Daily Meditation: Thursday, December 18, 2003

Objective reality does not really exist: for every human …

12/18/2003

Objective reality does not really exist: for every human being, the only reality is what he lives and feels. Take the case of someone who has hallucinations: he feels that he is pursued by monsters, he is terrified and flees screaming. Physically, visibly, no one is attacking him, but he feels persecuted, and is suffering, and when someone suffers, try telling him that it is only an illusion! His suffering is real! In the same way, in the middle of the worst material conditions, certain beings can experience illumination and ecstasy. Once again, how can they be persuaded that it is not real? They are truly immersed in joy. The suffering and joy we feel are perhaps the only things we never doubt. In effect, we can doubt what we see, what we hear, and what we touch, but what we feel, what we live can never be doubted; this is reality. In this sense, it can be said that the human being is the master of reality, because if he decides to bring heaven to life within him, he will achieve it, and whatever the conditions, it is heaven that he will experience.