Delusions, Are they real or imaginary?

128. Explain the Word 'Mithya'.

'Mithya' means illusion. Neither real nor unreal: Adi Sankaracharya says in his 'Advaitha' Philosophy that this world is 'Mithya'. By the term Reality, we mean that which is not subject to change and contradiction. This everchanging world cannot be accepted as real. At the same time it is not 'unreal' or empty. It is neither real nor unreal. Therefore it is indescribable. It is just an appearance such as is found in "Vivartha" or transfiguration.

Delusions, Are they real or imaginary?

My best guess...

They are both... ones choice.

It appears we have the freedom or test, to choose what we want to believe as real. Choice is the line in the sand for me is,

> Imaginary, if not acted upon.

For what ever reason, played out in the mind and rejected for admission to our reality. Folks, don't we all have some thoughts that will always be between just ourselves and God. And really, what does it matter what anyone else thinks anyway.

> Real, when acted upon.

For what ever reason, the choice was made to accept the thought, add it to our belief matrix... influencing future choice, part of life's reality.

1 possible example of support for this perspective.

Walking on the moon...

Not acted upon;

anytime before 1964 (?), people who said we can walk on the moon... had a delusion. Imaginary.

Acted upon;

Someone chose to believe this "delusion" was real... result, we walked on the moon. Real.

Hence in my humble opinion, we make our own reality through the day to day choices each and everyone of us believe in. Every way, everyday. The power of belief in thought, lives with in all of us.

Delusions are beliefs based on imaginary events, people and things. For example, one might imagine he is the King of England. That does not make that person the kIng of England. That means in reality, that delusions are imaginary and not real. They are not the art of God because God deals with real people, real events and real things and God is not a liar or a deceiver. However, delusions could be an instrument of the devil, who is a liar and deals with falsehoods and deceptions.

A delusion is not real-it seems real to the person who is experiencing it but I would say that delusions are more the art of the mind. I believe that is how so many become so creative--because of the art of the mind-not necessarily the work of good or evil-just as the mind perceives a situation.--interesting question.

all that we use to lay down the line between real and imaginary are based on our perceptions, and these very perceptions we hold are no more real than any other. in the end reality itself may well be just an illusion, so who are we mere mortals to say what a delusion is if we live in one.

as for ambiguity, any thought on th matter leads to ambiguity itself.

Paradox is the art of God. Delusions, illusions, nothing is real. So then what is perceived as being of matter and substance whether tangible or ethereal is equally part of non existent with exception to God alone. We do not cleave to God upon the end of our dream but rejoin, absorbed back by the Dreamer to become One again, no more entertaining the duality; the paradox, the art of God.

de·lu·sion (dĭ-lōō'zhən) Pronunciation Key

n.

The act or process of deluding.

The state of being deluded.

A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand.

Psychiatry A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness: delusions of persecution.

[Middle English delusioun, from Latin dēlūsiō, dēlūsiōn-, from dēlūsus, past participle of dēlūdere, to delude; see delude.]

de·lu'sion·al adj.

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A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness, as in schizophrenia.

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Reality - What your mind percieves the majority of the inhabitants of the world (possibly another figment of your imagination) accept as truth.

A delusion is a real idea for you, as you decide your mind's reality, but is physically imaginary by definition.

The word 'delusion' itself conveys it is imaginary. When you travel in a desert, you see mirage. That is delusion and not real. In twilight, you see a snake in the cent re of road. When you focus a torch light, you find it to be a rope. Hence your seeing a snake in the place of a rope is delusion.

We see what we want to see. We only see something different when we want to see something different. The delusion IS reality to the individual, until it is observed to be something different by them. Who is to call what anyone sees a delusion? What actually is reality, if a delusion is reality to the person who sees it? Who is to say what is certain and what isn't? How do we know that people who see things that we consider delusions, are not merely better observers than us?