishna Krishna Krishna Hari and so on and if you're a Christian 00:52:15
Hari and so on and if you're a Christian 00:52:19
Hari and so on and if you're a Christian or a Jew and you feel more in kind to 00:52:19
or a Jew and you feel more in kind to 00:52:21
or a Jew and you feel more in kind to use a meditation word that is more 00:52:21
use a meditation word that is more 00:52:25
use a meditation word that is more congenial to you you can use a 00:52:25
or if you are I'm on Hamilton you can 00:52:51
or if you are I'm on Hamilton you can 00:52:57
or if you are I'm on Hamilton you can use the la la la la la la and he gets 00:52:57
use the la la la la la la and he gets 00:53:23
use the la la la la la la and he gets faster and faster you can keep that up 00:53:23
faster and faster you can keep that up 00:53:25
faster and faster you can keep that up for 40 minutes and you'll be out of your 00:53:25
for 40 minutes and you'll be out of your 00:53:28
for 40 minutes and you'll be out of your mind 00:53:28
mind 00:53:30
mind but you see to go out of your mind 00:53:30
but you see to go out of your mind 00:53:35
but you see to go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously 00:53:35
at least once a day is tremendously 00:53:38
at least once a day is tremendously important because by going out of your 00:53:38
important because by going out of your 00:53:40
important because by going out of your mind you come to your senses and if you 00:53:40
mind you come to your senses and if you 00:53:43
mind you come to your senses and if you stay in your mind all the time you are 00:53:43
stay in your mind all the time you are 00:53:46
stay in your mind all the time you are over rational in other words you're like 00:53:46
over rational in other words you're like 00:53:49
over rational in other words you're like a very rigid bridge which because it has 00:53:49
a very rigid bridge which because it has 00:53:52
a very rigid bridge which because it has got no give no craziness in it is going 00:53:52
got no give no craziness in it is going 00:53:54
got no give no craziness in it is going to be blown down in the first hurricane 00:53:54
just as you've been letting vibrations 00:54:01
just as you've been letting vibrations 00:54:03
just as you've been letting vibrations in the air play with your ears let your 00:54:03
in the air play with your ears let your 00:54:07
in the air play with your ears let your lungs breathe as they will don't as yet 00:54:07
lungs breathe as they will don't as yet 00:54:12
lungs breathe as they will don't as yet attempt any breathing exercise don't 00:54:12
attempt any breathing exercise don't 00:54:15
attempt any breathing exercise don't force anything simply allow breathing 00:54:15
now is this breathing a voluntary or 00:54:33
now is this breathing a voluntary or 00:54:37
now is this breathing a voluntary or involuntary action or both on either 00:54:37
just feel it without taking sides 00:54:44
just feel it without taking sides 00:54:48
just feel it without taking sides without words and again hear my voice as 00:54:48
without words and again hear my voice as 00:54:53
without words and again hear my voice as if it were wind in the trees or the 00:54:53
if it were wind in the trees or the 00:54:55
if it were wind in the trees or the sound of waves 00:54:55
the most of us are short of breath and 00:55:29
the most of us are short of breath and 00:55:33
the most of us are short of breath and we never really empty our lungs about to 00:55:33
we never really empty our lungs about to 00:55:37
we never really empty our lungs about to make a long complete out-breath you 00:55:37
make a long complete out-breath you 00:55:39
make a long complete out-breath you mustn't force it imagine there's a large 00:55:40
mustn't force it imagine there's a large 00:55:43
mustn't force it imagine there's a large ball of lead inside your neck and allow 00:55:43
ball of lead inside your neck and allow 00:55:48
ball of lead inside your neck and allow it to fall slowly through your body to 00:55:48
it to fall slowly through your body to 00:55:50
it to fall slowly through your body to the floor pushing and easing the breath 00:55:50
the floor pushing and easing the breath 00:55:54
the floor pushing and easing the breath out as it drops ease the breath out just 00:55:54
out as it drops ease the breath out just 00:56:01
out as it drops ease the breath out just as you settle and sink down comfortably 00:56:01
as you settle and sink down comfortably 00:56:03
as you settle and sink down comfortably into a bed and when the ball reaches the 00:56:03
into a bed and when the ball reaches the 00:56:08
into a bed and when the ball reaches the floor let it drop away as if to the 00:56:08
floor let it drop away as if to the 00:56:12
floor let it drop away as if to the center of the earth 00:56:12
then let the breath come back back in as 00:56:45
then let the breath come back back in as 00:56:50
then let the breath come back back in as a reflex without pulling it and then 00:56:50
a reflex without pulling it and then 00:56:54
a reflex without pulling it and then imagine another ball of lead in the neck 00:56:54
imagine another ball of lead in the neck 00:56:56
imagine another ball of lead in the neck and again let it fall out long and easy 00:56:56
and once again 00:57:33
you know do you see what's happening you 00:58:03
you know do you see what's happening you 00:58:08
you know do you see what's happening you are generating a great deal of energy 00:58:08
are generating a great deal of energy 00:58:10
are generating a great deal of energy without trying or forcing two things 00:58:10
without trying or forcing two things 00:58:15
without trying or forcing two things seem to be happening at once 00:58:15
seem to be happening at once 00:58:17
seem to be happening at once first the outflow of breath is simply 00:58:17
first the outflow of breath is simply 00:58:20
first the outflow of breath is simply falling happening all by itself 00:58:20
falling happening all by itself 00:58:26
falling happening all by itself second it's under perfect control 00:58:26
so from this practice you learn to 00:58:30
so from this practice you learn to 00:58:33
so from this practice you learn to experience to realize that what happens 00:58:33
experience to realize that what happens 00:58:38
experience to realize that what happens to you and what you do are one in the 00:58:38
to you and what you do are one in the 00:58:42
to you and what you do are one in the same process there is no real separation 00:58:42
same process there is no real separation 00:58:47
same process there is no real separation between one thing called you and another 00:58:47
between one thing called you and another 00:58:51
between one thing called you and another quite different thing called the 00:58:51
quite different thing called the 00:58:52
quite different thing called the universe when you stop talking and 00:58:52
universe when you stop talking and 00:58:56
universe when you stop talking and naming they're quite obviously one so 00:58:56
naming they're quite obviously one so 00:59:03
naming they're quite obviously one so again 00:59:03
again 00:59:05
again laris fall easily out 00:59:05
all the way let it come back on its own 00:59:31
all the way let it come back on its own 00:59:36
all the way let it come back on its own and then are again 00:59:36
and now let's put the sound are on the 00:59:59
and now let's put the sound are on the 01:00:04
and now let's put the sound are on the next outflow 01:00:04
and again so that you have nothing in 01:00:33
and again so that you have nothing in 01:00:37
and again so that you have nothing in mind but 01:00:37
you 01:00:53