The Accident of Unconsciousness | Forrest Landry | TEDxCardiffbytheSea

to answer certain questions we need to

to answer certain questions we need to think about the big picture what it all

think about the big picture what it all

think about the big picture what it all means and to really evaluate those kinds

means and to really evaluate those kinds

means and to really evaluate those kinds of questions the kind of you Nissa tea

of questions the kind of you Nissa tea

of questions the kind of you Nissa tea that brings value to life to bring value

that brings value to life to bring value

that brings value to life to bring value to this world we sometimes need to

to this world we sometimes need to

to this world we sometimes need to really look at the very big picture

really look at the very big picture

really look at the very big picture astronomy can sometimes give us some

astronomy can sometimes give us some

astronomy can sometimes give us some perspective how unique is this world to

perspective how unique is this world to

perspective how unique is this world to give you a sense of it imagine you had a

give you a sense of it imagine you had a

give you a sense of it imagine you had a little bit of talcum powder in your

little bit of talcum powder in your

little bit of talcum powder in your hands and you’re looking at it and

hands and you’re looking at it and

hands and you’re looking at it and you’re seeing the very smallest grain

you’re seeing the very smallest grain

you’re seeing the very smallest grain you pick one you paint it red and we’re

you pick one you paint it red and we’re

you pick one you paint it red and we’re gonna now do one of those little

gonna now do one of those little

gonna now do one of those little contests where you’re like there’s a jar

contests where you’re like there’s a jar

contests where you’re like there’s a jar and you’re trying to figure out how many

and you’re trying to figure out how many

and you’re trying to figure out how many marbles are in the jar so we’re gonna

marbles are in the jar so we’re gonna

marbles are in the jar so we’re gonna basically look at different size piles

basically look at different size piles

basically look at different size piles and try to figure out just how unique is

and try to figure out just how unique is

and try to figure out just how unique is this world so imagine this entire room

this world so imagine this entire room

this world so imagine this entire room was filled with talcum powder and we had

was filled with talcum powder and we had

was filled with talcum powder and we had one little grain of red in that one

one little grain of red in that one

one little grain of red in that one little grain compared to an entire room

little grain compared to an entire room

little grain compared to an entire room this entire space solid full is that how

this entire space solid full is that how

this entire space solid full is that how unique life on Earth is nope it’s bigger

unique life on Earth is nope it’s bigger

unique life on Earth is nope it’s bigger than that imagine you’re looking at a

than that imagine you’re looking at a

than that imagine you’re looking at a mountain an enormous mountain you’re

mountain an enormous mountain you’re

mountain an enormous mountain you’re standing at the base and you’re looking

standing at the base and you’re looking

standing at the base and you’re looking way up and you’re basically saying

way up and you’re basically saying

way up and you’re basically saying there’s this huge huge huge pile and

there’s this huge huge huge pile and

there’s this huge huge huge pile and only one single grain represents this

only one single grain represents this

only one single grain represents this planet it’s a life that we know amongst

planet it’s a life that we know amongst

planet it’s a life that we know amongst all of that is that how unique life on

all of that is that how unique life on

all of that is that how unique life on Earth is nope it’s even bigger imagine

Earth is nope it’s even bigger imagine

Earth is nope it’s even bigger imagine you’re standing at the top of the

you’re standing at the top of the

you’re standing at the top of the mountain you’re looking out over this

mountain you’re looking out over this

mountain you’re looking out over this this ocean of mountains you’re up in an

this ocean of mountains you’re up in an

this ocean of mountains you’re up in an aircraft you’re looking out over the

aircraft you’re looking out over the

aircraft you’re looking out over the entire earth in this entire earth the

entire earth in this entire earth the

entire earth in this entire earth the land the Seas everything we know the

land the Seas everything we know the

land the Seas everything we know the entire planets taken as one huge

entire planets taken as one huge

entire planets taken as one huge enormous ball of talcum powder floating

enormous ball of talcum powder floating

enormous ball of talcum powder floating in space

in space

in space with one little red grains buried

with one little red grains buried

with one little red grains buried somewhere in the middle of that what is

somewhere in the middle of that what is

somewhere in the middle of that what is the chance that if you were to just pick

the chance that if you were to just pick

the chance that if you were to just pick up one single grain that it would be the

