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Why is this so? Let me try to put my view across. But I ask of the reader to keep an open mind.
I will like to say that sensory data are interpretations (manifested form) of ultimate reality. Why are they interpretations and are not the direct experiencing of it (reality)? To illustrate this point let's consider the perception of two indivduals. One is a person born with color-blindness and the other with normal vision. The color-blind person may see images differently from one who is not. So... who is seeing the truth? None. Both are seeing interpretations (manifested form) of the truth. Likewise animals may see and sense things differently from humans beings.
Sensory data that are being perceived are in turn cognated by the conventional mind. Again, the conventional mind sees interpretations collected by sensory perception. From the sensory data, the conventional mind conceives the information into things, environments and people, etc.
Here's a simplified example to illustrate this point:
By differentiating the changes in colours on the vision sight, the conventional mind cognate edges. Perceiving that the edges are connected, an enclosed area becomes recognised. Next, the enclosed area become perceived as objects, things, entities...
My take is that our normal conventional mind can only theorizes from its interpretations. Science is based on the theory and concepts derived from the conventional mind.
Science is just that... conceptual framework for understanding the dynamics of Ultimate Reality... But it can only theorizes using symbolism, ideas and concepts.
To truly experience Ultimate Reality...one must go beyond thinking (which is theorising) about Reality. That means, we must experience it directly. The way to experience Reality directly is a very long story, so it will not be dwell here :).
Please note that from the way that I have written, some people might have the misconceptions that the Source(Reality) is separated from us. This is really not so. It is only the conventional discriminating mind that think in terms of separation and duality. However, the conventional discriminating mind itself is not a fixed entity, but is just the dualistic function of cognition.
For your necessary discernment. Thank you for reading.
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