Seeing life through a filter

Everybody sees life through a filter- the filter of our understanding.

This filter colors everything we THINK about and what we choose to FOCUS on but it does not effect REALITY itself.

REALITY is known through the senses, not through thought.  thought is abstraction and is ABOUT reality, it is not reality, itself.

The way to go beyond our FILTER is to cease identifying with thought.  Moments of stillness or presence, when we focus our attention on input from our senses, rather than thoughts in our mind, will remove us from seeing life through a filter.

If we can enter stillness or presence often enough we may find that our understanding of life- OUR FILTER- evolves over time to become more fluid and life promoting, leading us to become happier and a more agreeable companion to our friends!