Perceiving with naked awareness means shedding the layers of meaning and interpretation we habitually place upon reality. In this pure state of observation, we encounter the world as it truly is, free from bias and expectation. This act is not an escape from reality but a profound engagement with it, revealing that the distinctions we make between self and other are constructs of the mind. By witnessing the unadorned truth, we dissolve the illusion of a separate self that stands apart from what is observed.
By recognising ourselves as both the observer and an inseparable part of the observed, we unite the wisdom of the ancients with the insights of the moderns, moving beyond dualistic thinking. Liberation arises from fully welcoming reality without clinging or resistance, understanding that in true awareness, the self is both present and transcendent.
Thus spoke Thorpe Brown
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