When I said, “All of us are pretending,” I wasn’t talking about fake smiles or empty promises. I meant it in the Advaitic sense: the entire drama of “I” and “you” is a cosmic role-play, Brahman’s theatre of masks. Even love — when I say “I love you” — is both a pretence and the deepest truth. Pretence, because the separate “me” and “you” don’t exist. Truth, because love is the very essence of that One Reality. In this play, pretending is how the Real shines through.
Tag: Mental health
Why is it difficult to wake up from this dream called life?
The reason we do not want to wake up is that we find or think that the dream is really … More
What Ails Modern Psychiatry as Practiced
Definitely there is a need for psychiatrists to re-examine the way they approach mental illnesses and their treatment. For that … More
The Real Problem: “Who am I?”
The author reflects on being labeled a “psychopath” and feeling ridiculed, emphasizing that self-identity can lead to suffering. Regardless of misunderstanding, they advocate for seeking one’s true identity through contemplation to escape crises linked to perceived separateness. They suggest mental renunciation and introspection as paths to understanding nondual truth.
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The Urge Sunrises and sunsets are beautiful Stars in the night take my breath away The blue sky, the mountains, … More
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How Common is Mental Illness?
“When we’re talking about what is ‘normal,’ this is a lifetime perspective. It’s saying that the average life has at … More
P-factor in Mental Illness
Shaking off the shackles of diagnostic classification, there is growing evidence that all mental disorders are actually the product of … More
Good Mental Health Ain’t What You Think It Is
Good mental health has nothing to do with the intensity or frequency of certain emotions. It’s about the acceptance of … More
Know Thyself 