THE GRAND ILLUSION: IS IT EASY TO SEE THE TRUTH?

One fish said to the other,

“Do you believe in this ocean that they talk about?”

This Chinese saying illustrates how narrow our vision of the world and the universe can be. We see the world from our limited perceptual framework.

Despite an overwhelming evolution of the human race, the human mind is severely restricted by what it can perceive through the senses.

Our auditory perception is confined to the frequencies our ears can detect, unlike dogs, which can hear a broader range of higher frequencies and thus perceive sounds differently. Similarly, our vision is restricted to the light frequencies our eyes can see, in contrast to pit vipers that can detect heat through infrared rays. Consequently, they must construct a markedly different interpretation of the same world.

If we had a different receiver mechanism, we would hear other frequencies and see in new ways.

Scientific knowledge reveals that many things are not as they seem. For instance, the sky appears blue due to the scattering of blue light by the atmosphere, the moon doesn’t actually rise at night, and our house isn’t stationary but rotates with the Earth. Essentially, we perceive and process only a fraction of reality.

Truth realization is not easy. Besides the difficulty, our perceptions are further clouded by our personal thoughts and emotions.

A Buddhist verse says:

Is anything on earth universally and unanimously recognized as beautiful? For a lover, a beautiful woman is an object of desire; for the hermit, a distraction; for the wolf, a good meal.

What is the truth, then?

Everything in the universe is made up of energy. All beings are manifestations of the same energy.

This vital spiritual force breathes life into every living being and sustains every cell and organism.

It is like an enormous field of colorless and odorless energy that encompasses everything and every being that we can imagine all that exists, not in isolation or in separation, but in one continuum.

What appears solid is only so because of the frequency of wavelengths that our senses are capable of perceiving. Our minds create a three-dimensional world from this continuum of free-flowing energy, comprising electrons and neutrons. Like the fish in the Chinese saying, when we cannot see this continuum, we are limited to noticing the individual parts of the creation.

As a result, the trees, animals, humans, and all other objects seem disjointed from us. I as an individual does not exist, never existed, and never will the sense of I is merely a perception of our limited mind.

From Einstein we know that matter and energy are interchangeable; they’re essentially one.

When broken down to its barest form, all matter is the same energy. We can break a glass jar into pieces but each piece, however small, will still be glass. Similarly, know that God is in each one of us, and we are part of the same whole.

This knowledge can set us free.

By consciously staying connected with this realization, we become better equipped to fulfill our various life roles—whether as a business person, teacher, spouse, parent, or friend—with immense happiness and inner peace.

This connection allows us to be like an actor who performs a role on stage with great sincerity, yet remains aware that we are not truly the character we are portraying. As a result, we do not overly identify with the ups and downs of the role.

You decide what role you wish to play in the final chapters of this age.

This is the most important role you have ever played, so think carefully before making a decision. If you don’t make this choice consciously and with full awareness, it will be made for you by a system that doesn’t have your best interests at heart.

This is no longer a dress rehearsal; things are getting serious. The old saying ‘ignorance is bliss’ is no longer an option. It’s time to break free from the mainstream narratives and choose your own path and the role you will play in the final scenes of this cosmic drama.