Something can only be an illusion, or like an illusion, if it is contrasted with something real. "Everything" can't be an illusion.
This is an important insight I think. Some would say “only God is really real,” though, I suppose.
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Ah, I see your new piece is about this. I look forward to reading it!
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Not sure if you'll like it because I am still saying that there *is* one best way to see the world, i.e. the way the world is.
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… and in some Madhyamaka interpretations, “only emptiness is really real”
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Yes, Theists do say that God is permanent. God is not an illusion. But Freud nailed God - wish fulfilment fantasy...
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And of course our immortal souls. We need a little bit of the Absolute in us or we cannot be part of it.
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yeah, that's the line in most "all is illusion" systems
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Though notably not in Sāṃkhya where puruṣa (homunculus) is permanent.
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That’s where Vedanta goes.
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