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Of Illusions and The Mind ….
2
What do you
see ?
A DUCK ?
What else ?
A RABBIT !
Reflect : In life, Perception changes and can cause Dukkha
3
Gaze into
the Centre.
What do
you
perceive ?
A 3-D
Effect.
Reflect : Mind can play Tricks on us .
4
Study the Picture. How many hidden faces
are there ?
Answer : 13
Reflect : Seek the Truth and
you shall find!
5
It’s a Spiral,
Right ?
No, these
are a bunch
of
independent
circles !
Reflect : Many are led astray by illusions
and delusions.
6
Look at the Chart above and say the COLOR
of the word (right to left ) , not the word itself .
Reflect : Our mind can react in strange ways !
7
How many other
wolves can you see
apart from the
obvious one ?
Answer : 4
Reflect : What is
imagination and
what is real ?
8
Which of the three soldiers is the tallest ?
Answer : All of them are of the same height !
Reflect : Can we trust our senses ?
9
Keep staring at the black dot . After a while
what do you observe ?
Answer :
The gray haze around the dot will
appear to shrink .
Reflect : When can we see things as they really are ?
10
Look closely at the
picture. How many
people can you see ?
Answer : 9
Reflect :
Concentration
and Mindfulness
are vital qualities
of the Mind.
11
Look at the picture
on the right closely.
What do you
perceive ?
Is it moving or
shimmering ?
Reflect : When will we wake up from the world
of illusion ?
12
The picture on the upper left shows some ancient
ruins on Earth. What else can you see ?
The mountain shows a face. See picture at
the right.
Reflect : How observant of Nature are we ?
13
Stare at the black light bulb for at
least 30 seconds. Then
immediately stare at a white area
on the screen or at a sheet of
paper.
What do you see ?
Answer : A Glowing light
bulb
Reflect : What you consider real may
actually have no reality.
14
1515
The EndThe End
May we continuouslyMay we continuously
train the mind so thattrain the mind so that
we learn to see things aswe learn to see things as
they really are !they really are !
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

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Of Illusions and the Mind...

  • 1. 1 Of Illusions and The Mind ….
  • 2. 2 What do you see ? A DUCK ? What else ? A RABBIT ! Reflect : In life, Perception changes and can cause Dukkha
  • 3. 3 Gaze into the Centre. What do you perceive ? A 3-D Effect. Reflect : Mind can play Tricks on us .
  • 4. 4 Study the Picture. How many hidden faces are there ? Answer : 13 Reflect : Seek the Truth and you shall find!
  • 5. 5 It’s a Spiral, Right ? No, these are a bunch of independent circles ! Reflect : Many are led astray by illusions and delusions.
  • 6. 6 Look at the Chart above and say the COLOR of the word (right to left ) , not the word itself . Reflect : Our mind can react in strange ways !
  • 7. 7 How many other wolves can you see apart from the obvious one ? Answer : 4 Reflect : What is imagination and what is real ?
  • 8. 8 Which of the three soldiers is the tallest ? Answer : All of them are of the same height ! Reflect : Can we trust our senses ?
  • 9. 9 Keep staring at the black dot . After a while what do you observe ? Answer : The gray haze around the dot will appear to shrink . Reflect : When can we see things as they really are ?
  • 10. 10 Look closely at the picture. How many people can you see ? Answer : 9 Reflect : Concentration and Mindfulness are vital qualities of the Mind.
  • 11. 11 Look at the picture on the right closely. What do you perceive ? Is it moving or shimmering ? Reflect : When will we wake up from the world of illusion ?
  • 12. 12 The picture on the upper left shows some ancient ruins on Earth. What else can you see ? The mountain shows a face. See picture at the right. Reflect : How observant of Nature are we ?
  • 13. 13 Stare at the black light bulb for at least 30 seconds. Then immediately stare at a white area on the screen or at a sheet of paper. What do you see ? Answer : A Glowing light bulb Reflect : What you consider real may actually have no reality.
  • 14. 14
  • 15. 1515 The EndThe End May we continuouslyMay we continuously train the mind so thattrain the mind so that we learn to see things aswe learn to see things as they really are !they really are ! With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin