So, to start this off, I would like to speak about the brain. The brain is what forms this physical reality that we inhabit. The brain makes up our world by how it interprets electrical signals which are sent to it from the different senses. So, in a sense, our outside world is a projected hologram that is made up by our brain. Our eyes send signals to the brain and it interprets them so that we see what we see. Our senses combine together and form our reality. So, does any of this (being reality) actually exist? I have come up with two theories from the that question (haven't thought of any others as of yet). Pt 1... If everything is an interpretation of the mind, then the brain would go along with the same rules as everything else. If everything in our reality is formed by the mind, all things physical and nonphysical, then the brain would be in the same category, since it exists in the physical. So, there would have be something deeper to make up what we experience. There would be a background substance, which I see as consciousness, perception, energy, whatever, its all the same (not really, but kind of). Consciousness is the only definate, it experiences and it makes up everything. This will pop up again later. The second is that everything does exist. The brain forms our reality from the interpretations from the signals from the senses, which includes the brain in that interpretation. So, the alternate to the last theory is that everything already exists. Since the brain interprets and forms our reality, doesn't the brain have to exist? The only thin that i can think of is that there is something deeper.
But those are some ideas to do with that. So, to delve a bit deeper, I would like to say something about dreams. Apparently, when you dream, the exact parts of the brain that are used in waking life are used while dreaming. The same centers of the brain are activated for thinking, whether consciously aware or in an unconscious state. So, how I see it, is that everything is experiences and life. Some look at life and think that nothing exists, but how I see it, Everything Exists. In our "normal" state of mind, we experience life a certain way. Under the influence of something, we experience life a certain way. While dreaming, we experience life. Some say that individuals who use substances are doing so, so that they can escape reality. It may be the intent, but I don't believe that it can be done, because it is ALL reality, no matter how you experience it. No matter what state an individual is currently in, they still consciously exist. Isn't that what reality is? Perception? Conscious perception? No matter what the state, no matter where an individual is, they still consciously perceive, so they still exist perceiving the reality in which they inhabit. There is still so much more to say, but I will leave it at that. Also, I'm not saying that any of this is the definate, positive and only way; just some thoughts and theories, and if you disagree, I hope that it spurred on some thought.
One more thing before I am done, I would like to say that I found this site today and I am very excited and pleased with what I have seen so far. So, I thank everyone for doing what they are doing and hope that you continue to do what you do. Peace and Love to all.