got the following image from a book i have read
the book is about Buddhism, but is more about underlying how the mind perceives things in different ways
for example take a look at the picture below. Believe it or not, this is a near-photographic rendering of something very familiar (either in person or in pictures) countless times
if you do not recognize it immediately what it is, then notice your state of mind. notiice that it is, to some extent, confused
some people, when they first see this picture, say, "i think it might be a man lying down." but they say it with uncertainty. they're not quite sure. they believe it might be a man reclining. (that's what i thought when i first saw the picture.) but there's no sense of seeing, no conviction that you know what the picture depicts.
keep looking at the picture. i assure you that when you actually see what it is, all your uncertainty will immediately vanish. you will know what the picture is. all beliefs and uneasiness about it will instantly vanish
if you haven't yet seen what the picture is, keep looking at it for a while. eventually you will get it. and when you do get it, notice the sudden shift that takes place in your mind when you do
what is it, did you notice how your mind relaxed when, suddenly, you saw, and you knew you saw?
the book is about Buddhism, but is more about underlying how the mind perceives things in different ways
for example take a look at the picture below. Believe it or not, this is a near-photographic rendering of something very familiar (either in person or in pictures) countless times
if you do not recognize it immediately what it is, then notice your state of mind. notiice that it is, to some extent, confused
some people, when they first see this picture, say, "i think it might be a man lying down." but they say it with uncertainty. they're not quite sure. they believe it might be a man reclining. (that's what i thought when i first saw the picture.) but there's no sense of seeing, no conviction that you know what the picture depicts.
keep looking at the picture. i assure you that when you actually see what it is, all your uncertainty will immediately vanish. you will know what the picture is. all beliefs and uneasiness about it will instantly vanish
if you haven't yet seen what the picture is, keep looking at it for a while. eventually you will get it. and when you do get it, notice the sudden shift that takes place in your mind when you do
what is it, did you notice how your mind relaxed when, suddenly, you saw, and you knew you saw?
