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Invatatura 4.....
Audio
Caseta 4
Cele doua Lumi
Continuind sa studiem invatatura aceasta, vom evalua cele doua Lumi. Omul exista intr-un mediu inconjurator care este „facut de om” pe lumea asta. Nu vorbim de pamint. Lumea este o societate. Este un stat al organizarii – Pamintul este Planeta. Deci, sint doua Lumi – Lumea facuta de om, si Lumea Adevarata. CREATURILE IN VIATA ADEVARATA Lumea Adevarata reala este lumea „CREATURILOR IN VIATA ADEVARATA.” Nici unul din doua persoana nu au aceasi amprenta. Nici unul din doi oameni nu au acelasi gust. Nici unul din doi oameni vad orice in acelasi fel cu ceilalti. Nu putem sta pe aceleasi linii. Deci, lumea adevarata este lumea creaturilor in viata , nici unul dintre noi nu sintem la fel, nici doi nu sint in acelasi mediu inconjurator. Tu si eu putem fi intr-o camera mica, dar tu esti in mediul meu inconjurator, si eu sint intr-al tau. Acesta face totul foarte diferit pentru amindoi, si deci nu pot fi standarde create. Fiecare este o entitate al sau insusi. Ficare din nou trebuie sa stim individualitatea pentru noi insine. Nu putem avea pe alticineva spunindune cum sintem noi. Daca ar spune, noi nu i-am crede. De aceea observam starea interna a noastra conditionata. In timp ce sint citeva paterne generale, fiecare din noi trebuie sa faca invatatura si munca pentru el insusi, si noi trebuie sa intelegem cele doua lumi diferite pentru noi insine. Deci vom oberva ca toti oamenii pe care ii cunoastem si cu toate gusturile lor diferite. Lui unul ii place cafeaua, lui altul nu-i place. Unul vrea zahar in cafeaua lui, altul vrea fara zahar. Unul vrea cafea cu lapte, altul o vrea fara lapte. La unii le plac fripturi gatite bine, la altii le plac singeroase. Nu este nici o calecare spune ca trebuie sa-ti placa cafeaua, Nu este nimic care spune ca ar trebui ca sa-ti placa friptura gatita intr-un anumit mod. Este ce iti place tie dupa gustul tau, sau poate ca nu-ti place friptura de loc. Unor oameni le plac anumite culori, altor oameni nu le pasa. Si acest lucru continua pe fiecare lucru si nivel. Noi toti sintem entitati separate si nu este un standard pentru nici unul din noi. LUMEA FACUTA DE OM Lumea facuta de om este lumea idealurilor, ideilor, standardurilor, masinilor si jocurilor. Putem avea un ideal de CIT DE LATE SA FIE STRAZILE. Putem avea idealul de cit de tare ar trebui sa se miste traficul. Am putea avea idealul de CIT DE MULTE LOCURI DE PARCARE SINT PENTRU ORICE CLADIRE. Toate acestea sint foarte folositoare si necesare pentru o societate organizata pe Pamint. Lumea facuta de om este foarte minunata atit timp cit este limitata catre lumea facuta de om – de exemplu, este o parabola a Lumei reale si adevarate. Deci sint multe feluri de idei. Oricine poate sa-i invete pe oameni o anumita idee si sa intrebe pentru o examinatie sa vada cit de mult sint toti de acord cu acea idee. Daca o replatesi esti un elev excelent. Daca nu poti replati prea bine, esti un elev slab. Poti fi un suces sau slab in concordanta de cit de bine l-ai facut. In Lumea Reala sint ideile care ii da omului un ajutor in a se cunoaste pe el insusi, dar nu sint nici vreun ideal pentru tine ca sa-ti traiesti viata pentru. Dupa cum ai observat, am dat ideile pentru studiu, dar nu ideaile sau idealurile ca sa-ti traiesti viata pentru ele. Noi doar incercam sa descoperim ce este ce creaza individualitatea. Nu am spus: ar trebui sa faci asta sau TI-AM SPUS CE SA FACI” Acestea sint ideile pentru studiu. Celelalte idei si idealuri sint pentru indeplinirea in Lumea Facuta De Om. STANDARDURILE Apoi sint standardurile. Este minunat sa ai standarde pentru firele electrice, standarde pentru marimea pantofilor, rochiilor, costunelor, etc. Daca un Om poarta marimea Larga, el poate ordona costumul in marime Larga, si totul poate fi schimbat dupa marimea minecilor un pic. Daca poarta marimea 40 la pantofi, poate ordona pantofi cu marimea 40 si in toata probabilitatea, vor incape foarte perfect pe picior pentru ca sint standarde pentru aceste lucruri. Sint standarde pentru marimi de piulite? Sint standarde pentru perforatii? Sint greutati si masuri. Deci