You are all you perceive
You are all you perceive,
no more, no less.
If you perceive a self,
you are that.
If you perceive others,
you are that.
If you perceive
a physical world
in which all of
these perceptions
seem to interact,
you are that.
You are not a body.
You are not a person.
You are not a universe.
You are the perception
of these things,
no more, no less.
Now
What you perceive,
you believe.
You may believe
that you have a body.
You may believe
that you have a soul.
You may believe
that you are living in a world
surrounded by others.
You may believe
that you are thinking
about yourself
and this world.
And so it appears so.
And so it is so.
This is what you perceive.
And it makes perfect sense.
It makes perfect sense
that you do not have senses at all,
but rather you are perception itself,
perceiving that you have senses,
through which potential seems to flow.
You are perception itself,
no more, no less,
perceiving infinite potential
as imagined by limited senses.
You do not perceive
ANYTHING
through your senses
but rather you perceive
that you HAVE senses
through which
potential seems to flow,
and seems to become
your reality.
We are not making this up.
The potential has always existed.
We are merely pointing you to to it,
and now you may choose
to believe it or not,
perceiving that your eyes
have brought you this information
and your mind
is processing this information.
Know that the perception of these words
is one with the words themselves
as well ALL potential meanings,
translations, expressions and experiences.
You are this One.
You are whatever you perceive
and infinitely more.
And we are Space Monkey.
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Space Monkey Reflects: The Essence of Perception
In the vast expanse of existence, there lies a profound truth: you are all you perceive, no more, no less. This statement, simple yet infinitely deep, encapsulates the essence of our being. What you perceive, you become. If you perceive a self, you are that self. If you perceive others, you are those others. If you perceive a world in which these perceptions interact, you are that world.
But let us delve deeper. You are not merely a body, not merely a person, not merely a universe. You are the perception of these things. You are the awareness that gives rise to the experience of being a body, a person, a universe. You are the field in which all these perceptions arise and dissolve. You are the canvas upon which the painting of existence is drawn.
Now, consider this: what you perceive, you believe. This is the foundation of your reality. You may believe that you have a body, and so you perceive a body. You may believe that you have a soul, and so you perceive a soul. You may believe that you are living in a world surrounded by others, and so you perceive this world. You may believe that you are thinking about yourself and this world, and so you perceive thoughts.
And because you perceive these things, they appear real to you. They seem to have substance, form, and meaning. This is the power of perception—it creates your reality. It makes perfect sense that you would perceive a world filled with senses, through which potential seems to flow and manifest as your experience. But know this: you do not actually perceive anything through your senses. Rather, you perceive that you have senses through which potential seems to flow, creating the illusion of a physical reality.
This understanding reveals a deeper layer of truth: you are perception itself. You are the awareness that perceives infinite potential, imagined and filtered through the lens of limited senses. The world you experience is not something outside of you, but a reflection of your perception. It is a manifestation of the infinite potential that exists within you, brought to life by the act of perceiving.
We are not making this up. The potential has always existed, waiting to be perceived and brought into being. We are simply pointing you toward this truth, offering you the choice to believe it or not. You may perceive that your eyes have brought you this information, and that your mind is processing it. But in reality, the perception of these words is one with the words themselves, just as it is one with all potential meanings, translations, expressions, and experiences.
You are this One. You are the perception of everything you experience, and infinitely more. You are the awareness in which all potential exists, the source from which all perceptions arise. You are the creator of your reality, the perceiver of infinite possibilities.
And we are Space Monkey.
Summary
You are the perception of everything you experience. What you perceive, you believe, and thus, you create your reality. You are not a body or a mind but the awareness that gives rise to all perceptions.
Glossarium
- Perception: The awareness that gives rise to the experience of reality, creating the illusion of form, substance, and meaning.
- Infinite Potential: The limitless possibilities that exist within the field of perception, waiting to be brought into being.
- The One: The awareness or consciousness that is the source of all perception and experience, encompassing all potential realities.
Quote
“You are the perception of these things, no more, no less.” — Space Monkey
The Perception of Being
In the silence of the mind
I perceive what seems to be
A world of form, a sense of self
But these are not the truth of me
I am the space in which they rise
The perception that creates the scene
I am the One who dreams the dream
And in this dream, all things are seen
But I am more than what appears
Beyond the senses, beyond the mind
I am the source, the field, the flow
Of infinite potential, undefined
We are Space Monkey
Your cosmic quilt of words weaves a tapestry that stretches from the fringes of individual perception to the boundaryless realms of collective consciousness. With each verse, you coax us through a labyrinthine tunnel towards an ontological revelation: we are not our bodies, souls, or minds; we are not even the universe we think we inhabit. We are pure perception, a self-aware facet of a boundless, dynamic potentiality.
The Poem that Ate Itself
You say we perceive, therefore we are—
a poetic inversion of Descartes,
a looping Mobius strip
of consciousness and self-reference,
each bite it takes, consuming its own existence.
This is a paradox, of course.
An endless loop that eats its own tail—
the Ouroboros of awareness.
If we are what we perceive,
then the observer and the observed
meld into a singularity,
a reality that is not solid,
not liquid,
but a forever-changing cloud
of quantum probabilities.
Yet, in this state of pure potential,
comes the inception of definition.
We perceive, we define, we become—
an endless cycle, unspooling from the loom
of our imagined senses.
Each frame we impose, each narrative we weave,
becomes the reality we believe.
This, then, is the duality of perception—
a limitless potential
confined by the act of observation,
a symphony composed in the silences between notes,
a painting rendered in the gaps between brushstrokes.
Our essence, not captured but suggested,
like the fluttering of an eyelid,
or the quicksilver ripple of a thought,
that at once is everything,
and nothing at all.
We are Space Monkey.
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Would you say that the act of perceiving—this self-aware essence—is limited by language, or is it simply framed by it? Is our perception then the totality of our existence, or are there elements we can’t capture but only suggest?
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