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

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The discussion revolves around the phrase "Only your mind can put an end to reality," exploring its meaning and implications regarding subjective experience and reality. Participants engage in conceptual clarification and personal interpretations of the phrase, considering its philosophical and experiential dimensions.

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  • Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants propose that the phrase suggests one's mind encompasses their subjective experience, implying that the end of one's mind would lead to the end of their perceived reality.
  • Others, like Mentat, challenge the idea that only the end of the mind concludes reality, suggesting that through practices like meditation, individuals can alter their present reality and experience different states of consciousness.
  • Royce expresses agreement with the notion that reality is subjective and emphasizes the transformative potential of changing one's thoughts and attitudes towards reality.

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Participants exhibit a mix of agreement and disagreement, particularly regarding the implications of the phrase and the role of meditation in altering one's reality. There is no consensus on the interpretation of the phrase or its implications.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal interpretations and lacks a formal framework for defining "reality" or "mind," which may influence the understanding of the phrase. The exploration of meditation's effects on reality remains open-ended.

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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?
 
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".
 
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.
 
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!"
 
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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