What you are seeing and hearing right now is nothing
but a dream. You are dreaming with the brains awake.[i] (Don Miguel Ruiz)
In the book entitled Beyond Conventional Wisdom, the author Albert Amao made the following question: Is life a theater or a dream? Dream meaning is an illusion. Is the world we perceive actually an illusion? Indian philosophy states that life is only a “maya” meaning illusion.
However, some philosophers such as William James and famous psychiatrist such as Carl G, Jung have indicated that man can’t live without an illusion, or a myth. It is part of human nature; we need a myth or religion to life on, to have a purpose and to make life worth living. It gives us strength and endurance to cope with the daily life challenges. Lack of meaning will turn man in a neurotic situation without sense of existence. The myth or religion gives meaning to man’s life, because it hides from him the incomprehensibility of his destiny and fills up the nothingness or emptiness of existence. The great Solomon after enjoying power, money, wisdom, and all material thinks in life he concluded: “ Vanity of Vanities, everything is vanity (futile, useless).” And Jesus has stated: “What good is for a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? “ (Mark 8:36)
On the other hand, our perception of the physical world is shaped by our own prejudices and biases. Likewise, the perceptions of ourselves and of those around us and the rest of the world are tinted primarily by our past inputs and experiences. Depending on the “quality” of our programming, our personal outlook of this world can range from fairly realistic to a very pessimistic point of view. It is extremely difficult to determine where our perception ends and reality begins. Of one thing we can be sure. Our individual perceptions of life are the foundations for our personal reality. However, if you are not getting what you desire in life, then it’s worth putting a little effort in examining your “mental program” or outlook of life to see if there are basic changes you’d like to make in your habitual thought processes and the way you’re viewing life.
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[i] Don Miguel Ruiz: The Four Agreements. Amber-Allen Publishing, San Rafael, California. ISBN: 1-878424-31-9.
