Nothing is Real. Everything is just a perspective.

 

There is no reality !

Yes.. you heard that right. There is no reality.

How do we define anything as real ?

Most scientifically correct answer would be... 'real' is anything that we can 'sense' through our five senses or "Pancha Indriyas" ... which are see, hear, touch, taste and smell.

And probably we can count our sixth sense too .. which is intuition or common sense or just mind.. whatever you choose to call it.

But then these senses are specific to our body alone. And when I say body it means mind and body… brain being just another organ in the body.


Okay lets consider an example…..  You are in a room with few other living beings like an owl, a chameleon , a spider and an insect with multiple eyes.

The way an owl perceives the same room is different.. because it senses the surroundings using its ultrasonic capabilities.

The way an insect with hundred eyes sees the room is very different.

The number of colors a Chameleon sees in the same room is unimaginable !

So whose perception of reality is correct ? Answer is..  everyone is right. Yes everyone is right.

We humans are too egoistic. We believe that the world as “we” see or as “we” perceive is real and everything else is not ! But the fact is it is just another perception.

 So whats my point here? How does understanding this “truth” help you in your everyday life ?
 
 It may have different effects on different people.

 I have found peace. There are no conflicts of interests anymore !

  I don’t get into an argument anymore. I don’t see a point in arguing about anything that does not affect me… because I know the other person is right in his own way. He is right because he has different perspective of the same shared reality !!

  What about other arguments where it is critical that I prove my point.

  Well.... my understanding of the “truth” helps me here again. Knowing that I understand why other person is saying what he is saying,  I can use that baseline to change his perspective. Or at least make him see both the perspectives. This is altogether a new dimension in an argument methodology !


  Knowing this concept of perspectives helps me live with an open mind.  Which in turn helps in every aspect of life.