Monday, November 3, 2008

The Origin of Perception (Continued).

Are perceptions original? Is there any originality to the perceptions of individuals? When I ask the question, how do I want to answer the question? What is the answer, that I seek? The seeking of the answer, tells me, that I have not formulated my reply, but that I want to discover my reply. Why do two people feel that their perceptions are individual, and that the perception of the self, is beyond the comprehension of the other? This is again, because, we see diversity. A man may be in different circumstances. For example, he may need to dress differently, or he looks different. Why are we so considerate to our own perceptions, and not so considerate to the perceptions of the others, at the same time? Because we believe, that we are in different boats. In other words, we are not sharing the scenario. What is the cause of different perceptions? Diversity in perception. Perhaps, perceptions are not different. We find our perceptions different, when we comprehend our perceptions as different. Why is this so? Perhaps, because we tell ourselves to perceive our perceptions as different. Again, why? Because we make ourselves want to. All desire is manufactured by ourselves, if we so desire. Why do we so desire? Why do we not desire? When we do not want, when our senses are satiated. When do we desire, when our senses are not satiated. We must look at the contradiction. When one situation is in existence, the other is not. Because we feel good, by our desires, and foolish, when our desires are not satisfied, this makes us very determined not to be foolish to ourselves, and this makes us determined to gain our desires. What causes us to depend on perception? When we need to depend on perception, when we feel, without control, or think without control. By 'without control', I mean, we feel unease sometimes, when we are feeling, or thinking. Feeling and thinking can be spontaneous, or a consequence which is not spontaneous. What is spontaneous behavior? That behavior which does not cause unease either to ourselves, or to the others. So, what is perception? Perception is a plane of existence. However, we perceive even when we are not aware of our perception. We exist all the time. What is so special, that we perceive only in a given circumstance? For example, Sigmund Freud said, that the dream state, determines how I behave in my waking state. Some say, that death is not existence. How do we know? How can we say, that we are existing at the moment? If I say that I exist because I breathe, then if I do not breathe, is my existence in question? Why is my existence not in question at the present? What I am aware of is, is that we are not happy with our perceptions all the time. We want to negate our unhappy perceptions, and not wish them to exist. We think unhappy thoughts, and we do not wish those thoughts to exist. We are aware when we are happy, simultaneously of our unhappiness, by the contradiction which is happiness, and unhappiness. I have ended for today, perhaps, I can continue another time.

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