up one single grain that it would be the

up one single grain that it would be the red one just think of how improbable

red one just think of how improbable

red one just think of how improbable that is we are one world out of seven

that is we are one world out of seven

that is we are one world out of seven hundred billion billion stars to really

hundred billion billion stars to really

hundred billion billion stars to really appreciate what it means for the you

appreciate what it means for the you

appreciate what it means for the you Nissa tea of life on earth so far as we

Nissa tea of life on earth so far as we

Nissa tea of life on earth so far as we know this is it right that the life that

know this is it right that the life that

know this is it right that the life that we experience on this planet the thing

we experience on this planet the thing

we experience on this planet the thing we take for granted every single day of

we take for granted every single day of

we take for granted every single day of our lives is so astoundingly miraculous

our lives is so astoundingly miraculous

our lives is so astoundingly miraculous that even to use the word miracle

that even to use the word miracle

that even to use the word miracle doesn’t come anywhere close to how

doesn’t come anywhere close to how

doesn’t come anywhere close to how incredibly unique this world is how

incredibly unique this world is how

incredibly unique this world is how incredibly special life is consider for

incredibly special life is consider for

incredibly special life is consider for a moment that the most miraculous thing

a moment that the most miraculous thing

a moment that the most miraculous thing you could possibly imagine the most

you could possibly imagine the most

you could possibly imagine the most amazing synchronistic experience

amazing synchronistic experience

amazing synchronistic experience multiply that by a hundred and imagine

multiply that by a hundred and imagine

multiply that by a hundred and imagine that happening everywhere in the world

that happening everywhere in the world

that happening everywhere in the world simultaneously like so much so that the

simultaneously like so much so that the

simultaneously like so much so that the miraculous becomes ordinary and then

miraculous becomes ordinary and then

miraculous becomes ordinary and then what in that context would be miraculous

what in that context would be miraculous

what in that context would be miraculous well now we’re just beginning to get

well now we’re just beginning to get

well now we’re just beginning to get there we would need to do that three or

there we would need to do that three or

there we would need to do that three or four more times to get to the level of

four more times to get to the level of

four more times to get to the level of improbability that life is on this

improbability that life is on this

improbability that life is on this planet okay and I’m only saying this

planet okay and I’m only saying this

planet okay and I’m only saying this because I’m trying to give you a real

because I’m trying to give you a real

because I’m trying to give you a real sense as to just how important it is

sense as to just how important it is

sense as to just how important it is just how meaningful our lives are just

just how meaningful our lives are just

just how meaningful our lives are just how special this world is compared to an

how special this world is compared to an

how special this world is compared to an entire universe that for all that we

entire universe that for all that we

entire universe that for all that we know may be empty so in that particular

know may be empty so in that particular

know may be empty so in that particular sense I invite you to understand I

sense I invite you to understand I

sense I invite you to understand I invite you to think about your lives as

invite you to think about your lives as

invite you to think about your lives as being more special into greater scheme

being more special into greater scheme

being more special into greater scheme of things than you may have appreciated

of things than you may have appreciated

of things than you may have appreciated then in a sense that we are in a

then in a sense that we are in a

then in a sense that we are in a position of having an influence over our

position of having an influence over our

position of having an influence over our evolution being able to make choices

evolution being able to make choices

evolution being able to make choices that define the future of this plan

that define the future of this plan

that define the future of this plan we have drew genetic evolution and

we have drew genetic evolution and

we have drew genetic evolution and manipulation of Technology the capacity

manipulation of Technology the capacity

manipulation of Technology the capacity to create machines that may someday be

to create machines that may someday be

to create machines that may someday be even more Makaveli and than ourselves it

even more Makaveli and than ourselves it

even more Makaveli and than ourselves it only takes one right and that in effect

only takes one right and that in effect

only takes one right and that in effect there are these risks that we have in a

there are these risks that we have in a

there are these risks that we have in a sense gotten into because of business or

sense gotten into because of business or

sense gotten into because of business or because of the way in which we organize

because of the way in which we organize

because of the way in which we organize ourselves in the world the ways that we

ourselves in the world the ways that we

ourselves in the world the ways that we think about community and so on that we

think about community and so on that we

think about community and so on that we completely overlook that there is in a

completely overlook that there is in a

completely overlook that there is in a sense a greater scheme that we need to

sense a greater scheme that we need to

sense a greater scheme that we need to in a sense answer back to to really

in a sense answer back to to really

in a sense answer back to to really appreciate just how incredible and

appreciate just how incredible and

appreciate just how incredible and unique just how special it is that the

unique just how special it is that the

unique just how special it is that the choices that we make need to in a sense

choices that we make need to in a sense

choices that we make need to in a sense respond to the greater scheme of just

