I think the issue is perspective. If you see the world as whole, real and solid, then in your experience it is whole, real and solid. Not everyone sees the world this way; even scientists have found ways to see the world differently.
So, if you have one perspective (world is solid, evil is real and bad), can you see another perspective? The way the brain works, usually not.
The beauty of this forum is folks offer different perspectives, and if you are able, you have the opportunity to try them on for a moment, and see what you see. Einstein obviously saw things very differently from most of us; so we know that it is possible. The scarey thing about seeing things differently, is we all get soooo attached to our perspective being right. Because, of course, we see things that way, so it must be right.
Perhaps it is just a perspective. Not right, not wrong. Just a perspective.
Steve said there is no world. Well, what kind of perspective does he have that he could say such a thing? If you cannot see that, then it is different from your perspective. Is it right, or wrong. I don't know -- and perhaps that is the point -- to open to different perspectives, and see if perhaps, even for a moment we can catch a glimpse of a different perspective that resonates or calls to us.
I love the beauty of 'now'. Perspectives are merely our interpretation of our experience within each moment. If we can stop interpreting our experience, and merely experience our experience, God only knows what we might find there. To me, that is the real secret. To quit interpreting, and just experience. . . . I don't know about you, but my mind is more cluttered with beliefs than my house is with books (and I have a lot of books).
Anyway -- nothing profound to be found in this post -- just some Qs for fun. Blessings from Belle,
