Beyond Fear: The Freedom of Being Nobody
The journey from “World is an Illusion” to “World is my Self.”
The realm of our thoughts is an illusion because the physical world we experience is not the ultimate reality; rather, it is a manifestation and projection of our mind’s consciousness. Whatever thoughts we produce within us project a similar world outside.
It doesn't mean we have to engage solely in positive thinking. It signifies that we need to rise above and transcend our thoughts. The physical world is transient and impermanent, constantly changing and subject to decay and suffering. Its illusory nature is often called “Maya” or “Illusion.”
When our center of existence shifts from “Mind to Being” through suffering or grace, we undergo an inner transformation in consciousness.
At that point, we feel and experience the joy of Being as an unchanging, eternal reality that transcends the physical world.
Living from Beingness perceives physical suffering as a result of our attachment to illusions (Maya). Therefore, pain and suffering are merely an illusion.