respond to the greater scheme of just

respond to the greater scheme of just how special this is

how special this is

how special this is we think of ourselves as a species you

we think of ourselves as a species you

we think of ourselves as a species you know a species that has an effect taken

know a species that has an effect taken

know a species that has an effect taken over the entire planet and that we are

over the entire planet and that we are

over the entire planet and that we are in a position to be making choices about

in a position to be making choices about

in a position to be making choices about ecosystems and what happens with

ecosystems and what happens with

ecosystems and what happens with resources and things like that and then

resources and things like that and then

resources and things like that and then in effect we think about it in terms of

in effect we think about it in terms of

in effect we think about it in terms of our own lives but we are even in

our own lives but we are even in

our own lives but we are even in comparison to other animals so much more

comparison to other animals so much more

comparison to other animals so much more similar to them than we are different

similar to them than we are different

similar to them than we are different from Iraq right the real comparison is

from Iraq right the real comparison is

from Iraq right the real comparison is an absolute scale not a relative one so

an absolute scale not a relative one so

an absolute scale not a relative one so I invite you to appreciate the

I invite you to appreciate the

I invite you to appreciate the specialness of just how unique this

specialness of just how unique this

specialness of just how unique this world is we go to beautiful places and

world is we go to beautiful places and

world is we go to beautiful places and then we come back and we say well geez

then we come back and we say well geez

then we come back and we say well geez you know I’m living in an ordinary town

you know I’m living in an ordinary town

you know I’m living in an ordinary town and so on and so forth there’s no such

and so on and so forth there’s no such

and so on and so forth there’s no such place on this entire planet that is

place on this entire planet that is

place on this entire planet that is ordinary when you think of all of those

ordinary when you think of all of those

ordinary when you think of all of those other places you could be in the

other places you could be in the

other places you could be in the universe to actually be here in this

universe to actually be here in this

universe to actually be here in this paradise so when we’re thinking about

paradise so when we’re thinking about

paradise so when we’re thinking about risk an existential risk and our role

risk an existential risk and our role

risk an existential risk and our role and our choices that we make we have to

and our choices that we make we have to

and our choices that we make we have to consider that the way in which our minds

consider that the way in which our minds

consider that the way in which our minds work to some extent is like a fish in

work to some extent is like a fish in

work to some extent is like a fish in water we don’t perceive the biases we

water we don’t perceive the biases we

water we don’t perceive the biases we don’t perceive the ways in which our

don’t perceive the ways in which our

don’t perceive the ways in which our choices actually are influenced by our

choices actually are influenced by our

choices actually are influenced by our biology we need in a sense a deeper set

biology we need in a sense a deeper set

biology we need in a sense a deeper set of tools to make the kinds of choices

of tools to make the kinds of choices

of tools to make the kinds of choices govern things like if we are going to be

govern things like if we are going to be

govern things like if we are going to be in possession of evolution if we are in

in possession of evolution if we are in

in possession of evolution if we are in a sense going to be influencing the

a sense going to be influencing the

a sense going to be influencing the course of the future of this planet

course of the future of this planet

course of the future of this planet appropriate use of technology

appropriate use of technology

appropriate use of technology appropriate use of of how we relate to

appropriate use of of how we relate to

appropriate use of of how we relate to one another appropriate use of power we

one another appropriate use of power we

one another appropriate use of power we need a deeper level of tools we need a

need a deeper level of tools we need a

need a deeper level of tools we need a deeper level of decision-making science

deeper level of decision-making science

deeper level of decision-making science and technology although they can show us

and technology although they can show us

and technology although they can show us how something can be done they do not

how something can be done they do not

how something can be done they do not give us the tools to know what should be

give us the tools to know what should be

give us the tools to know what should be done

done

done there’s no OTT in science or technology

there’s no OTT in science or technology

there’s no OTT in science or technology there’s no particular reason why we

there’s no particular reason why we

there’s no particular reason why we should die to build something or not

should die to build something or not

should die to build something or not build something they’ll tell us how but

build something they’ll tell us how but

build something they’ll tell us how but they don’t say anything about what it

they don’t say anything about what it

they don’t say anything about what it means what is what is the connection

means what is what is the connection

means what is what is the connection that that crate how does that make life

that that crate how does that make life

that that crate how does that make life more meaningful or not our economic

more meaningful or not our economic

more meaningful or not our economic system is in effect at this particular

system is in effect at this particular

system is in effect at this particular point have become kind of a prison the

point have become kind of a prison the

point have become kind of a prison the more in which we we are looking at

more in which we we are looking at

more in which we we are looking at creating value or having things for a

creating value or having things for a

