Post on 03-Oct-2020
B E AW A R E O F 3 B I G G E S T I L L U S I O N S I N L I F E
K N O W H O W T O B R E A K T H E M B Y S T AY I N G P R E S E N C E
L I V E Y O U R L I F E T O Y O U R F U L L E S T P O T E N T I A L
Key Takeaway
W H AT I S I L LU S I O N ?
Anything that you perceive in a way different from the way it is in reality.
THE THATCHER EFFECT
Our brain has been conditioned to
recognize familiar patterns.
a
b
a and b are equal in length
Our perception of reality can be deceived by sensory stimulation.
Our assumptions and beliefs influence how we think and behave, and how others behave towards us.
1. Illusion of Assumption
The Halo Effect
2018
We assume characteristics of a person, a place, or an event based on association with previous experience about them.
Magic. Illusion of Assumption
Our false assumption initiates a sequence of events that results in an outcome that is consistent with the “expectation”.
Chain Reaction
Challenging Assumptions
Be curious
Non judging
Never limit possibilities
Ask better questions
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Solve this RiddleI never was. Am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever
will. And yet I am the confidence of all who live and
breathe. What am I?
You can be excited or nervous about my arrival, but I never actually arrive. What am I?
2. Illusion of Time
Dividing line between past,
present, and future is
an illusion, although
it is stubbornly
persistent.
~ Albert Einstein
Illustration by Stephan Schmitz
Future Memories 2012
Time is the progression of events from moment to moment.
Block UniversePast-Present-Future all exist together
Now Slice
Prof. Brian Greene on The Illusion of Time
Magic. Illusion of Time
Who are we in the course of Time?
Who are you?
I am a changed person since I was
this morning.
Alice in Wonderland
Even an AI Machine cannot answer “Who Are You?”
False Identity of Self
Physical Attributes
Name, age, height, weight, job, family, hobby, nationality, religion, group affiliation, etc.
Mental Substance
Thought, belief, emotion, personality and character.
Memory
Success, achievement, pain, failure, trauma.
A conscious being that is continually evolving through
experiences in every moment of past-present-future.
So Who are We?
3. Illusion of Separation
You and I are all as much continuous
with the physical
universe as a wave is
continuous with the
ocean.
~ Alan Watts
Illustration by Stephan Schmitz
Divided space creates an illusion we are separate from one another.
Interconnected Events
• No single event is meaningless from the perspective of Consciousness.
Interconnected Events
• No single event is meaningless from the perspective of Consciousness.
• A mundane event may hold the key to a major
change in your life.
Magic. Illusion of Separation
Everyone is connected to everyone else
Coach Supervisor Coach
Coach Client
We are independent and connected in the journey of evolution.
T H A N KY O U
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