 Do you really know what you know?
Today I had an exam and at the end of it, found myself waiting for 45 minutes until I could leave. So I got to thinking, mainly about The Matrix. I was thinking about mainly...”Freeing your mind” and I started to stare at my half-full bottle of water and I tranced out a bit, My thoughts became more singular and easier to follow and I realised that what I perceive to be water outside of my body, is actually happening in my mind. In other words, there was no water, it was all just an illusion created by my brain.
So why couldn't I effect it.
Why wasn't it jumping around at my command, what was stopping me?
My fears, my beliefs. Even though in that moment I knew intellectually there was no water. My beliefs, my gut, still told me that water was there. I reasoned I would have to meditate on the belief of Non-Duality some more.
But that's not my point...oh no.
My point is this. I freed my mind in that moment, but when I did I realised before, what I thought was free, was merely another trap I got myself stuck in.
How many of you out there have fallen into the trap of thinking you know what you know?
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