creating value or having things for a purpose we have lost the message the

purpose we have lost the message the

purpose we have lost the message the idea that meaningfulness is deeper than

idea that meaningfulness is deeper than

idea that meaningfulness is deeper than value or purpose that the thing that is

value or purpose that the thing that is

value or purpose that the thing that is ultimately the case is that life is

ultimately the case is that life is

ultimately the case is that life is inherently meaningful I sometimes get

inherently meaningful I sometimes get

inherently meaningful I sometimes get asked what is the meaning of life and I

asked what is the meaning of life and I

asked what is the meaning of life and I can only reply there’s no real

can only reply there’s no real

can only reply there’s no real difference that every life is meaningful

difference that every life is meaningful

difference that every life is meaningful and everything that is meaningful is

and everything that is meaningful is

and everything that is meaningful is alive and that any notion of value or

alive and that any notion of value or

alive and that any notion of value or purpose has to emerge from that that we

purpose has to emerge from that that we

purpose has to emerge from that that we can’t have value or purpose without

can’t have value or purpose without

can’t have value or purpose without already having some sort of connections

already having some sort of connections

already having some sort of connections some sort of in-between this because

some sort of in-between this because

some sort of in-between this because none of us owns the English language

none of us owns the English language

none of us owns the English language none of us owns any particular word we

none of us owns any particular word we

none of us owns any particular word we basically share the sensitive

basically share the sensitive

basically share the sensitive meaningfulness and the capacity to

meaningfulness and the capacity to

meaningfulness and the capacity to communicate is in effect a shared thing

communicate is in effect a shared thing

communicate is in effect a shared thing it is an in-between this is an

it is an in-between this is an

it is an in-between this is an interpersonal aspect so when we’re

interpersonal aspect so when we’re

interpersonal aspect so when we’re thinking about how do we make good

thinking about how do we make good

thinking about how do we make good choices how do we enter into the kind of

choices how do we enter into the kind of

choices how do we enter into the kind of stewardship that recognizes the true

stewardship that recognizes the true

stewardship that recognizes the true meaningfulness the true value of life on

meaningfulness the true value of life on

meaningfulness the true value of life on this earth how do we begin to think

this earth how do we begin to think

this earth how do we begin to think about those choices in an effective way

about those choices in an effective way

about those choices in an effective way in a way that in a sense is responding

in a way that in a sense is responding

in a way that in a sense is responding to the sheer meaningfulness the sheer

to the sheer meaningfulness the sheer

to the sheer meaningfulness the sheer depth of what is when I was 16 I made a

depth of what is when I was 16 I made a

depth of what is when I was 16 I made a commitment my commitment was that I was

commitment my commitment was that I was

commitment my commitment was that I was going to encounter nature in a

going to encounter nature in a

going to encounter nature in a completely non projecting way and of

completely non projecting way and of

completely non projecting way and of completely I’m going to accept it as it

completely I’m going to accept it as it

completely I’m going to accept it as it is I’m going to encounter it without

is I’m going to encounter it without

is I’m going to encounter it without trying to have it translate itself into

trying to have it translate itself into

trying to have it translate itself into my language to try to codify it in any

my language to try to codify it in any

my language to try to codify it in any specific mathematics or in any

specific mathematics or in any

specific mathematics or in any particular modality that I in a sense

particular modality that I in a sense

particular modality that I in a sense would be naked in front of it that I

would be naked in front of it that I

would be naked in front of it that I would go 100 percent of the distance to

would go 100 percent of the distance to

would go 100 percent of the distance to learn what was and is and out of that

learn what was and is and out of that

learn what was and is and out of that came this this constellation of ideas

came this this constellation of ideas

came this this constellation of ideas this constellation of thoughts these

this constellation of thoughts these

this constellation of thoughts these experiences that led me to certain

experiences that led me to certain

experiences that led me to certain insights and while it might take a while

insights and while it might take a while

insights and while it might take a while to describe what those insights are and

to describe what those insights are and

to describe what those insights are and it’s not really relevant at this very

it’s not really relevant at this very

it’s not really relevant at this very moment those insights led to to a series

moment those insights led to to a series

moment those insights led to to a series of ideas about ethics it was actually

of ideas about ethics it was actually

of ideas about ethics it was actually unexpected for me I wasn’t really

unexpected for me I wasn’t really

unexpected for me I wasn’t really thinking that I would end up with a

thinking that I would end up with a

thinking that I would end up with a theory of ethics it kind of happened by

theory of ethics it kind of happened by

theory of ethics it kind of happened by accident but I’m beginning to see that

accident but I’m beginning to see that

accident but I’m beginning to see that that’s probably the most important thing

that’s probably the most important thing

that’s probably the most important thing the most useful thing that could

the most useful thing that could

the most useful thing that could possibly have happened if we’re going to

possibly have happened if we’re going to

possibly have happened if we’re going to make good choices as a species we need a

