Tag: Veil of Appearance
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Contemplative Seeing and the Unshakable Center – 5
The Transparent Self – Seeing Without Distortion The more we rest in presence, the more we recognize that much of what we call “ourselves” is a web of interpretations, habits, and conditioned patterns. Thought constructs narratives, emotions amplify them, and desires propel them forward. Yet beneath this constant movement, there is something still—something clear, open,…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 5 – Everyday Glimpses—Moments When the Veil Lifts
The direct recognition of Being is not confined to philosophical reflection, meditative disciplines, or near-death experiences. It can also emerge in everyday life, in moments when the ordinary conditioning of thought momentarily gives way, allowing a glimpse of something beyond the habitual framework of becoming. These experiences—whether brief insights, encounters with beauty, or profound emotional…
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Post 29 – The Great Myth of Becoming: The Central Illusion of Western Thought
While philosophy emerged from the desire to move beyond myth and provide more rational, logical explanations of reality, it is almost ironic that it inadvertently gave birth to what may be the greatest myth ever conceived: the belief in becoming—the notion that things come into existence and then fade away. Since the dawn of philosophy…
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It Is What It Is 