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Originally Posted by Karess  Hi i would like a few suggestions on how i should look at things in order to fully grasp the concept of subjective reality. I believe that i get it, but it would be nice to hear others experiences/comments. I would really only like those who have something constructive to say to respond because im not looking for suggestions on why it can't/shouldn't be done.
Thanks in advance to all who contribute. I know this has been a discussed before but thanks to all who will put up with repeating it again. |
From my perspective, subjective reality simply means that the observer is not separate from the observed. Some people harbor a belief in an objective world (most scientists, evolutionists, and doctors for example -- but not all). That is their decision, but proponents of subjective reality may argue that they are disconnecting themselves from an even larger part of themselves, and thus denying their very self a great deal of power and control over the universe they observe.
When you have a dream about riding a bike down a road, and branches from trees are sticking out, and you are trying to protect yourself from being hit by them it's relatively easy to figure out that it is symbolic of defensiveness. That is just one example. Proponents of subjective reality would argue that we create these same types of symbolic messages for ourselves in the "real" world if you pay attention to them.
Now whilst dreaming, some people make the connection that everything and everyone they observe in the dream world is an extension of their own mind. Some people also come to believe that means that the people they observe in waking reality are not real, that they have no thoughts of their own so to speak. In my humble opinion, this is not so. They are real, and the characters in your dream worlds are also real, believe it or not. At least, they are if you wish to consider your own self as real
. It is true that they are all you, and it is also true that you and you alone are causal to what happens to you in life (i.e. you don't die until you are consciously or subconsciously ready to die). However, your consciousness is far more unlimited than is commonly believed by most other aspects of
ourself
.
If consciousness is so unlimited, why does it not do all things that are conceivable and experience all possible states, modes, and vagueries of perception? Good question! And the answer is,
it does. This may sound crazy, and that is a perfectly legitimate response to this, but from one perspective, nothing was ever created and nothing will ever be destroyed. Creation assumes that there was nothing there to begin with. In my opinion this is/was/will always be not so. Allow me to explain. Let's go back to god-mode for a while to make some logical/intuitive conclusions. [types in cheat code for universe*] Okay, you are god now. You are all powerful, all knowing, and omnipresent. But...in knowing everything, the difference between probable reality and actual reality is moot, because your imagination is so awesomely perfectly powerful, that the perfect knowing of what a "probable" reality would be like, actually, for all rights and reasonable purposes, is the same as the reality being actual. Crazy huh? Well, the rabbit hole goes deeper:
So, all probable realities are actual realites, but only
one is actual for
you. Anyway, you may be wondering why you do not presently have conscious access to this infiniti. Well, there is a good reason for that. After all, what is the one thing an all knowing being does not know? Well, of course, the answer is nothing, but in order for omniscience to remain omniscient, it must know what it like to not know everything, so it creates the
illusion of limitation. Voila, you have us. Now we have seemingly non-omniscient beings that experience things in a peculiar fashion. We look at things, and they appear to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. We percieve portions not wholes. Things
appear to be created, and sometimes we
appear to create, which is a reality for us, but an illusion at another level. We also come up with a plethora of beliefs to explain our actions and circumstances. But basically, we are here to wake up (energy cannot sit still indefinitely since it is the thoughtform of action). And over the course of your existence, you slowly (or quickly) wake up, and all the while you can pat yourself on the back for helping OUR-self maintain omniscience.
Since, ultimately, externality is an illusion, you are coextensive with that which you observe. Subject/object reality is a feed back system showing yourself to your self, so that you may learn that it is yourself. A cosmic game so to speak. Now, of course, there are many "rules" we choose to accept before entering such a reality, to make the game more interesting. Games are not much fun if their are no rules and no challenge. This can create the illusion of an objective reality. That's not to say that sometimes you don't decide (at a higher level) to "change the rules". ANYTHING is literally possible. The cycle of life is experiencial, and certain things happen when you are ready for them to happen. The more awake you become, the more control you will have over life -- just like a lucid dream.
So many people set their hearts upon experiencing ecstasy in the after life, the next dimension, heaven, etc., but were they fully awake, they would realize that one place is not preferable to another. Pain is not pain to someone who is awake, sunshine is not preferable to rain, and warm is not preferable to cold (or vice versa). When you are awake, everything is good. Evil, frustration, fear, and dread, are simply manifestations of imbalance and a message that you are moving against the flow of oneness and polarizing towards the ego that you think you are. It's the path of separation and it is a painful one. I prefer to become more unified.
In summation, reality is a fun game, and we've been playing it for eternity.