toate acestea sint de un folos excellent in Lumea facuta de Om si sint necesare pentru comert, si pentru schimbari dintre o persoana si alta. Dar nu sint standarde create pentru fiinta umana. In Bucuresti, sau Washington DC si in fiecare oras capitala majora al Lumii este un Birou al Standardelor. Daca mergi acolo, vei gasi ca toate standardurile sint pentru lucruri, dar nu este nici o fiinta umana care are un standard creat pentru el. Deci masinile sint foarte folositoare. Ele da o performanta mare functiilor si ia mult din munca fizicala a omului. Dar cind omul incepe sa fie o masine, este perversiune pentru ca omul a fost creat sa opereze masinile, NU SA FIE UNA. Un om poate fi controlat de o sugestie. Poti descoperi din obervindu-l ca are un anumit set de opinii sau punct de vedere. Daca provoci acea opinie sau punct de vedere, vei afla ca omul este intr-o data intr-o stare de a fi mecanic si il poti controla sau manipula. Daca il poti face voarte interesat in „Securitate” tu il poti infricosa cu pierderea Securitatii si sa-l pui intr-o stare de panica. Daca cineva „sare la drepturile tale, poate ca crezi ca este prietenul tau. Daca cineva iti spune „Ce diferit esti” din tot grupul de oameni, nu esti inclinat ca sa fi controlat? Daca cineva „Da vina pe tine” nu esti inclinat sa-i dai dreptate si sa fi influentat de acea persoana? Este evident ca masinile sint foarte folositoare, dar schimbind un om intr-o masina poate fi Perversiune. Am observat „COMPORTAMENTUL MECANIC” sau „PROPRIA CONDITIONARE A NOASTRA INSINE” si „RASPUNSURILE MECANICE” pe care le-am numi REACTIUNI. „Incepem sa observam ca in timp ce omul este in Lumea Reala – O fiinta reala, care nici unul din doi nu sint la fel – si ca sint multe eforturi ca sa o avem pe acea fiinta sa raspunda exact in concordanta cu conditionarea. JOCURI Celalat aspect ale lumii facute de om este lumea jocurilor. Jocurile sint foarte esentiale. Nu totul la care ne referam ca si un joc este referit ca si un joc in „Lumea facuta de om”. Recunoastem basketbalul, basebalul, etc, ca si jocuri. Acum pentru ca un joc sa fie, trebuie sa fie jucatori, trebuie sa fie regulile jocului, threbuie sa fie un oficial anumit, si este rasplatirea daca cistigi jocul in concordanta cu regulile. Daca nu joci jocul in concordanta cu regulile in lumea facuta de om, sint penalizari pe care trebuie sa platesti. Deci, Businesul este un joc. Are jucatori, are bosi, sint multe penalizari severe pentru cind nu este jocul jucat in concordanta cu bosii, si sint advantaje decise pentru a juca jocul in concordanta cu regulile. Casatoria este un joc. Are jucatori, are reguli, multe din care sint create de societate, altele din care sint puse de cei care impart cartile in acea casatorie. Sint oficiali, sint penalizari severe pentru cind nu este jocul jucat in concordanta cu regulile si posibil multe rasplatiri pentru a juca jocul in concordanta cu regulile. Traficul este un joc, Are jucatori, si mersi, ca are reguli. Sinti oficiali, si sint penalizari pentru a nu juca jocul in concordanta cu regulile, Cind rasplatirea de a juca jocul in concordanta cu regulile avem un grad rezonabile de siguranta in traficul imens de pe strazi, highway si freeway. Sint patru jocuri mari la care ne gindim rar ca fiind jocuri, si se aplica catre om in lumea reala. Hai sa consideram aceste jocuri si sa le observam intr-o perioada din timp. 1. TEOLOGIA Primul joc mare este teologia. Teologia pune standarde pentru om ca si BUN si Omul ca si Rau. Nu este o teologie de standard pentru lume. Sint multe diferite teologi. Teologie nu este religie dar ideile omului de a cladi o organizatie inconjurul religiei sau construind o institutie. Institutia pune standarde de BUN ca si: -Nu este bine ca sa maninc Vinerea -Nu este bine sa maninci pork mereu -Nu este bine sa bei cafea, in alta este chiar bine ca sa bei -In una este bine si acceptabile sa va divortati, In alta, nu este bine sa va divortati. Mii si mii de infinite detalii sint puse ca si Bun. Orice persoana particulara care subscie la orice teologie anumita gaseste ca are dificultate tinind necesitatile exterioare ale teologii si chiar mai dificil, daca sint