Albert Herdianto Widjojo
Certain spiritual perspectives illustrate that the Divine, the Great and the Supreme, covers everything; fills and exists in everything. Nothing isn’t Himself. Wherever we stare, we look at Him – the Greatest, to the left, to the right, up and down, outwardly and inside ourselves as a whole, as the Supreme, the One. In Javanese, the essence of this perspective is expressed in the teachings of Manunggaling Kawulo Gusti, which means the unification of the people and kings/leaders or the union of the people and God, teachings that are similar to mysticism and Sufism.
Indeed, our eyes that are separated on a separate body, in front of the mind with very limited knowledge and lower awareness, our separation from each other and also with the One becomes difficult to refute. Cross opinions between what really is an illusion; that we are in one whole unit, which is inseparable, with the belief that we are down here and God up there will continue as long as the effort to find and understand the truth is only done with a mere (closed) thought.
A good illustration of such separateness is how some of the media play roles as small reflectors and separate fields reflecting one object as a whole. If you pay close attention to the image above, you will see the top of my body wearing a red batik shirt on the frame of the small back seat of the motorbike while my foot is on the cover parts on the engine section.
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Do you see the separation that I meant in the picture above?
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Do you agree that our lives are just an illusion?
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Users voted 8 times.
Q: Do you see the separation that I meant in the picture above?
Yes (5 votes) – 63%
No (3 votes) – 38%
Q: Do you agree that our lives are just an illusion?
Yes (3 votes) – 33%
No (6 votes) – 67%
Nice photo of the bike. The trouble with perceived illusion is that some people may do real harm thinking that harmful actions don’t count.
If you cut a person or animal we all bleed.
One has to separate fantasy from reality.
I do have a good imagination, which is illusion.
Then again, we can use the illusion to view that certain things that happen to us, are not as important as we thought and at the end of the day. A passing fling.
I agree with your opinion that we must separate fantasy from reality because often something we consider to be reality merely is what we imagine or we see with feeling.
That’s okay, dear friend. Thank you for the compliment.
Users voted 6 times.
Q: Do you see the separation that I meant in the picture above?
Yes (4 votes) – 67%
No (2 votes) – 33%
Q: Do you agree that our lives are just an illusion?
Yes (2 votes) – 29%
No (5 votes) – 71%
I see your reflection, great work. Life can be really an illusion. Everybody has an illusion about his life, but it does not always go according to plans.
Thanks for the compliment, dear friend.
Hey, you have a very impressive perspective and I’m curious about your views.
Yes I see your reflection in the bike. And of course I agree with you about life being an illusion. Not sure how to explain it, maybe it cannot be explained, only accepted or denied.
Thanks for this post, and love that bike.
One more comment… I know we have talked about this, but if life is truly an illusion, what about my son, will I see him again one day and if so, in what form… what say you Dr. Albert!
Have you ever watched the movie The Matrix? The film can illustrate a bit of the metaphor of the illusion I mean.
Human memory is part of the infinite record of the universe, so if later you meet with your son again, and that is certain, you will be able to recognize it in many ways depending on which plane you will meet.
Yes I have and I think I will try to watch it again and pay closer attention. You had me at “and that is certain”. I have always wanted confirmation from sonnet that I will indeed meet him again. It is what I live for. You have made my day my dear Indonesian friend. 🙂
Now, off to find the movie again to watch.
The more you open the layers that block your inner eye, the more likely you are to see your beloved son, now and later.
Oh, you answered my question here, dear friend. Thank you.
I will remember that and continue peeling back that onion and its many layers. Thank you again. You are alway so insightful.
I’m sure you can do it, Carol. Make sure that you only peel without expecting anything.
You have sharp eyesight, Carol.
Btw, I admire that you can understand that life is an illusion.
The bike is very clean, making it easy to see you! 🙂 Thank you.
You’re right, the motorbike is really shiny… Hehehe…
Great illusion here … I failed to see your legs … hmm …
Life seems to real to be an illusion… but I wish it was …
LOL
Is it true? You don’t see my feet? Wow!
Yes, I can understand your views, dear friend. Let me ask a little, do you realize that you are dreaming when you are in the dream world?
Sometimes I do(sometimes I just refuse to wake up from a good dream), but not with those I sprung up in shock …
If you can realize that you are dreaming, that means you are a special person!
Oh oh I saw your feet now… lol slowed by a day … haha
Do I need to borrow Lady Gaga’s legs to take pictures so that you can easily see them?
If I say that it is not an illusion then I might as well subscribed to the myth that all peoples originated from Adam and Eve. The trouble with that myth is the fact that it would contradict the morality teaching of the Church ?.
I guess the misconception is that when we say life is an illusion, people take it literally and not metaphorically.
There is an expression in my country that reads, The fellow city buses are prohibited from overtaking each other.
Meaning? I would go by live and let live. Go by your own pace. If the bus ahead of you crawls like in a funeral procession, would you adapt to that pace?
This means that I will not compete with you. No need and don’t dare too…
Pity that people only realize that at certain age but I guess we grow as life deems the way we should. ? Sometimes, vertically. Sometimes, horizontally. Sometimes, crooked. Sometimes, round ? I am kidding now
To be honest, I believed that even before I was born.
Even before you were born? Uhm, not sure of that. At least, the numerology of your name as I remember identified you as world conqueror ?
You can assume that this time I was an executive officer who asked by reporters and answered all questions with “No comment!”
I know I said I agree with everything you say but … I can not agree that our lives are an illusion.
Based on your comments, I am sure that you as a philosopher understand what I mean, in a broad and deep perspective.
I find separation to be a long topic, too long for a comment. The reality of partial information is dangerous.
That aside, I do really like the picture, it illustrates your point well.
That topic can indeed be very long because it involves many things.
However, based on your comments on the image, I am sure that you understand what I mean, in any perspective.
I do, it is just a long conversation. You often provoke the deeper thought answers!
Well, you can think of it as a bad habit, Doc. Do I need to change it? ?
helping others reflect is a gift my friend. Never stop!!!!
I really appreciate your opinion and will obey it.
I definitely can see your sandaled foot
I’m sure you see that because it’s very clear.
I think I can see your shirt as well
Your vision is very good, brother.
it better be; I train it all hours of the day
How do you do it while sleeping?
who sez I sleep? but if I did, then I’d dream about doing art…
I see a separation in the picture of a friend … I do not understand why you think that our lives are merely an illusion … or else I misunderstood something else
Life as an illusion is a perspective, or a possibility. Have you ever watched the Matrix movie?
Unfortunately, I did not watch this movie
That’s okay, dear friend. Everyone has different interests and concerns in their lives, right?
I totally agree with you, dear friend