make good choices as a species we need a

make good choices as a species we need a deeper set of tools we need a kind of

deeper set of tools we need a kind of

deeper set of tools we need a kind of philosophy of choice we’re taught in

philosophy of choice we’re taught in

philosophy of choice we’re taught in schools that philosophy is mostly

schools that philosophy is mostly

schools that philosophy is mostly useless I’ll tell you as a business

useless I’ll tell you as a business

useless I’ll tell you as a business person philosophy is like the keystone

person philosophy is like the keystone

person philosophy is like the keystone they’ve made it possible for business to

they’ve made it possible for business to

they’ve made it possible for business to actually work why are we even in

actually work why are we even in

actually work why are we even in business why are we even doing any of

business why are we even doing any of

business why are we even doing any of the things that we do well somewhere a

the things that we do well somewhere a

the things that we do well somewhere a level at some level or another it’s

level at some level or another it’s

level at some level or another it’s gonna come back to the notion of

gonna come back to the notion of

gonna come back to the notion of meaningfulness what matters to you what

meaningfulness what matters to you what

meaningfulness what matters to you what matters in this situation what matters

matters in this situation what matters

matters in this situation what matters in life itself

in life itself

in life itself because at the end of the day that’s all

because at the end of the day that’s all

because at the end of the day that’s all there is

out of this core came two ideas about

out of this core came two ideas about ethics one of them is a symmetry ethics

ethics one of them is a symmetry ethics

ethics one of them is a symmetry ethics most of you are for sure familiar with

most of you are for sure familiar with

most of you are for sure familiar with this do unto others as you’d have them

this do unto others as you’d have them

this do unto others as you’d have them do it to yourself the notion of equality

do it to yourself the notion of equality

do it to yourself the notion of equality the notion of fairness

the notion of fairness

the notion of fairness all of those are symmetry concepts the

all of those are symmetry concepts the

all of those are symmetry concepts the piece that seemed to be missing was the

piece that seemed to be missing was the

piece that seemed to be missing was the notion of continuity ethics the kind of

notion of continuity ethics the kind of

notion of continuity ethics the kind of thing that governs Continuum’s of flow

thing that governs Continuum’s of flow

thing that governs Continuum’s of flow cycles that actually connect back to

cycles that actually connect back to

cycles that actually connect back to themselves the notion of continuity and

themselves the notion of continuity and

themselves the notion of continuity and innocence the the kind of connectedness

innocence the the kind of connectedness

innocence the the kind of connectedness the flow that occurs between people

the flow that occurs between people

the flow that occurs between people having a certain smoothness smoothness a

having a certain smoothness smoothness a

having a certain smoothness smoothness a consistent rate of change turns out to

consistent rate of change turns out to

consistent rate of change turns out to be just as important to theory of ethics

be just as important to theory of ethics

be just as important to theory of ethics as anything else that I can think of

as anything else that I can think of

as anything else that I can think of they it balances to symmetry ethics and

they it balances to symmetry ethics and

they it balances to symmetry ethics and these may be very abstract ideas but it

these may be very abstract ideas but it

these may be very abstract ideas but it turns out that one layer past that comes

turns out that one layer past that comes

turns out that one layer past that comes some fairly concrete things when we want

