Multi-Dimensional Breakfast
Into the Vastness of the Universe Within You
In his book, The Universe is Virtual, Alexander Marchand states that having a body is a placebo that reduces fear of what resides in one’s own consciousness. Really, we can remove “one’s own” from that. Having a body reduces fear of what resides in consciousness. We spin this world around “us” as “we” appear as many particular humans. That’s “having a body” — it’s a placebo, and it reduces fear of the darker or more chaotic elements within consciousness. Consciousness is one here — singular.
I do not need to be attached to something to enjoy it profoundly. Have enough, enjoy it fully, and put the rest away. You might have the experience of eating a sandwich prepared by someone you don’t even know, sense the love of the person who prepared it for you, and feel love for that person for that.
Why do I do so much of what I do? So much of it is motivated by boredom. And just what is boredom? It seems to be a discomfort with… baseline or mundane consciousness, or should I call it sentience? Sentience is perhaps the sense of being an individual, separate entity. So, like, oh… I’m here, and now what am I doing…