Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
We are all interconnected when we see it on a deeper level
To understand what is "outside" of us we must first understand the inside In my understanding
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reflection in a mirror
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To understand what is "outside" of us we must first understand the inside In my understanding
We are all interconnected when we see it on a deeper level
OK, I simply go the other way around.
I learn about 'outside' and then realize how connected we are.
When he asked the question "who" do you see in the mirror, that of course to ask the question who do you imagine you are. "The man in the mirror" is a metaphor to represent the "self". Images of the self that we hold in mind, who we "think" we are, who we tell ourselves we are, are created images of the mind. And looking at an image in a mirror represents that self-image created by the mind. "That's me", reasons the mind. But what "me" is, is created by the mind.
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I guess you see a lot more in a mirror than I do. I'm not sure I have an 'image of self'. Who I am is determined by what I do and how I feel.
I don't believe you are being serious here. Everyone has a self-image, and when we look in a mirror, while we clearly know it's not a physical body, we do identify that image as our "self", or who we identify ourselves as. Same as looking at a photo of ourselves. Sure, it's emulsion on paper, but we always recognize it as "me". Do you seriously deny this?
What I see is a representation of my body. That image has no mind. It has no feelings. It has no thoughts. It is an image of my body that can help me in getting ready for work or to show what I looked like when a picture was taken.
I identify my self by my thoughts, feelings, and passions, not by my outward appearance.
Thief
Rogue Theologian
I'm soooooo glad you posted that......No, I see some guy about 15 years older than I am.
it brought to mind a dream I had decades ago....
I was hanging out in my old neighborhood
the housing projects of a midsized city
late at night
a nearby apartment had the lights out so the glass window worked like a mirror
I saw myself in reflection
I was .....acient
a convertible with the top down passed by slowly.....speed bumps keep it that way
so I jumped unto the trunk lid to hitch a ride
no one noticed
apparently I could not be seen
I see an image of myself. With left and right inverted.
Puzzle: why not up and down inverted, too?
Ciao
- viole
exchemist
Veteran Member
Indeed. What you see is a perverted image. (I'm serious: Reflection – The Physics Hypertextbook ).
Oh, the fun we had with this, in the 6th form at school........
You usually don't stand on your mirrors.
Oh no. That might break it. And since some think that a shared belief has evidence, solely by being shared by many, i play it safe and avoid to break mirrors. Lol.
Ciao
- viole
That never happens. When one meditates or when one dreams or when one is in dreamless sleep or when one is in waking state, the body remains, if seen by a third person. That is a view of a third person waking state.
But first person view/ experience of these changing states are different. In these states, the form of subject and the environment differ. But again, the awareness that runs through these states is immutable.
Meditation is means to get in touch with that deepest seer consciousness.
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Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
The text you linked is Hindu text So not a part of the teaching i follow
Yes. It is a Hindu text. It starts with a question similar to OP. So, I put it here.
Ponder This
Well-Known Member
Do you 'see' anything that you look at? Or is it just neurons firing in your brain? Perhaps the only thing people see are themselves.