Reality (Truth) and Unreality (Illusion)

Reality (Truth) and Unreality (Illusion)

In spirituality, we will encounter the two terms reality and unreality, and using some examples, let me illustrate what these terms mean and the distinction between the two.

For example, let us consider darkness. When it is pitch dark, we cannot see anything. If it is an unfamiliar place, even though we may have our eyes open and we walk a few steps, we will be careful not to bump into some obstacle like furniture or wall, etc.; if we now light a candle or a flashlight, we find that it was only our imagination. When you light a candle, the darkness disappears, and we can see with our eyes. So we can conclude that darkness is not real and can be eliminated with a light source. The opposite is untrue; you can only contain light but not eliminate it. This is why we can play basketball games and baseball at night with enough lights.

Let us take another example. When we stand in front of a mirror, we see ourselves in the mirror, but that is only an image. If you raise your right hand, the image raises its left hand, proving that it is not the original and is an illusion.

Let us take another example. On a cloudy, rainy day, we cannot see the sun. If we conclude that there is no sun that day, that will be wrong. We can take a flight above the clouds and see the Sun.

Likewise, everything looks so real when we are asleep and have a dream. However, when we wake up we realize that it was only an imagination, not real.

The point I am making with these examples is that if we eliminate these illusions, we can see what is real. That is what happens in our life. We use our material senses to think something is real when it is not. Let us consider the disease, for instance. We feel unwell and sick, and as we experience this abnormality, we think it is real because we can feel it. However, that is only transient; when we recover, we feel normal again. The Higher Power, Infinite Mind, creates only normal and good things, and any abnormality manifests as unreality. The same is true of anger. When we are angry, we become irrational and commit acts we may regret. When we calm down, we repent our actions.  Just as the disease is the opposite of ease which is normal, anger is also an abnormality and cannot be real. These abnormal periods happen or are manifested only because we believe in their reality. Only things are real once we get into our consciousness; we will not experience any abnormality. The question is how.

  I had mentioned God or the Infinite Mind. This mind is different from our mortal mind derived from our brain. When each of us was created, along with our mind, there exists also 24/7, this infinite mind constantly guiding and protecting our life.  Even though there is One Infinite Mind (God), He is present as a whole in each of us. In a later post, I will go into this in more detail, and our objective is to synchronize our mortal mind with the Infinite Mind. That is what spirituality or spiritual thinking is all about. This is done by constantly purifying our thoughts through prayer or affirmations of the Truth. Spiritual Thinking enables us to perceive Truth correctly. The truth is that God is present as a whole in each being, and His activity is in control of our mind, body, health, well-being, prosperity, peace, and harmony. As we keep affirming this truth, we experience all goodness, our needs are met, and we are happy. This requires constant practice.

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