Everything feels real, but look closely

I'm at work. This is completely real. But as for my b/f at home, I don't know what he feels.

Everything feels real…until we look closer

(Solace Fox) Reality feels solid. The past seems fixed. Our thoughts feel like they belong to us. But what if none of it is as real as it seems? Ancient spiritual traditions, philosophers, and scientists have questioned this for centuries. Our mind filters, edits, and reconstructs everything we experience — but why? And what happens when we start noticing the cracks in reality?

 📌 TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 – What if reality isn’t real?
• 02:14 – The invisible forces shaping our mind
• 05:30 – Why our brain hides the truth from us
• 09:48 – The illusion of free will
• 13:10 – What quantum physics reveals about reality
• 16:00 – If everything is an illusion, what’s left?

Why do we suffer? The power of awareness

Ego Podcast (Buddhism) Discover the transformative power of awareness to end suffering. This insightful video explores why suffering (dukkha, disappointment) arises and how bare (undistorted, unembellished) awareness — the cornerstone of Buddhist mindfulness practice (sati) — can lead us toward true inner transformation.

What's real? "F around and find out," they say.

Drawing on discourses like the Kalama Sutta, the Buddha reminds us not to simply accept beliefs, but to directly experience reality for ourselves.

This mindful practice of clear, non-judgmental attention is key to understanding the roots of our (emotional, psychological, physical, and existential) pain and breaking free from unskillful reactions and patterns.

(All Time) It's not only a misperception, we live in a simulation

• Experience trumps belief: the importance of directly experiencing life rather than relying on inherited belief systems
• How mindful awareness transforms mere knowledge into enlightening insight
• The role of mindfulness: Why paying bare attention to details — breath, feelings, mind, and objects of mind — is essential for breaking the illusion, gaining inner clarity, and ending delusion
• How mindfulness helps us observe then let go of unwholesome reactions
• Practical applications: techniques to observe the mind’s activity without judgment.
• Ways to replace reactive patterns with skillful responses, paving the path to the end of suffering (nirvana)
• The bigger picture: how inner awareness not only alleviates personal suffering but also contributes to a more harmonious life.

"Nirvana" is more than a band? It's really real?

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• Solace Fox, Ego Podcast (Buddhism), Feb. 27, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly