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Of Illusions and The Mind ….

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What do you see ?

A DUCK ?

What else ?

A RABBIT !

Reflect : In life, Perception changes and can cause Dukkha

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Gaze into the Centre.

What do you

perceive ?

A 3-D

Effect.

Reflect : Mind can play Tricks on us .

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Study the Picture. How many hidden faces are there ?

Answer : 13

Reflect : Seek the Truth and you shall find!

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It’s a Spiral,

Right ?

No, these are a bunch

of independent

circles !

Reflect : Many are led astray by illusions and delusions.

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Look at the Chart above and say the COLOR of the word (right to left ) , not the word itself .

Reflect : Our mind can react in strange ways !

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How many other wolves can you see apart from the obvious one ?

Answer : 4

Reflect : What is imagination and

what is real ?

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Which of the three soldiers is the tallest ?

Answer : All of them are of the same height !

Reflect : Can we trust our senses ?

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Keep staring at the black dot . After a while what do you observe ?

Answer :The gray haze around the dot will

appear to shrink .Reflect : When can we see things as they really are ?

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Look closely at the picture. How many

people can you see ?

Answer : 9

Reflect : Concentration

and Mindfulness are vital qualities

of the Mind.

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Look at the picture on the right closely.

What do you perceive ?

Is it moving or shimmering ?

Reflect : When will we wake up from the world of illusion ?

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The picture on the upper left shows some ancient ruins on Earth. What else can you see ?The mountain shows a face. See picture at

the right.Reflect : How observant of Nature are we ?

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Stare at the black light bulb for at least 30 seconds. Then immediately stare at a white area on the screen or at a sheet of paper.

What do you see ? Answer : A Glowing light

bulb

Reflect : What you consider real may actually have no reality.

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The EndThe End

May we continuously train May we continuously train the mind so that we learn the mind so that we learn

to see things as they really to see things as they really are !are !

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin