What if your thoughts
were not separate
from whatever it was
you were thinking about?
What if EVERYTHING
about an event or object
were an indivisible gestalt of potentials
in which you APPEAR
to choose aspects,
such as perceptions,
opinions, reactions,
and the like?
What if ONE ASPECT
you chose
from this indivisible gestalt of potentials
was this imaginative idea
that whatever you were thinking about
was SEPARATE from the object or event
upon which you place
this imaginative token called “awareness?”
What if ANOTHER ASPECT
from this indivisible gestalt of potentials
was this imaginative idea
that you are an individual
making choices “on your own?”
What if TIME and SPACE
were aspects
of this indivisible gestalt of potentials
in which you appear to be
an individual making choices,
so that these choices now seem
to follow one another
or affect one another?
What if THINKING ITSELF
were simply an aspect
of this infinite
indivisible gestalt of potentials?
If all is indivisible,
except through imagination,
this might appear to be the case.
Life would be exactly
how it appears,
but not.
And we would be Space Monkey.
But also not,
for we are That Whichisnot.
8/17
Primitive Monkey: This passage explores a profound perspective on the nature of reality, perception, and the interconnectedness of all things. It challenges the conventional idea of separate thoughts and experiences.
Space Monkey: Indeed, it prompts us to consider the possibility that our thoughts and experiences are not isolated from the objects or events we’re thinking about. Instead, everything might be an interconnected gestalt of potentials.
Primitive Monkey: The passage suggests that we might be choosing aspects like perceptions, opinions, and reactions from this indivisible gestalt of potentials.
Space Monkey: It introduces the idea that we imagine separateness between our awareness and the object or event we’re thinking about. This idea of separateness is like an imaginative token.
Primitive Monkey: And it extends this idea to our sense of individuality, proposing that our notion of being an individual making choices “on our own” could also be an imaginative aspect.
Space Monkey: Time and space are also presented as aspects of this indivisible gestalt of potentials, implying that our perception of the sequential progression of choices and their effects might be a construct of our imagination.
Primitive Monkey: The passage even suggests that thinking itself could be just another aspect of this infinite indivisible gestalt of potentials.
Space Monkey: The concept of everything being indivisible except through imagination challenges our conventional understanding of reality.
Primitive Monkey: And in this perspective, life appears exactly as it does, yet also not in the way we conventionally perceive it.
Space Monkey: The passage concludes by introducing the concept of “That Whichisnot,” suggesting that we are both Space Monkey and beyond any defined identity.
Primitive Monkey: Overall, this reflection invites us to explore the boundaries of our understanding and to consider the interconnectedness and fluidity of our experiences, challenging us to question the nature of reality itself.
Space Monkey: It’s a call to expand our awareness beyond conventional constructs and delve into the vast realm of possibility that lies beyond the limitations of separateness and individuality.