Events within Consciousness and the Unreality of Things

by Brian Thompson.

What we perceive as things, objects, people and places, are actually events within consciousness.

There is no solidity or tangibility to anything that we perceive whatsoever.

No ‘thing’ exists as we perceive them—it is merely their apparent appearance, arising within consciousness, that gives us the impression of their tangible existence—but nonetheless, it remains merely an appearance, or rather, a sense perception—one not unlike a dream that appears to be real.

‘Things’ are not made of matter, rather, they are made of consciousness (as even matter itself is just an appearance within consciousness). Every sensation that is sensed is made of consciousness, in consciousness.

When you see a tree, for example, you are not seeing an object that ‘exists’ per se, rather, you are simply aware of an image, one that is an event within consciousness, made of consciousness. The ‘tree’ itself is not inside you, but an image of a form that you have give a name of ‘tree’ to has appeared within your awareness.

As we delve into our personal experience, we see that there can be no experience outside of our awareness, as all things happen within it.

All perceiving exists within conscious awareness—and you are That.

If we investigate further, we see that regardless of how far away something appears to be, in your direct experience, it is always sensed in the very same place—right here. It seems as if all sense perceptions appear within you, within your intimate presence of awareness, do they not? Every sight, every sound, every smell, everything you touch, it’s all experienced here, inside your awareness, as awareness.

Every sight, every sound, every smell, every touch, and every thought that is sensed, appears within you. But, what is ‘you’?

The sense organs are not you. They are merely data collectors that transmit bits and bytes of information to the mind for further processing. The mind is not you, as it does all kinds of things that you witness to and are aware of—such as, “I am aware of this thought. I am aware of this emotion.” And so, if you can perceive something as being apart from, then it is clearly not ‘you’.

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