Coming to terms with reality

Agree with most of those sentiments @Silenus. Nicely put.

"By removing the projection of self that is superimposed on the Really Real, then we can begin to truly see that which is..."

I've come to the conclusion that we are unable to properly remove the projection of our perceptions, because without those experiences, learnings, wisdoms, whatever we choose to call them, we have nothing upon which to base our understanding of even our own situation, let alone what might or might not be any underlying situation.

Anything we do, we do and see, and percieve and all that, from our perspective, it can't be anything else no matter how far we push our senses. That's just what I have come to understand though and others will have their ideas and opinions and understandings too, and that's okay.

@eudemonism Thank you for responding. I still don't understand what was behind the question, but I'll have to let it pass for my own self preservation.

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Thank you for your kind and thoughful words @Silenus so elegantly put.

An archaeological dig - so true - and like an archaeological record, we are only able to surmise what might or might not have been behind every little bit of that record uncovered. It is so involved and so deeply ingrained in the situations that were happening at the time those layers were set in place, that it is nearly impossible to find the whole truth within those artifacts from the knowledge with which we are gazing upon them.

I chose the name because of that juxtaposition Silenus, thank you for noticing and commenting. I can be sad and happy at the same time, just as with a sun shower, it can rain and be sunshiny at the same time.

I did visit Vanuatu once in years gone by, a wonderful and expanding experience for me. I did not trek through the jungle, not brave enough for that. I have often thought, but for the humidity, I would return to live there, such exquisite peacefulness and acceptance, but it might well be different for visitors than it would be for residents.

I can dream of attaining that sense of belonging even though an outsider, of being nurtured even though not one of, of support and caring that I felt in my few days there. A happy memory for me also, thank you, I am trying to find happy memories, I know there must have been some.

Yes, Silenus, I believe I understand, at least as much as anyone can understand anothers' experience.