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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
That is why so many people live such an unreal life.
They take the images outside them for reality
and never allow the world within to assert itself.
Once you understand that the only universe is the one projected through your perfectly imperfect prism of self onto the inner wall of your private dreamstate bubble, you can understand the concept of parallel universes. We can’t say it’s true or claim it as knowledge because those terms can’t be applied in or to the dreamstate, but we can say that if there are other points of awareness in the sense that I am a point of awareness, then they are the beholders of their own dreamstate universe just as I am of mine – and never the twain shall meet. It might look like we’re all in the same boat, but maybe we’re paddling our own, or maybe I’m the only one here, just talking to myself. That should be your perspective as well; that you might be the only Atman running around, that you’re Player One and the rest of us are NPCs; non-player characters. Whether or not you’re okay with not knowing if you’re the only one here is up to you; I myself don’t see that it really matters. As long as other folks seem convincingly real and chew with their mouth closed, that’s good enough for me.
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"Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest."
Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) was a German-Swiss author, poet, and painter best known for his spiritual and philosophical novels. His most famous works include Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, Demian, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. Hesse’s writing explores themes of self-discovery, individuality, duality, and the tension between spiritual and worldly life. Influenced by Eastern philosophy, Jungian psychology, and his own search for meaning, Hesse became a major figure of 20th-century literature. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.
