Everything you think of as "reality" is a construction or projection of your own mind. If you see this clearly, you will awaken.
Instead, most people think "well sure, everything I think of as reality maybe, but obviously there's also a real reality that's not a construction of my mind." Whether or not that's true, your rabid clinging to this belief will forestall realization.
Or maybe you think "obviously this is all a construction of my brain." But this is a grave mistake as well. You are convinced that if you could ever step outside your reality, all you would find is more of your reality -- in particular, a brain. Even the subtlest expectation of this kind thwarts what needs to be seen.
It is like trying to bungee jump, but every time you step off the platform, you carefully and transparently lay down more platform in front of you to catch you. You may think you've jumped, but you haven't.
Instead, most people think "well sure, everything I think of as reality maybe, but obviously there's also a real reality that's not a construction of my mind." Whether or not that's true, your rabid clinging to this belief will forestall realization.
Or maybe you think "obviously this is all a construction of my brain." But this is a grave mistake as well. You are convinced that if you could ever step outside your reality, all you would find is more of your reality -- in particular, a brain. Even the subtlest expectation of this kind thwarts what needs to be seen.
It is like trying to bungee jump, but every time you step off the platform, you carefully and transparently lay down more platform in front of you to catch you. You may think you've jumped, but you haven't.
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