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Re: When, what is, becomes Invisible

Posted by Gar Freeman on 7/24/2009, 6:36 am, in reply to "When, what is, becomes Invisible"
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If I do not perceive myself as having an existence, then nothing else can exist either. As the observer, I give existence to that which I observe. Nothing in my universe can exist unless I have observed it. Here I use the term observation in a very large sense, and I incorporate the abstract concept of conjecture, or idea, as being part of the observation process. Nothing can exist in my universe unless I have imagined that it can exist. I am God in my universe. I am the Alpha and the Omega. The universe began its existence at the instant that I perceived that I existed. The universe shall cease to exist at the instant that I lose my awareness of myself. Another Gar... --Previous Message-- : : : gar, : : When water is clear and calm it accurately : reflects whatever is before it. : : When our mind is clear and calm it : accurately perceives whatever is before it. : : Butcho : : : Greetings Butcho, : : Water can achieve a state where it becomes : invisible. : : When there is nothing to reflect perfect : clarity seems to exist. : : Reminds me of looking up at 90' of clear : water and seeing only light. : : So, when our mind perceives, it can only : sense what it's capable of of sensing. : : Thus, if you realize that our minds cannot : sense accurately then reality becomes fluid : and can only have an intellectual : approximation. : : When mind gets closer and closer to 'trance : state' : brain activity slows. All things dissolve : towards emptiness. : : The virtue of emptiness seems limitless. : : in peace, : gar :

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