Blog Post 3-19-25

The illusory sense of being present creates the illusion of reality, superimposing a sense of solidity onto this empty appearance. This illusory overlay sustains a belief in separation, as though there were a real "me" experiencing a real world outside itself. Yet, presence, the self, and reality are all part of the same illusion. When the illusory sense of presence and self dissolves, the illusion of reality collapses, leaving nothing to be experienced and no one to experience it. What remains is not a world to inhabit or observe, but simply this empty appearance—without substance or separation.