I’ll admit, I’m really drawn to the whole concept of reality as an illusion. The Matrix. Maya in Indian teachings. All of this, even you, reading this blog, it is all an illusion.
But then, I ask, illusion of what? There has to be something behind the illusion which causes the illusion itself. Many theories point to the mind as the source of this illusion. If we run with that, we can look at the physical universe and point out that the mind filters all sensory input into a reality that is only a small representation of the total reality.
That kinda makes sense. Our five senses don’t take in all the various wavelengths of light, for example. And if I remember my physics correctly, all matter is mainly empty space with occasional particles which, when broken down, result in more particles, which broken further down result in no particles. Just energy. Some physicists believe they are vibrating strings of energy, others in multiple dimensions with multiple versions of reality.
And so it goes. We can’t discount the laws of physics. The same data which tells us that reality is just empty space and energy also applies to our lcd screens, satellites, your cell phone. So, we’re energy. Not mass.
All mass is interaction, Richard Feynman said. Interaction of energy.
So, if you and I, this Mac laptop I’m typing on, the sound of the breeze through the window, if all is just energy, how does that affect our everyday lives? Importantly, how can we use such knowledge to improve our lives. Heck, to live our lives better?
Or, is that the wrong question? If our lives themselves are an illusion, then there is no “better.” No up or down. No good or bad. Just energy. Just existence. Like when a child makes a crayon drawing. It is what it is. Then it’s crumpled up and thrown away. Next drawing. It is what it is. No polars, no opposites.
Life just is.
