Life is the experience of being alive in this present moment.
Reality is focusing on being alive in this present moment. Reality is this experience; right here, right now.
3 Realms describes the range of reality we could possibility experience in any single moment.
In this present moment:
- We can experience an outer realm around us.
- We can experience an inner realm inside of us.
- We can experience a private realm where these two realms overlap.
The outer realm is our direct experience of the outer world.
The inner realm is our direct experience of the inner world.
The personal realm is our experience of being a separate “self” that lives at the intersection of these two worlds.
The realm of outer experience
The outer realm is not the same as the outer world. The outer world exists independent of our ability to experience it. The outer realm is what we are able to experience of the outer world. Our outer realm is a very small part of the actual outer world. But to us, this experience — the outer realm — is all encompassing. It is all we really directly know about the much larger outer world.
The realm of inner experience
The same is true for the inner realm. The inner realm is what we are able to experience of our inner world. Like the outer realm, the inner realm is just a small piece of the actual inner world. In our modern times, most people know very little of the inner world and what we might experience here.
The realm of personal experience
The realm of personal experience sits at the intersection of our inner and outer worlds. This personal realm is different than our two worlds. The outer and the inner worlds actually exist. If we were to die tomorrow, our outer realm would be gone but the outer world would still exist. The inner realm would be gone but the inner world would also exist — which might be hard for us to believe.
But the realm of personal experience would vanish — poof — the minute we drew our last breath. What would be gone is our ability to experience any part of life.
Consciousness gives us the ability to recognize and experience the three realms. Consciousness enables us to recognize the difference between that which is inner and that which is outer. Consciousness can do all this because there are different forms of consciousness.
This is the structure of life.
