[Music] suppose a boat is crossing a river
suppose a boat is crossing a river
suppose a boat is crossing a river another empty boat is about to collide
another empty boat is about to collide
another empty boat is about to collide with it even a irritable man would not
with it even a irritable man would not
with it even a irritable man would not lose his temper but suppose there was
lose his temper but suppose there was
lose his temper but suppose there was someone in the second boat then the
someone in the second boat then the
someone in the second boat then the occupant of the first would shout to him
occupant of the first would shout to him
occupant of the first would shout to him to keep clear and if the other did not
to keep clear and if the other did not
to keep clear and if the other did not hear the first time no even one called
hear the first time no even one called
hear the first time no even one called three times bad language would
three times bad language would
three times bad language would inevitably follow in the first case
inevitably follow in the first case
inevitably follow in the first case there was no anger in the second there
there was no anger in the second there
there was no anger in the second there was because in the first case the boat
was because in the first case the boat
was because in the first case the boat was empty and in the second it was
was empty and in the second it was
was empty and in the second it was occupied
occupied
occupied what if man could roam empty through
what if man could roam empty through
what if man could roam empty through life who would be able to injure him now
life who would be able to injure him now
life who would be able to injure him now let’s consider this if a man holding a
let’s consider this if a man holding a
let’s consider this if a man holding a belief which he was thought in childhood
belief which he was thought in childhood
belief which he was thought in childhood or persuaded over afterwards keeps down
or persuaded over afterwards keeps down
or persuaded over afterwards keeps down and pushes away any doubts which arise
and pushes away any doubts which arise
and pushes away any doubts which arise about it in his mind
about it in his mind
about it in his mind obviously avoids the reading of books
obviously avoids the reading of books
obviously avoids the reading of books and the company of men which call into
and the company of men which call into
and the company of men which call into question or discuss it and regards as
question or discuss it and regards as
question or discuss it and regards as umpires those questions which cannot
umpires those questions which cannot
umpires those questions which cannot easily be asked without disturbing it
easily be asked without disturbing it
easily be asked without disturbing it the life of that man is one long sin
the life of that man is one long sin
the life of that man is one long sin against mankind but says one I’m a busy
against mankind but says one I’m a busy
against mankind but says one I’m a busy man I don’t have time for the study
man I don’t have time for the study
man I don’t have time for the study which would be required to make me in
which would be required to make me in
which would be required to make me in any degree a competent judge of certain
any degree a competent judge of certain
any degree a competent judge of certain questions or even able to understand the
questions or even able to understand the
questions or even able to understand the nature of the arguments then he should
nature of the arguments then he should
nature of the arguments then he should have no time to believe the physicist
have no time to believe the physicist
have no time to believe the physicist Wolfgang Pauli once spoke of two
Wolfgang Pauli once spoke of two
Wolfgang Pauli once spoke of two limiting world conceptions at one
limiting world conceptions at one
limiting world conceptions at one extreme is the idea of a fully objective
extreme is the idea of a fully objective
extreme is the idea of a fully objective world without any kind of observing
world without any kind of observing
world without any kind of observing subject this has been the guiding image
subject this has been the guiding image
subject this has been the guiding image of modern science at the other extreme
of modern science at the other extreme
of modern science at the other extreme is the idea of a object mystically
is the idea of a object mystically
is the idea of a object mystically experiencing the unity of the world and
experiencing the unity of the world and
experiencing the unity of the world and no longer confronted by any objective
no longer confronted by any objective
no longer confronted by any objective world this has been the guiding image of
world this has been the guiding image of
world this has been the guiding image of Asian
Asian
Asian mysticism or them Zen wants facts not in
mysticism or them Zen wants facts not in
mysticism or them Zen wants facts not in the Western sense of things that are
the Western sense of things that are
the Western sense of things that are measurable and numerical which are in
measurable and numerical which are in
measurable and numerical which are in fact abstractions but is living
fact abstractions but is living
fact abstractions but is living immediate and tangible therefore Zen
immediate and tangible therefore Zen
immediate and tangible therefore Zen adopts an unusual approach
adopts an unusual approach
adopts an unusual approach it’s buildup involved language which is
it’s buildup involved language which is
