"The World" is a projected image based upon mental concepts - your self concept to be exact. Usually it is the ego's self concept being projected out and that pretty much explains the suffering and "Sin" seen outside the self.
As the egoic mind diminishes, the outer world reflects the actualized self and perceptions about the outer reality shift.
Others are parts of the self projected out into "The World" - separate parts of the whole. All are aspects or parts of the mind that are disassociated. So long as we believe they exist apart from us they do regardless of if we are interacting with them or not.
When we go inward we find the completeness we seek in the outer world, but we cannot find wholeness in a projected image.
This is why changing beliefs & thoughts tweaks the outer reality, it is merely a reflection.
I don't think there are "Awarenesses" only Awareness - |