How do we make sense of the saying, Only your mind can put an end to reality?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the concept of reality and the role of the mind in shaping it. Mentat proposes that our mind contains our subjective experience and thus determines our reality. The original poster, Thallium, agrees with this idea but adds that through meditation, we can change our perception of reality. Royce brings up comedian Robin Williams' quote about reality being a complex concept.
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How can we understand this:

Only your mind can put an end to reality..


..?
 
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Originally posted by Thallium
How can we understand this:

Only your mind can put an end to reality..


..?

I've never heard anything like that before...where'd you see that? In what context?
 
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btw, a possible understanding of that phrase is that your mind contains the full measure of your subjective experience, and your subjective experience is the entirety of your "reality"...so only the end of your mind will bring the end of your "reality".
 
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Sorry, Mentat. I had completely forgot about this thread.

No, this idea came to me on my way home from school. It is my idea, but I have not had the time to think deeper thoughts about it. Too much else on the schedule.
 
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Originally posted by Mentat
btw, a possible understanding of that phrase is that your mind contains the full measure of your subjective experience, and your subjective experience is the entirety of your "reality"...so only the end of your mind will bring the end of your "reality".

I agree with all but the last part; "only the end of your mind."
Through meditation we can end our present reality and temporarily enter another reality. Also meditation can change us and our thinking so much that our present reality ends to begin another more enlighted and all encompassing reality. As all of our reality is subjective changinge our thinking and attitudes changes our reality. This does nothing to change external reality only our understanding and relationship with reality.

As Robin Williams said; "Reality! What a concept!"
 
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Originally posted by Royce
As Robin Williams said; "Reality! What a concept!"

Precisley. That was an answer I was looking for!
 

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