it’s buildup involved language which is unavoidable but the way Zen uses
unavoidable but the way Zen uses
unavoidable but the way Zen uses language is always the point beyond
language is always the point beyond
language is always the point beyond language beyond concepts to the concrete
language beyond concepts to the concrete
language beyond concepts to the concrete the sole purpose of Zen is having sudden
the sole purpose of Zen is having sudden
the sole purpose of Zen is having sudden moments with flashes of lightning when
moments with flashes of lightning when
moments with flashes of lightning when the intellect is short-circuited and
the intellect is short-circuited and
the intellect is short-circuited and there is no longer barrier between the
there is no longer barrier between the
there is no longer barrier between the experiencer and reality but you how is
experiencer and reality but you how is
experiencer and reality but you how is this relevant in our daily lives
okay let’s step back for a second our
okay let’s step back for a second our lives are filled with awkward pauses and
lives are filled with awkward pauses and
lives are filled with awkward pauses and conversation silences that make us
conversation silences that make us
conversation silences that make us uncomfortable leave us wondering when we
uncomfortable leave us wondering when we
uncomfortable leave us wondering when we choose silence we choose to give up the
choose silence we choose to give up the
choose silence we choose to give up the reasons not to love which are the
reasons not to love which are the
reasons not to love which are the reasons for going to war or continuing
reasons for going to war or continuing
reasons for going to war or continuing war or separating or being a victim or
war or separating or being a victim or
war or separating or being a victim or being right in a moment of silence in a
being right in a moment of silence in a
being right in a moment of silence in a moment of no thought no mind we choose
moment of no thought no mind we choose
moment of no thought no mind we choose to give those up just choose silence
to give those up just choose silence
to give those up just choose silence don’t even choose love if we choose love
don’t even choose love if we choose love
don’t even choose love if we choose love we already have an idea of what love is
we already have an idea of what love is
we already have an idea of what love is but if you choose once that is love
but if you choose once that is love
but if you choose once that is love ideas you are willing to have no idea to
ideas you are willing to have no idea to
ideas you are willing to have no idea to see what is present when there is no
see what is present when there is no
see what is present when there is no idea past present future no idea of love
idea past present future no idea of love
idea past present future no idea of love no idea of booth no idea of you no idea
no idea of booth no idea of you no idea
no idea of booth no idea of you no idea of me love is a parent
now I’d like you to think back the idea
now I’d like you to think back the idea presented you and I’ll leave you with
presented you and I’ll leave you with
presented you and I’ll leave you with this final encapsulating thought stop
this final encapsulating thought stop
this final encapsulating thought stop looking for what you want not cynically
looking for what you want not cynically
looking for what you want not cynically stop looking for what you want because
stop looking for what you want because
stop looking for what you want because there’s a way of stopping looking for
there’s a way of stopping looking for
there’s a way of stopping looking for what you want in resignation and
what you want in resignation and
what you want in resignation and cynicism and closing down but innocently
cynicism and closing down but innocently
cynicism and closing down but innocently openly stop looking for what you want
openly stop looking for what you want
openly stop looking for what you want because you everything you want just
because you everything you want just
because you everything you want just maybe not in the way you imagined what
maybe not in the way you imagined what
maybe not in the way you imagined what you want and it’s this imagination
you want and it’s this imagination
you want and it’s this imagination itself that keeps you from discovering
itself that keeps you from discovering
itself that keeps you from discovering that you already in everything that you
that you already in everything that you
that you already in everything that you could ever want so if you just take
could ever want so if you just take
could ever want so if you just take today as an experiment to give up any
today as an experiment to give up any
today as an experiment to give up any imagination any image of what you need
imagination any image of what you need
imagination any image of what you need to be totally fulfilled just give it up
to be totally fulfilled just give it up
to be totally fulfilled just give it up it’s just an image just a thought maybe
it’s just an image just a thought maybe
it’s just an image just a thought maybe a career thought maybe a relationship
a career thought maybe a relationship
a career thought maybe a relationship thought just give it up quickly discover
thought just give it up quickly discover
thought just give it up quickly discover what’s here unthought and imagined thank
what’s here unthought and imagined thank
what’s here unthought and imagined thank [Applause]
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