destul de cinstiti cu observind individualitatea de a tine o stare interna libera de nu a fi nervoasa, de nu a fi birfita, de nu a intinde adevarul un pit cind unul e pus in lumina (care se mai numeste CA UNUL MINTE) si are nevoie de o cantitate anumita considerabile de justitie in timp ca sa faca ca comportamentul unui anumit om sa fie in concordanta cu A FI BUN. Majoritatea tuturor, apoi sint intr-un anumit fel ca ei sint RAI si deci ei se simt VINOVATI PUTEREA POLITICA Urmatorul mare joc este PUTEREA POLITICA. Puterea politica ne spune ce este inauntru sau in moda si ce este afara sau nu in moda. Citiva ani in umra a fost inauntru – la moda ca sa-i urim pe Japonezi si sa-i iubim pe Rusi, pe linga alte lucruri. Azi este foarte mult la moda ca sa ii iubim pe Japonezi (majoritatea lucrurilor pe care le avem vin din Japonia), incluzind casetele de recordat pe care recordam aceasta invatatura pe ele) si nu sintem prea mult ca sa ii aprobam pe Rusi. Cu citiva ani in urma, noi eram sa ii Uram pe Italieni si pe Germani, azi noi ii iubim. Cu un pic de timp in urma era foarte la moda ca sa nu ne placa de China (dar inainte era la moda ca sa ne placa de China) Acum este ca sa dezghetam, ca sa intre la moda ca sa simtim ca ei sint destul de bine, ca sint in regula, cel putin pentru anumite motive. Deci avem ce este in moda si ce este nu este in moda, si de multe ori, ce nu este in moda, nu sint in acelasi pas cu totul. ARTELE VINDECARII 2. apoi vine ARTELE VINDECARII, ca si jocul mare. Artele vindecarii sint puse ca si un standard pentru ce este NORMAL SI ABNORMAL Vorbitorul la un timp a studiat citva din Artele Vindecarii. La inceputul zilei din inscriere, ca sa intre in prima clasa ca si boboc, preotul scolii i-a dat o vorbire in care a spus ca in primii doi ani clasa lui vor studia ce este Normal pe lume, si in a treia patru si cincelea an, si in clinici ei vor recunoaste ce este abnormal. La acel moment a fost rezonabil, si logic. Dar, studiind normalul, cinsistind din studierea manechinelor, harti, carti si ascultind la multe predici la ce este normal. Deci, un ideal a fost creat. Acela a fost un numar mare de ani in urma si pina in ziua de azi, nici Eu, nici altcineva nu a vazut ce : este normal complet. Deci, toti, atunci sint pacienti – toti sint anormali. De sigur sintem in general conditionati sa simtim ca atunci cind nu incapem in ce este normal ca sintem intr-o situatie foarte proasta si ca avem nevoie de un tratament decis ca sa ne restoram catre ce este normal. Este de obicei un considerabila dezamagire peste a nu fi normal si simtindu-ne ghinionisti sau raniti ca unul nu este normal. Apoi unul se uita pe cine sa dea vina si vine cu frica ceea ce ii aduce imbalansul chimical si tensiune neuromuschiulara din variosi hormoni in raspuns la frica. Este o adaptatie si apoi sintem convinsi ca sintem anormali. BUSINESS MARE Incet a crescut un alt joc. BUSINESUL MARE. Businesul mare, prin advertizari, sugesteaza constant ca sintem Uriti sau Frumosi. Acum, folosind cuvintul Urit, poate vei mirosi urit si vei avea nevoie de mult deodorant. Parul tau poate ca este urit, si deci vei avea nevoie de un anumit fel de sampon, spray de par, culori si chiar si o peruca ca sa acoperi, ca sa nu mai fi urit. Sintem constanti bombardati cu sugestii ca masinile noastre sint vechi si, deci, urite, ca casele noastre sint vechi si urite, ca mosina noastra este urita, ca hainele noastre sint vechi si urite, ca ar trebui ca sa cumparam unele noi. Deci toti incep sa simta ca sint uriti intr-un mod sau altu. Poate ca probabil cintaresti prea mult. Esti prea Gras, deci esti urit, si ar trebui ca sa incapi in idealul de a fi slab sau orice. Noi chieltuim multe sume de bani, obligindu-ne cu multe datorii in schimb ca sa fim frumosi si normali. Ne straduim mental ca sa fim buni si probabil un pic beligerant cu a fi acceptat. Deci, avem cele patru forte de baza, acea prima decizie, discutata in casetele de mai devreme ale aceste serii, care descrie motivul ca si vrind netulburarea. Acest inceput apoi devine sursa sugestiei pentru manipularea omului ca si o masina. El vrea sa aiba placere si comfort, vrea sa aiba atentie si aprobare, si