Just what is the relationship between consciousness and reality? If Zen is accurate, it would explain human mystification about what, who and why we are. Our dualistic approach (me vs. everything else) generates bewilderment. Could the key to the magic of existence be as simple as recognizing that there is no separation between us and the universe? Could your consciousness be linked with that of everything?
I’m a skeptic. I don’t think we yet understand much of reality. But I feel that breakthroughs to come will be a lot like those to date—insults to our common sense. And I find human progress compelling. The observer effect and other funny realities coming from the physics world point the way to tantalizing new innovations in the perception of reality.