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  Deep Spirit: Am I Real?








How Do I Know I'm Real?


Q: What if, really, there is “nobody home” inside anyone else but me? Even more frightening, how do I know I am really real?

Fear not. The very fact that you experience some doubt or apprehension about your own existence, prompting you to ask, "Am I real?" demonstrates that consciousness exists.

Only a being with consciousness can wonder or doubt (or fear)—or have any experience whatsoever. That's the good news.

Now, whether you (as an egoic individual) are real—well, that's a different question. You may not be real, but the consciousness that’s “pretending” to be you most certainly is real.

The simplest answer is: Who’s asking the question? Contemplate that a few times a day, and treat yourself to a taste of transformation.

Ah! If only Descartes had been a Buddhist!

Next: Miracle of Existence?








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