sa se simta important. Businesul mare, Theologia, Artele Vindecarii si Politica puterii, toate ii spun omului ca este intr-un pericol mare, daca nu se ridica un pic ca sa incearca sa obtina ce-i spun lui ca nu este la acel moment. Tu esti Rau, Urit, si nu esti acceptat si nu esti normal. Acum, daca mergem inapoi si ne uitam din nou la lumea reala, nu sint doi la fel nici doi care sint in acelasi mediu inconjurator, deci nu poate fi un Standard. Cind incepem sa vedem acest lucru si sa-l observam, recunoastem ca Normalul, Bunul, La moda, si frumos sint destul de false si ca am fost Conditionati cu ele din Copilarie. Deci, fiind conditionat, sintem subiect la sugestie ca sintem Rai Abnormali, Uriti, si Nu la moda, si ca prin a chieltui multe sume mari de bani si performind anumite ritualuri sau fiind de acord cu anumite idei politice, ca ar trebui sa avem o utopie unde sintem toti Frumosi, La moda, buni si normali. De sigur ca sa facem aceasta sintem nevoiti ca sa lasam tot ceea ce este Uman. Independenta Totala. Persoana dependenta este mecanica, si poate fi manipulata, si vedem acest lucru ca se intimpla inconjurul nostru. Deci noi studiem fiinta umana „Eu” ca sa fim constienti de aceste situatii, nu ca le condemnam sau ca le judecam, Ele foarte simplu nu exista si posibil unii din noi nu prefera ca sa fie o masina. Sintem constienti de ce apartine in lumea reala, si ce apartine in lumea facuta de om. Nu sintem impotriva la nici una din ele. Recunoastem ca lumea facuta de om ca si fiind foarte necesara si existam in ea. De asemenea recunoastem ca nu sintem din Lumea facuta de om , ca sintem din lumea reala a fiintelor care traiesc, Lumea fiintelor in viata. Incepem sa observam ca lumea facuta de om, fara sa o condamnam sau sa o judecam. Vedem ce apartine in ea si ca nu sintem din lumea facuta de om. Recunoastem jocurile si am vrea ca sa jucam multe jocuri. Jucam jocul in concordanta cu regulile la abilitatea noastra cea mai buna, dar nu jucam jocuri mari care spun ca omul are un Ideal sau Standard si ca ar trebui ca sa incapem in acestea. Vezi tu, acesta este inceputul lumii in care toti sintem nascuti, O lume a idealurilor, o lume de imbunatatire proprie, ca sa incapi in acele idealuri, din multe diferite directii, o lume care are semne si demonstatii care unul a imbunatatit si lumea de a da vina cind unul nu gaseste semnul si intrebarea, unul se uita ca sa dea vina. Unul are anticipatia ca daca unul practitioneaza imbunatatirea proprie, ca va fi imbunatatire proprie. Dar de multe ori, acea anticipatie sau expectatie este dezamagire pentru ca nu este nici o cale ca acea fiinta umana sa poata sa incape intr-un ideal pentru ca sintem in schimbare constanta si intr-un mediu inconjurator care se schimba constant si situatia. Unul poate ca sta in camera de zi foarte seren si la pace. Telefonul suna si este o veste ca unul a fost ranit sau este in mare dificultate. Dintr-o data, inima lui incepe sa bata ca si salbatica, etc. Este acel lucru normal? Este ce se intimpla! Nu este nimeni care spune ca ar trebui ca imediat sa fi avut ceva care sa linisteasca inima un pic. Daca mergi afara si tai iarba cu o masina de taiat iarba, sau sa tragi buruieni din radacina sau sa faci exercitii fizicale violente si inima ta bate tare si este ceva in neregula? Este Adaptatie normala? Vezi, totul este o Adaptatie Normala. Nu este asa ceva ca si o fiinta umana anormala. Este un anumit lucru ca si Adaptatiea fiintei umane. Nu este asa ceva ca si o fiinta umana Rea, este Conditionarea mecanica. Oamenii care pot stimula sa faca aproape orice prin a apasa un buton chiar din nauntru sau de dinafara. Nu este o fiinta umana Rea, numai fiinte Neconstiente, sau semiconstiente, sau sa spunem cele conditionate. Nu este asa ceva ca si frumos individual sau urit individual, este numai persoana care isi expresioneaza pe dinafara statul lor intern. Nu este o asa de persoana ca si „O persoana anormala” Este numai adaptatia care se intimpla. Nu este asa ceva ca si Urit, este numai expresia pe dinafara a starii interne. Nu este asa ceva ca si La moda sau nu, noi toti vedem dintr-un unghi diferit si desigur vom vedea un pic mai diferit