some fairly concrete things when we want

some fairly concrete things when we want to recognize what is a good choice to

to recognize what is a good choice to

to recognize what is a good choice to some extent we have to have an idea of

some extent we have to have an idea of

some extent we have to have an idea of what goodness means in that context what

what goodness means in that context what

what goodness means in that context what does it mean to make a good choice what

does it mean to make a good choice what

does it mean to make a good choice what is what is a way in which we become the

is what is a way in which we become the

is what is a way in which we become the people become the person that can

people become the person that can

people become the person that can recognize when we have made a good

recognize when we have made a good

recognize when we have made a good choice how would we know what does it

choice how would we know what does it

choice how would we know what does it mean to do that it’s a choice that in

mean to do that it’s a choice that in

mean to do that it’s a choice that in effect is Omni considerate it not only

effect is Omni considerate it not only

effect is Omni considerate it not only manifests in the moment but it opens the

manifests in the moment but it opens the

manifests in the moment but it opens the door for potentials in the future it is

door for potentials in the future it is

door for potentials in the future it is in a sense of choice which considers not

in a sense of choice which considers not

in a sense of choice which considers not just what you think but also what you

just what you think but also what you

just what you think but also what you feel in your heart and not just your

feel in your heart and not just your

feel in your heart and not just your heart but the heart of the person that

heart but the heart of the person that

heart but the heart of the person that you’re talking to the heart of the

you’re talking to the heart of the

you’re talking to the heart of the community that you’re in the deep

community that you’re in the deep

community that you’re in the deep meaning of what it is to be alive and to

meaning of what it is to be alive and to

meaning of what it is to be alive and to be able to respond from that place that

be able to respond from that place that

be able to respond from that place that deep place of loving what is loving life

deep place of loving what is loving life

deep place of loving what is loving life itself in the most profound way possible

itself in the most profound way possible

itself in the most profound way possible including not just yourself but in your

including not just yourself but in your

including not just yourself but in your community but the entire planet in which

community but the entire planet in which

community but the entire planet in which we live now that is a good choice

wouldn’t it be good news if it was

wouldn’t it be good news if it was always possible to make an omni consider

always possible to make an omni consider

always possible to make an omni consider a choice to make a win-win choice I’m

a choice to make a win-win choice I’m

a choice to make a win-win choice I’m here to tell you it is there is no

here to tell you it is there is no

here to tell you it is there is no circumstance there is no such thing as a

circumstance there is no such thing as a

circumstance there is no such thing as a circumstance that is constructed that is

circumstance that is constructed that is

circumstance that is constructed that is actually in life I should distinguish

actually in life I should distinguish

actually in life I should distinguish between constructive circumstances where

between constructive circumstances where

between constructive circumstances where somebody’s creating some hypothesis you

somebody’s creating some hypothesis you

somebody’s creating some hypothesis you can always create a hypothesis that

can always create a hypothesis that

can always create a hypothesis that assumes the conclusion is trying to

assumes the conclusion is trying to

assumes the conclusion is trying to reach if you’re constructing an ethical

reach if you’re constructing an ethical

reach if you’re constructing an ethical hypothesis yeah there’s lots of

hypothesis yeah there’s lots of

hypothesis yeah there’s lots of impossible situations but if you’re

impossible situations but if you’re

impossible situations but if you’re talking about actual life being here now

talking about actual life being here now

talking about actual life being here now and making choices as a person in the

and making choices as a person in the

and making choices as a person in the moment it’s always possible to make a

moment it’s always possible to make a

moment it’s always possible to make a win-win choice categorically always

win-win choice categorically always

win-win choice categorically always possible Point Blank period that’s a

possible Point Blank period that’s a

possible Point Blank period that’s a pretty strong statement I’m willing to

pretty strong statement I’m willing to

pretty strong statement I’m willing to back it up the next thing that is

back it up the next thing that is

back it up the next thing that is actually surprising that’s kind of

actually surprising that’s kind of

actually surprising that’s kind of important is that these choices these

important is that these choices these

important is that these choices these win-win choices let’s say you were in a

win-win choices let’s say you were in a

win-win choices let’s say you were in a situation and you made a win-win choice

situation and you made a win-win choice

situation and you made a win-win choice you actually figured out a way to make

you actually figured out a way to make

you actually figured out a way to make an Omni considerate choice it was worth

an Omni considerate choice it was worth

an Omni considerate choice it was worth the time it’s always worth the time to

the time it’s always worth the time to

the time it’s always worth the time to search for the win-win choice right it’s

search for the win-win choice right it’s

search for the win-win choice right it’s always worth it because we know it

always worth it because we know it

always worth it because we know it exists in each situation to the best of

exists in each situation to the best of

exists in each situation to the best of our capacity we search for the win-win

our capacity we search for the win-win

our capacity we search for the win-win choice but let’s say that the effortless

choice but let’s say that the effortless

choice but let’s say that the effortless the extreme process the extreme process

the extreme process the extreme process

the extreme process the extreme process that we may need to go through to find

that we may need to go through to find

that we may need to go through to find what that choice is doesn’t make it any

what that choice is doesn’t make it any

what that choice is doesn’t make it any easier to make the next win-win choice

easier to make the next win-win choice

easier to make the next win-win choice in the situation and immediately

in the situation and immediately

in the situation and immediately subsequently follows right that would be

subsequently follows right that would be

subsequently follows right that would be kind of a bummer but it turns out again

kind of a bummer but it turns out again

kind of a bummer but it turns out again derived from a theory of ethics which

derived from a theory of ethics which

derived from a theory of ethics which itself is derived from a foundation that

itself is derived from a foundation that

itself is derived from a foundation that is even deeper than physics because it

is even deeper than physics because it

is even deeper than physics because it would have to be because physics can’t

would have to be because physics can’t

would have to be because physics can’t tell you what to do so you need to sense

tell you what to do so you need to sense

tell you what to do so you need to sense a deeper theory you need something that

a deeper theory you need something that

a deeper theory you need something that comes out of measurement itself

comes out of measurement itself

comes out of measurement itself something that comes out of the literal

something that comes out of the literal

something that comes out of the literal foundations of what it means to do

foundations of what it means to do

foundations of what it means to do science or mathematics at all that out

science or mathematics at all that out

science or mathematics at all that out of that rich context that first person

of that rich context that first person

of that rich context that first person direct encounter context it’s possible

direct encounter context it’s possible

direct encounter context it’s possible to know that the choices that are

to know that the choices that are

to know that the choices that are win-win are actually contiguous with one

win-win are actually contiguous with one

win-win are actually contiguous with one another then in a hyperspace of all

another then in a hyperspace of all

another then in a hyperspace of all possible choices

possible choices

possible choices that there is an effect a sequence that

that there is an effect a sequence that

that there is an effect a sequence that the capacity to make a win-win choice

the capacity to make a win-win choice

the capacity to make a win-win choice makes it actually easier to make the

makes it actually easier to make the

makes it actually easier to make the subsequent win-win choice in a situation

subsequent win-win choice in a situation

subsequent win-win choice in a situation that immediately follows many of you

that immediately follows many of you

that immediately follows many of you have probably been told that if you tell

have probably been told that if you tell

have probably been told that if you tell the truth it gets easier to continue

the truth it gets easier to continue

the truth it gets easier to continue telling the truth that you know if you

telling the truth that you know if you

telling the truth that you know if you lie you have to start building up more

lie you have to start building up more

lie you have to start building up more and more hypotheses to to sort of

and more hypotheses to to sort of

and more hypotheses to to sort of protect that and that if you just tell

protect that and that if you just tell

protect that and that if you just tell the truth in the first place then what

the truth in the first place then what

the truth in the first place then what effectively happens is is that it just

effectively happens is is that it just

effectively happens is is that it just flows so the second idea beyond just

flows so the second idea beyond just

flows so the second idea beyond just that it’s always possible to make a

that it’s always possible to make a

that it’s always possible to make a win-win choice is it these notions of

win-win choice is it these notions of

win-win choice is it these notions of win-win choice are actually contiguous

win-win choice are actually contiguous

win-win choice are actually contiguous with one another that it makes it easier

with one another that it makes it easier

with one another that it makes it easier to make the win-win choice once you get

to make the win-win choice once you get

to make the win-win choice once you get to the point that you’re synchronized

to the point that you’re synchronized

to the point that you’re synchronized with that life flows in an omni

with that life flows in an omni

with that life flows in an omni considerate way that’s really really

considerate way that’s really really

considerate way that’s really really good news because there’s no prior

good news because there’s no prior

