Perceptions...
" What one perceives is a result of interplays between past experiences, including one’s culture, and the interpretation of the perceived ." Ok. So what I "see" is not what is "out there". So, I am worse than blind. Not only do I not "see", but I "see", and then that "is not it". Worse yet...I am superbly invested in my views. It's "the only thing I have!" And then, this "guy" (no lack of respect, that's what the quotes mean...), says: “Through ownership of something that is going on exclusively inside our heads, we are constantly and unconsciously defining ourselves , and creating self-serving feedback loops of immense complexity. ...Such is our investment in our views that we are always willing to defend them over the views of others , implicitly believing that our views are real while others’ views are mere opinions .” (Mu Soeng: " from Anatta to Shunyata ", quoted by S. Cope in Wi...