si parte din intelegerea omului este ca sa inteleaga acest lucru. Dupa cum facem acel lucru, vom vedea ca sint mai putine dezamagiri pentru ca nu am expectat ca toate sa fie ca si perele in pastraie, si chiar si perele din pastraie sint diferite. Nu am expectat ca sa se schimbe in portocale. Tema Scrie jos de cite ori sint prins de sugestia ca eu sint Anormal, Urit, ca Eu nu sint in acelasi pas cu societatea, si ca sint Rau. De cite ori sint prins de sugestia ori din nauntru sau pe dinafara cind Ma gindesc la una dintr-o sugestie veche sau chiar dintr-o sugestie noua ca simt ca sint intr-o lume facuta de om care are standarde de Normal, Frumos, Bun, sau la moda, si ca intr-un fel sau altul Nu am incaput in acel standard. In alte cuvinte, vom observa un nivel diferit de fiinta mecanica in aceasta saptamina. Nu ne vom opri sa facem aceste lucruri care le-am facut pentru ca sintem informati cu omul si lumea in care traieste nu cu ideea de-l imbunatati ca sa incapa vreun anumit ideal, dar de a fi constient si fiind treaz moment din moment de ce este si observam mai mult inselatoriile de „ce ar trebui sa fie” care este Idealul. Conflictul mare al omului este incercarea sa schimbe „Ce este” in vreo idee de „Ce ar trebui sa fie in lumea reala” In lumea facuta de om putem schimba masinile, casele, etc. Le putem face ca sa incapa in motivele noastre, dar cind incepem sa incercam sa facem pe om in „ce ar trebui sa fie” ne pierdem vremea intr-o arena gresita. Deci hai sa fim constienti de ea cind sintem prinsi in capcana in aceasta saptamina, nu cu condemnare, nu incercind sa judecam, dar simplu prin a fi constienti de statul de „Ce Este” Vezi desenul pentru cele Doua Lumi Exercitiu Scrie jos de cite ori am fost prins de sugestie din nauntru sau pe dinafara. Ca Sint a”anormal”(nu incap in Artele vindecarii) Ca sint „Urit”(nu incap in idealul businesului mare) Ca sint „nu in acelasi pas”(nu incap in ideologiile politice) Ca sint „Rau” (nu incap cu organizatii religioase, ideologii chiar cu ani in urma si chiar si acum) Aceste standarturi sint sugetii care creaza idealuri si deci rezulta in lupta, conflict si rezistenta care este numita „Rezistenta Inventata”.
The Two Worlds
From "The Teachings"
Tape 4
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As we continue our work studying the Teachings, we will take up two worlds. Man exists in an environment which is the "man-made" world. We are not talking about the earth. The world is a society. It is a state of organization - the earth is a planet. So there are two Worlds--the "man-made" world and the "real world."
Real Living Beings
The real world is the world of "real living beings." No two of us have the same finger prints. No two of us have exactly the same tastes. No two of us see anything from exactly the same viewpoint because We cannot stand in the same tracks. So the real world is the world of living beings, no two of which are alike, no two of which are in the same environment at the same time.
You and I may be in a small room but you are in my environment,and I am in yours. That makes it very different for each of us, and so there can be no "standards" set. Each is an entity unto itself.
Each of us must know "self" for self. We cannot have someone else tell us what we are like. If they did, we wouldn't believe them. This is why we are observing the conditioned self within. While there are some general patterns, each of us must do the work for self, and we must understand the two worlds for self.
So we will observe all the people we know and their different tastes. One like coffee, another does not. One person wants sugar in his coffee, another wants it without. One wants coffee with cream,another wants it without. Some like their steaks cooked well done, some like them medium, some medium rare. There is no way you should like coffee. There is nothing that says you should like your steak cooked any certain way. It is what appeals to your taste,or maybe you don't like steak at all. Some people like certain colors, others do not. And this goes on for every conceivable thing. We are each a separate entity and there is no "standard" for anyone of us.
