Thin Layers of Illusion

Illusion.
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.
A deceptive appearance or impression.
A false idea or belief.

We maintain the thin layers of illusion that surround us. If the layers were thick, there wouldn’t be much we could do about them. We know they’re thin because we have conscience: we know when something feels right, and something feels wrong. Being human makes us very sensitive to this.

We need constant reminders to let go of any mental fabrications (illusions) created about what we see by our minds. It’s necessary to be clear about this, as there are those around us hellbent on preserving these illusions.

 Between essence and object, there is an interpreter in the mind that recreates misperceptions. This interpreter’s name is Mr. Ego 😉

 Ordinarily, when we look out, we see objects and automatically create (or recreate to be more precise) a mental picture, or relationship, with that object. This reaction sustains a continuity of illusion. Our feeling of status maintains this nicely. The mind is naturally clear: having no status, it merely looks, sees and drops, but we have cluttered it with ideas – fixed ideas.

 Object are created by causes and conditions; they have no inherent existence of their own. It is the mind that adds value to the objects. An object can serve as a reminder…or just be another trinket.

An instant of clarity cuts through the veil of illusion.
When knowing is present, not knowing vanishes.

 It is habit that recreates the veil of illusion.
This why we need to practice and remember.