perceiving reality

Perception is the minds filter to the way we decipher 'our' reality. 

what do you see?

Perception is mutable and capricious. It changes over time and from moment to moment. 

Perception is one of those gifts we receive as gold member of this life. Though unfortunately it has been infiltrated with a long history of evolution and bullshit. Whilst evolution is a dynamic variable, it is our individual birth right to seek our personal truth. Not of the world at large, but to understand our inner world and how we seamlessly are part of a collective consciousness all in search of a similar experience. Inner peace, happiness and freedom. 

It soon becomes apparent that all this 'bullshit' has manifested in order for seekers to find truth. Only those of worthy Inquisition and preparedness to change the 'filter' of their reality to see through the illusion of what we were conditioned to believe.

We (mankind) started simple, but because we are so smart we created an environment for ourselves that has forced us to place value upon material objects and status quo that are outside of our 'be-ing' that if we were to go to the grave we may still lay their unfulfilled.

Yes this is my perception, as I am totally aware that there are people who have achieved much success, have an abundant source of cash flow and fancy possessions and simultaneously recognise and appreciate a fortunate human experience. I highly commend them without cynicism. In fact, I admire them. 

My point or question then is really for the rest of us in search of our own truth. 

How can we cleanse our filter? 

How do we recondition the conditioning of evolution to create a personal revolution?

To answer this with virtue would be out of integrity to my higher self as my filter is undergoing an extreme makeover and at times it feel like the 'grit' causes a blockage that completely distorts all perception.

The only virtue to be cultivated in this process is one of trust and patience.  

It is a large probability that perhaps I am writing this because 'MY' perceived reality is that of simplicity. But in order to come to this 'simple' conclusion, there is the complexity of understanding the mind and ascertaining how to distinguish between which filter is sieving the information.

Q. How would our life be if we did not have a filter of perception?

It would seem impossible to have this wonderful human experience with out a perceiving mind. But I suspect that the process of reconditioning is about being able to see through and change ones perception to then come to a place of non-judgement and acceptance.   

The nature of the mind is to think and therefore perceive. In this beginning-less continuum of thoughts we can at any point consciously make the choice to step in and practice the cultivation of awareness and therefore see through perception. 

The question then becomes, where do I start? and my answer to this chestnut is...in the present moment.

This present moment 'bollocks' can be a frustrating response at times, especially when the ego wants to dance and all we want to do is bitch and moan and tell our story (which is again, is our perception). But like anything we have a choice...we can dance and let our minds lead us unconsciously to the dance floor as if we were on ecstasy or we can dance like no body is watching (chemical free) and let our soul show us the right moves.