good news because there’s no prior reason for us to assume that that would

reason for us to assume that that would

reason for us to assume that that would be the case

be the case

be the case the third thing which is pretty

the third thing which is pretty

the third thing which is pretty important to know as far as making

important to know as far as making

important to know as far as making effective choices individually as

effective choices individually as

effective choices individually as community as a world given the huge

community as a world given the huge

community as a world given the huge development of exponential technology

development of exponential technology

development of exponential technology you know we have devices that at this

you know we have devices that at this

you know we have devices that at this particular point that I have become

particular point that I have become

particular point that I have become aware could end all life on this planet

aware could end all life on this planet

aware could end all life on this planet in a millisecond that even there are

in a millisecond that even there are

in a millisecond that even there are things happening in the world that there

things happening in the world that there

things happening in the world that there is a very small risk that I wouldn’t

is a very small risk that I wouldn’t

is a very small risk that I wouldn’t even finish this sentence and all this

even finish this sentence and all this

even finish this sentence and all this would disappear I’m not here to go into

would disappear I’m not here to go into

would disappear I’m not here to go into those particular topics I’m actually

those particular topics I’m actually

those particular topics I’m actually here to talk about the good things but

here to talk about the good things but

here to talk about the good things but good possibilities so we know that we

good possibilities so we know that we

good possibilities so we know that we can make win-win choices we know that we

can make win-win choices we know that we

can make win-win choices we know that we have the capacity to once we’ve made

have the capacity to once we’ve made

have the capacity to once we’ve made win-win choices that it will continue to

win-win choices that it will continue to

win-win choices that it will continue to do so

do so

do so the third thing that’s important to know

the third thing that’s important to know

the third thing that’s important to know is that the degree to which it seems

is that the degree to which it seems

is that the degree to which it seems that we cannot make a win-win choice in

that we cannot make a win-win choice in

that we cannot make a win-win choice in any given situation is proportional to

any given situation is proportional to

any given situation is proportional to the degree to which we need to upgrade

the degree to which we need to upgrade

the degree to which we need to upgrade our capacity to imagine in other words

our capacity to imagine in other words

our capacity to imagine in other words that in a hyper space of all possible

that in a hyper space of all possible

that in a hyper space of all possible choices we can make that there is a

choices we can make that there is a

choices we can make that there is a gradient that allows us to essentially

gradient that allows us to essentially

gradient that allows us to essentially seek the direction whatever it is that

seek the direction whatever it is that

seek the direction whatever it is that you can imagine which is the closest

you can imagine which is the closest

you can imagine which is the closest thomna considerate

thomna considerate

thomna considerate the closest to a true win-win choice is

the closest to a true win-win choice is

the closest to a true win-win choice is the vector direction that you need to

the vector direction that you need to

the vector direction that you need to keep going in to converge on the path of

keep going in to converge on the path of

keep going in to converge on the path of right action that’s actually also very

right action that’s actually also very

right action that’s actually also very fortunate because it means that we now

fortunate because it means that we now

fortunate because it means that we now have not only a capacity to know that

have not only a capacity to know that

have not only a capacity to know that it’s worth searching for a win-win

it’s worth searching for a win-win

it’s worth searching for a win-win choice and that it’s viable to do so and

choice and that it’s viable to do so and

choice and that it’s viable to do so and to continue to do so it is also viable

to continue to do so it is also viable

to continue to do so it is also viable to use your current position to navigate

to use your current position to navigate

to use your current position to navigate to the position at which the path of

to the position at which the path of

to the position at which the path of right action for you as an individual in

right action for you as an individual in

right action for you as an individual in your capacity to make choice to in a

your capacity to make choice to in a

your capacity to make choice to in a sense be a representative of

sense be a representative of

sense be a representative of consciousness in this entire universe

now that’s pretty special that’s

now that’s pretty special that’s actually as profound a good news as it’s

actually as profound a good news as it’s

actually as profound a good news as it’s possible to have which is why I chose

possible to have which is why I chose

possible to have which is why I chose that as this particular topic although

that as this particular topic although

that as this particular topic although there are thousands of other things that

there are thousands of other things that

there are thousands of other things that we could talk about that would be fun

we could talk about that would be fun

we could talk about that would be fun and amusing and worthwhile I invite you

and amusing and worthwhile I invite you

and amusing and worthwhile I invite you to treat your choice your capacity to

to treat your choice your capacity to

to treat your choice your capacity to choose as sacred in the same way that I

choose as sacred in the same way that I

choose as sacred in the same way that I would describe this world as being

would describe this world as being

would describe this world as being critically sacred the notion of sacred

critically sacred the notion of sacred

critically sacred the notion of sacred is is a is a deepening of the notion of

is is a is a deepening of the notion of

is is a is a deepening of the notion of value a deepening of the notion of

value a deepening of the notion of

value a deepening of the notion of purpose a deepening of the notion of

purpose a deepening of the notion of

purpose a deepening of the notion of meaningfulness how far down can we go

meaningfulness how far down can we go

meaningfulness how far down can we go with that how deep and rich can it

with that how deep and rich can it

with that how deep and rich can it become that’s what I invite you into to

become that’s what I invite you into to

become that’s what I invite you into to think about your choice as connected to

think about your choice as connected to

think about your choice as connected to that deep essence of what is and insofar

that deep essence of what is and insofar

that deep essence of what is and insofar as you honor that in yourself life will

as you honor that in yourself life will

as you honor that in yourself life will become richer more alive people become

become richer more alive people become

become richer more alive people become healthier and more integrated

healthier and more integrated

healthier and more integrated communities become more fun and

communities become more fun and

communities become more fun and healthier and the thriving of this world

healthier and the thriving of this world

healthier and the thriving of this world becomes something which is absolute love

becomes something which is absolute love

becomes something which is absolute love is that which enables choice

love is always stronger than fear always

love is always stronger than fear always choose on the basis of love namaste

choose on the basis of love namaste

choose on the basis of love namaste [Applause]