it ain’t real

I finally get it beyond the level of thought, reality is not real, it is what we say it is. Brother David says it clearly, taken from his book, copied weird I know yet such vital info (https://universeisathought.files.wordpress.com/…/power-vs-f…): Let us attempt to better understand all of this through an
example. Imagine a so-called “bum” on a street corner:
In a fashionable neighborhood in a big city stands an old man
in tattered clothes, alone, leaning against the corner of an
elegant brownstone. Look at him from the perspective of
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various levels of consciousness, and note the differences in
how he appears.
From the bottom of the scale, at a level of 20 (Shame), the
bum is dirty, disgusting, and disgraceful. From level 30
(Guilt), he would be blamed for his condition. He deserves
what he gets; he is probably a lazy welfare cheat. At 50
(Hopelessness), his plight might appear desperate, evidence
that society cannot do anything about homelessness. At 75
(Grief), the old man looks tragic, friendless, and forlorn.
At a consciousness level of 100 (Fear), we might see the bum
as threatening, a social menace. Perhaps we should call the
police before he commits some crime. At 125 (Desire), he
might represent a frustrating problem—why does somebody
not do something? At 150 (Anger), the old man might look
like he could be violent; or, on the other hand, one could be
furious that such a condition exists. At 175 (Pride), he could
be seen as an embarrassment or as lacking the self-respect to
better himself. At 200 (Courage), we might be motivated to
wonder if there is a local homeless shelter; all he needs is a
job and a place to live.
At 250 (Neutrality), the bum looks okay, maybe even
interesting. “Live and let live,” we might say; after all, he is
not hurting anyone. At 310 (Willingness), we might decide to
go down there and see what we can do to cheer him up, or
volunteer some time at the local mission. At 350
(Acceptance), the man on the corner appears intriguing. He
probably has an interesting story to tell; he is where he is for
reasons we may never understand. At 400 (Reason), he is a
symptom of the current economic and social malaise, or
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perhaps a good subject for an in-depth psychological study,
worthy of a government grant.
At the higher levels, the old man begins to look not only
interesting, but friendly and even lovable. Perhaps we would
then be able to see that he was, in fact, one who had
transcended social limits and gone free, a joyful old guy with
the wisdom of age in his face and the serenity that comes
from indifference to material things. At level 600 (Peace), he
is revealed as our own inner self in its temporary expression.
When approached, the bum’s response to these different
levels of consciousness would also vary. With some people,
he would feel secure, with others, frightened or dejected.
Some would make him angry, and others would delight him.
Some people he would therefore avoid, and others greet with
pleasure. (Thus it is said that what we meet is actually a
mirror.)2
So much for the manner in which our level of consciousness
decides what we see. It is equally true that having placed that
construct upon the reality before us, we will react to it in a
fashion predicted by the level from which we observe.
External events may define conditions, but they do not
determine the consciousness level of human response. We can
take the more literal scene of our current penal system as an
illustration.
Placed in an identical and extremely stressful environment,
different inmates react in ways that vary extraordinarily
according to their level of consciousness. