“Studying optical Illusions is not only relevant for science students
… illusions rule our everyday lives,
with or without our conscious awareness…….
To prevent ourselves from
swaying into worries and depressions, which are usually a paradox of negative
belief vs. illusion - we need to often ask ourselves – Do we believe what we
see or do we see only that which we already believe in?”
Reality or Illusion
When we start studying abstract concepts, like, the soul,
our first mind-set is often that of speculation. Our mind revolves around
myths, or religious stories, we have heard and scorned. The rational,
conditioned mind seeks tangible evidence over understanding our inner self.
We get caught in a
maze of reality or illusion when we encounter the term ‘soul’. The soul feels
real but there is no ‘real’, ‘defined’ evidence which can prove it exists.
Entering the world
of our soul can prove to be very useful in helping us find our core strengths
and weaknesses. Yet, the common doubts we come across are: “Is there a soul in
real? Could concepts like the soul being a co-creator be as real as the fact
that a wooden table is made of wood, or are they simply illusions, or part of a
fantasy world, which may or may not exist? “
While worrying about
what is reality or imagination, truth or illusion in abstract aspects of life,
we need to be aware that reality is not an absolute concept, but more a matter
of perception. Everything is not made of wood and hence cannot be measured on
the same scale.
Peace, happiness,
love, joy, optimism are all energies which cannot be measured by sensory
evidence yet, we know that these energies exist as abstract feelings within us.
The concept of the
soul is an abstract concept as concepts like peace, relaxation, honesty, God or
heaven are. The belief that the soul
exists cannot be seen or touched by the naked eye, as the wooden chair can be.
Animals cannot think
in abstract terms but human beings can. Hence, if we carry over our animal
mind-, we seek evidence which can be seen or touched.
Historically, we
have moved around in circles of doubt as we seek to grasp the soul, which
cannot be touched, but can only be felt. In this series of books, we will not
waste time on discussions about the reality of the soul, as it cannot be proven
by our limited sense organs.
Those who have a
problem with believing in the term ‘soul’, can also use alternate terms like
‘‘the inner self’, ‘the me within’ etc.
The soul cannot be
touched, seen, heard, tasted or smelt as it exists as an energy. The soul is
the life-force energy within us which gives life to our being.
We have to move beyond the need for so-called ‘real’
evidence which is limited by the capacity of our sensory organs to feel our
soul.
Feeling
ourselves, as souls, is necessary to be happy AS A HABIT. Our inner life force
is positive. Our focus on difficulties dilutes its positive light whereas our
focus on the positive energy spreading out from within us reduces the darkness
of our difficulties.
When we focus in silence on our inner consciousness, the
soul energy spreads like rays spreading from the SUN in the center of our
being. This focus helps empower the soul and we start understanding our inner being.
Understanding the needs of our soul helps synchronize the body, mind and spirit
so that a resonance is achieved between the inner needs of ascension and our
physical desires.
This resonance between external or bodily
needs, and our internal or soul needs works to ensure that the efforts we put
in towards achieving what we desire externally, also gives satisfaction internally.
Otherwise, it has often been experienced in our world that
hard work gets us fame, success and money but does not necessarily lead to good
health, peace or happiness.
When we discover
our soul identity, we break free from the negative clutches of a so-called
reality of life, towards an alternate perception of reality, i.e., the reality,
as viewed from our soul’s perspective.
For example, a
life-threatening problem which may cause us intense anxiety from the worldly
perspective appears an illusion from the perspective of the soul which cannot
die. When we realize this illusory dimension of worldly matters, we seek to
understand what the soul is gaining from creating these negative experiences
which are essentially unreal. That
knowledge aids us in healing ourselves by defeating the fatalism within us.
In this process, we
arrive at a more complex dynamics of all the nuances which life on Earth
entails. Thus, we ascend to a higher level of consciousness, positive frequency
and happiness.
For further reading, please refer to the book
HOW TO BE HAPPY IN DIFFICULTIES
