Our perceiving power is limited
Our vision of the world and the universe can be narrow. We see the world from our limited perceptual framework. Despite an overwhelming evolution of the human race, the human mind is severely restricted by what it can perceive through the senses.
What we hear is limited by the frequencies our ears can process - dogs can hear many higher frequencies and hence have a very different perception of the same sounds. Our sight is limited by the light frequencies our eyes can relate to; With scientific knowledge, we know that many things are not what they appear to be - the sky isn`t blue, the moon doesn`t rise in the night; and the house we live in is not stationary, but rotates along with the earth. Essentially, we see, hear and process what we can and not what reality is.
Truth realisation is not easy. Our perceptions are further clouded by our personal thoughts and emotions. For a lover, a beautiful woman is an object of desire; for the hermit, a distraction; for the wolf, a good meal.
Our minds create a three-dimensional world. We are limited to noticing the individual parts of the creation. As a result, the trees, animals, humans and all other objects seem disjointed from us. `I` as an individual does not exist, never existed, never will - the sense of `I` is merely a perception of our limited mind.
A vital spiritual force breathes life into every living being and sustains every cell and organism. God is in each one of us, and we are part of the same whole. This knowledge can set us free.
Our vision of the world and the universe can be narrow. We see the world from our limited perceptual framework. Despite an overwhelming evolution of the human race, the human mind is severely restricted by what it can perceive through the senses.
What we hear is limited by the frequencies our ears can process - dogs can hear many higher frequencies and hence have a very different perception of the same sounds. Our sight is limited by the light frequencies our eyes can relate to; With scientific knowledge, we know that many things are not what they appear to be - the sky isn`t blue, the moon doesn`t rise in the night; and the house we live in is not stationary, but rotates along with the earth. Essentially, we see, hear and process what we can and not what reality is.
Truth realisation is not easy. Our perceptions are further clouded by our personal thoughts and emotions. For a lover, a beautiful woman is an object of desire; for the hermit, a distraction; for the wolf, a good meal.
Our minds create a three-dimensional world. We are limited to noticing the individual parts of the creation. As a result, the trees, animals, humans and all other objects seem disjointed from us. `I` as an individual does not exist, never existed, never will - the sense of `I` is merely a perception of our limited mind.
A vital spiritual force breathes life into every living being and sustains every cell and organism. God is in each one of us, and we are part of the same whole. This knowledge can set us free.
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