MAN-MADE WORLD
The "man-made" world is the world of ideals, ideas, standards, machines and games. We can have the "ideal" of how wide the streets should be. We can have the "ideal" of how fast the traffic should move. We can have the "ideal" of how many parking places there are for a given building. All of these are very useful and necessary for organized society on earth. The "man-made" world is very wonderful as long as it is confined to the "man-made" world--it is somewhat of a parable of the real world. So there are many kinds of ideas. Anyone can teach an idea and ask for an examination to see how well you agree with it. If you replay it, you are an excellent student. If you cannot replay it very well, you are a poor student.
You may be a success or a failure according to how well you did that.
In the "real world" there are ideas that give man an aid in knowing self, but there are not any "ideals" for you to live up to. As you have noticed, we have given ideas for study, but no ideas or "ideals" to live up to. We are only trying to find out what makes up the self. We haven't said you should "do this" or told you "what to do." These are ideas for study. The other "ideals" and ideas are for accomplishment in the "man-made" world.
STANDARDS
Then there are "standards." It is wonderful to have standards for spark-plugs, standards for sizes of shoes, dresses, suit sizes, etc. If a man wears a 42-Long, he can order a 42-Long coat, and all that will have to be altered is the length of the sleeves a little bit. If he wears a size 12-B shoe, he can order 12-B shoes and in all probability they will fit very accurately because there are standards set for these. There are standards for sizes of nuts and bolts? There are standards for drill sizes to drill a hole to put the bolt in. There are weights and measures. So all of these are of excellent use in the "man-made" world and are necessary for trade, commerce and exchange between one person and another.
But there are no standards set for the human being. In Washington D.C., and in every other major capital of the world, there is a bureau of standards. If you go there, you will find that all the standards are for "things," but there is no human being who has a standard set for him.
So machines are very useful. They perform great functions and take much of the physical burden from man. But when man begins to be a machine, it is a perversion because man was designed to operate machines--not be one.
A man can be controlled by a suggestion. You can find out from observing him that he has a certain very set opinion or viewpoint. If you challenge that opinion or viewpoint, you will find that he is suddenly in a state of being mechanical, and you can control or manipulate him.If you can get him very interested in "security," you can threaten him with lack of security and put him in a panic state.
If someone "sticks up for your rights" might you think he is your friend. If someone tells you "how different you are" from the common herd, aren't you inclined to be controlled. If someone "blames" for you, aren't you inclined to agree and be influenced by that person. It is obvious that machines are very useful but changing a man into machine may be a perversion.
We have been observing the "mechanical behavior" or the "conditioned self" and its "mechanical responses" which we could call "reaction." We are beginning to observe that while man is of the "real world"--a real living being, no two of which are alike--that there are many efforts to have him respond exactly according to conditioning.
GAMES
The other aspect of the man-made world is the world of games. Games are very essential. Not everything that we will refer to as a game is ordinarily referred to as a game in the "man-made" world. We recognize basketball, baseball, etc. as being games. Now for a game there must be players, there must be rules of the game, there must be an official of some sort, and there is a reward of winning the game according to the rules. If you do not play the game according to the rules in the "man-made" world, there are penalties to be paid.
So business is a game. It has players; it has rules of the game, there are officials of many kinds, there are severe penalties for not playing the game according to the rules, and there are decided advantages for playing the game according to the rules.
Marriage is a game. It requires players, it has rules, many of which are set by society, some of which are set as dealer's choice as one goes along like playing dealer's choice poker. There are officials. There are severe penalties for not playing the game according to the rules and possibly many rewards for playing the game according to the rules.
Traffic is a game. It has players, and thank goodness there are rules. There are officials; and there are penalties for not playing the game according to the rules. As the reward of playing the game according to the rules, we have a reasonable degree of safety in the immense traffic on the streets, highways and freeways.
There are four great games we seldom think of as being games, and they apply to man in the "real world." Let's consider these games and observe them over a period of time.
THEOLOGY
The first great game is "THEOLOGY." Theology sets up a standard for man as "good" and man as "bad."
There is no standard theology for the world. There are many different ones. Theology is not religion but man's ideas of building an organization around religion or building an institution. The institution sets standards of "good," such as:
It is not good to eat meat on Friday.
It is not good to eat pork at any time.
It is not good to drink coffee, in another one it's quite all right.
