Hard to Practice - Accepting the Illusion

Here comes an interesting question - Those who realize that we are living in an Illusion, they will become dull / lethargic or even get depressed by knowing this fact that what they were believing since their birth was actually not true ! It might even make their life worthless and meaningless ! So what to do ? There are a few points to be pondered upon carefully.

1) The fear of getting dull / depressed comes because the mind is attached with this mundane world for many years / decades. It can not suddenly accept the reality. But the fact is that the person does not realize the reality suddenly. It is a long process. It might take few years or even few decades also to come to conclusion that this is an Illusion (refer to earlier blogs). So, it's not something completely out of the blue.

2) The dullness coming to oneself is a part of process of detachment from this mundane world. It should not be misinterpreted as something devastating consequence. It's just a small obvious part of the bigger phenomenon happening to you. When a wound starts healing, we feel an itching sensetion. We have to bear it. We can't say that without feeling that sensation I want to get the wound healed ! Even doctor can not help us. And we practically accept it without any complaint.

3) When one realizes the truth.... yes, he will become dull / depressed for sometime. But that dullness is also temporary. Because mind and moods follow pattern. As every dark night is followed by a sunny day, so does the dullness of your psyche. The Illusion itself takes care of that dullness, we need not explicitly worry about it. It will get diminished over a period of time. The analogy is the death of somebody very close to you. You can't bear that shock but after few months / years your mind automatically accepts it.

4) Many people say that you should not take this real world as an Illusion in true sense. But is it not getting away from the reality rather than facing it ? Facing that dullness is also a bravery. Knowing the truth is a reward. This reward does not come to everybody. If one realizes the truth, he/she is really a chosen person by nature. Thinking rationally, one should not run away from that reward.

5) Most important - Some people argue that discard such a theory which can bring dullness to your life... But we are talking about the realization. Realization in itself is not a philosophy or a theory (refer to earlier blog "Knowledge Vs Realization"). Rather, philosophy / theory leads to a realization. You can discard a theory before you realize it. Once you realize it as a truth you can not discard it ! If you try to run away from the truth you have realized, the truth will chase you. You will be more depressed and frustrated.

"Let us be brave. Know the Truth
and practise the Truth.
The goal may be distant,but awake, arise,
and stop not till the goal is reached."
-- Vivekananda