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Originally posted by lumberjim
simple....again, as radar mentioned, everyone's perception is colored by their life experience. everyone has life experience, so everyone's perception of reality is subjective.
signed,
radar jr
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There are certain schools of metaphysical thought - Buddhism is the one that I am the most familiar with - that believe it is possible for a person to actually see reality. The Buddhist's call this state "enlightenment" and believe there are enlightened beings. One of the premises of Buddhist philosophy is that the "self" as most people experience it is a delusion. There is only the greater "Self" or consciousness of which we are all a part. By letting go of one's small self, one also lets go of the self's life experiences and "sees clearly with eyes unclouded by longing."