In one it is good and acceptable to get a divorce. In another, it is not good to get a divorce.
Thousands and thousands of infinite details are set up as "good." Any particular person who subscribes to any particular theology finds that he has difficulty maintaining the outward requirements of the theology and even more difficulty, if they are reasonably honest with observing self, of keeping the "inner state" free of not being angry, of not being gossipy, of not stretching the truth a wee bit when it puts one in a good light (which sometimes could be called lying), and it requires a considerable amount of justification in order to make one's behavior jibe with the idea of "good." Most everyone, then, feels in some way that they are "bad" and so they feel "guilty."
POWER POLICIES
The next great game is "POWER POLICIES". Power policies tell us what is "IN" and what is "OUT."
A few years ago it was "in" to hate the Japanese and love the Russians, among other things. Today it is very "in" to love the Japanese (most of everything we have comes from Japan, including the tape recorder we are recording these talks on) and we are not to approve too much of the Russians. A few years ago we were to "hate" the Italians and the Germans, today we "love" them. A little while ago it was very "in" to dislike China (before that, it was very "in" to like China. Now it is thawing--it is getting "in" to feel they are pretty well "all right," at least for some purposes. So we have what is "in" and what is "out," and few people can agree with all the "in," so most everyone feels that in some ways they are out. So they are now "bad" and "out,' and in many respects they are "out" of step with the general run of everything.
HEALING ARTS
Then comes the "HEALING ART" as a great game. The healing arts set up a standard for what is "normal" and "abnormal."
The speaker at one time studied some of the healing arts. At the opening day of enrollment for entering the freshman class, the dean of the school gave a talk in which he said that in the first two years this class would study the "normal" so that when in the third, fourth and fifth years and in clinics they would recognize the "abnormal." At that moment it sounded reasonable, logical and very sound. However, studying the normal consisted of studying mannequins, charts, books and listening to many lectures as to what "normal" was. So an "ideal" was established. That was a great number of years ago and until this day neither I, nor anyone I have ever seen, fits the "normal" all the way.
So everybody, then, is a patient--everybody is "abnormal." Of course, we are generally conditioned to feel that when we do not fit the "norm" we are in a very bad situation and that we need decided treatment to restore towards the "normal." There is usually a considerable bit of disappointment over not being "normal" and feeling unfortunate or hurt that one is not "normal." Then one looks for blame and comes up with fear which brings about chemical imbalance and neuromuscular tension from the various hormones in response to the fear. There is an adaptation and then we are firmly convinced that we are "abnormal."
BIG BUSINESS
Gradually there has emerged another great game, "BIG BUSINESS." Big business, through advertising, constantly suggests that we are "ugly" or "pretty."
Now, using the word "ugly," you may smell "ugly" so you will need endless amounts of deodorants. Your hair is probably "ugly," so you will need the proper shampoos, hair sprays, coloring and even a wig to cover it up, so you will then be "pretty." We are constantly bombarded with suggestions that our cars are "old" and, therefore, ugly, that our homes are "old" and "ugly," that our furniture is "ugly," that our appliances are "old" and "ugly" and that we should all be buying new ones. So everyone begins to feel that they are "ugly" in some way. You probably weigh too much. You are too fat so you are "ugly" and you should fit the "ideal" of a skinny one, or whatever. You must be the "pretty" one or you will feel embarrassed. You will be looked down on and disapproved of, ignored and rejected as unsuccessful. You will be inferior so, of course, we spend great sums of money, obligate ourselves with great amounts of debts in order to be "pretty" and "normal." We struggle mentally with being "good" and probably a little belligerent with being "in."
So we have the "four dual basic urges," that first basic decision [discussed in earlier tapes of this series] which describes the purpose as seeking non-disturbance. This beginning then becomes the source of suggestion for manipulation of man as a machine.
He wants to have pleasure and comfort, he wants to have attention and approval, and to feel important. BIG BUSINESS, THEOLOGY, the HEALING ARTS and POWER POLICIES all tell him that he is in terrific danger unless he extends himself to a great degree in order to try to gain what they tell him he is not at the moment--you are "bad," "ugly," and you are not "in" and you are "abnormal."
Now, if we go back and look again at the "real world," there are no two alike nor no two are in the same environment at the same time; therefore, there can be no "standard." When we begin to see this and observe it, we recognize that the "normal," "good," "in" and "pretty" are rather false, and that we have been "conditioned" with them since childhood.
So being conditioned, we are subject to "suggestion" that we are "bad," "abnormal,""ugly" and "out," and that by spending sums of money and performing certain rites or rituals, or that advocating and agreeing with certain political ideas, that we shall have a utopia where we are all "pretty," "good," "in" and "normal." Of course, to do this we are only required to give up that which is really human -- total independence.
The dependent person is mechanical and can be manipulated, and we see this happening all around. So we are studying the human being, "I," so that we will be aware of these situations, not that we condemn them or that we justify them. They simply do exist and possibly some of us do not prefer to be a machine.
We are aware of what belongs in the "real world" and what belongs in the "man-made world." We are not opposed to either one. We recognize the "man-made world" as being very necessary and we exist in it.
We also recognize that we are not of the "man-made world," that we are of the "real living world"; the world of real living beings.
We begin to observe the "man-made" world, without condemning it or justifying it. We see what belongs "in it" and that we are not "of the man-made world." We recognize games, and we would like to play many games. We play the game according to the rules to the best of our ability, but we do not play the great games that says that man has an "ideal" or "standard" and that he should "fit it."
You see, this is the beginning of the world that everyone is born into; a world of "ideals," a world of "self-improvement" to fit those "ideals" from many different directions, a world that has "signs and demonstrations" that one has "improved" and the world of "blaming" wherein if one does not find the "sign and the wonder," one looks for "blame." One has the anticipation that if one practices"self-improvement" that there will be "self-improvement." But frequently that anticipation or expectation is disappointment because there is no way that any human being can "fit" an "ideal" because we are ever-changing in an ever-changing environment, and situation.
One may be sitting in a living room very serene and peaceful. The phone or doorbell rings and there is a very unusual piece of news that one has been injured or is in great difficulty. Suddenly one's heart is beating wildly, etc. Is that normal? It is what is happening! There isn't anyone that says you should immediately have something that would slow the heartbeat down to 72 times per minute. If you go out and mow the lawn with a push mower, pull weeds, or do some violent physical exercise and your heart pounds hard, is there something wrong? It a normal adaptation? You see, everything is a "normal adaptation."
There is no such thing as an "abnormal human being;" there is such a thing as an "adapting human being." There is no such thing as a "bad human being;" there are "mechanically conditioned" people who can be stimulated to do almost anything by pushing a button either from within or without. There is no bad human being, only "unconscious ones" or "semiconscious ones," or shall we say, "conditionedones." There is no such thing as a "pretty" individual or an "ugly" individual, there is only the person who expresses outwardly they're inner state of being. There is no such thing as an "abnormal person," there is only the "adaptation" going on. There is no such thing as 'ugly," there is only the outward expression of the inner state. There is no such thing as "in" or "out", we each see from a different standpoint and obviously we will see it a little bit differently, and part of the understanding of man is to understand that.
As we do that, we will find that there are less disappointments because we did not expect them all to be like peas in a pod; and even the peas in the pod are different. We did not expect them to be turned out like spark plugs, etc.
HOMEWORK
Write down how many times I am caught by the suggestion that I am "abnormal,""ugly," that I am "out of step," and that I am "bad." How many times am I caught by the suggestion either from within or from without; whether I thought of it from an old suggestion or whether from a fresh suggestion coming in, that I got a senseof being something in the "man-made world" that had a "standard" of "normal,""pretty," "good" and "in," and that in some way or other I didn't fit the "standard."In other words, we are going to observe a different level of "mechanical being" this week.
We will not stop doing those things we have been checking up on because weare being acquainted with man and the world in which he lives; not with the idea of "improving" him to fit some "ideal" but of being conscious and being aware moment by moment of "what is" and we are being more observant of the fallacies of "what ought to be," which is the "ideal." Man's great conflict is trying to change "what is" into some idea of "what ought to be" in the "real world."
In the "man-made world" we can change cars, houses, etc. We can make themfit our purposes, but when we start trying to make man into what he "ought to be," we are fiddling in the wrong area.
So let's be aware of it when we are caught in the trap this week--not with condemning, not trying to justify it, but simply being aware of the state of "what is."
*See chart for the "two worlds" under "Illustrations on the Complete Site Map page.
Exercises:
Write down how many times I was caught by the suggestion from within or without:
That I am "abnormal" (doesn't fit normal in the healing arts.)
That I am "ugly" (doesn't fit the ideal of big business.)
That I am "out of step" (doesn't fit political ideologies.)
That I am "bad" (doesn't fit with religious organization ideologies either from years ago or now.)
These standards are "suggestions" which set up "ideals" and thereby result in struggle, conflict and resistance which is called "contrived resistance."
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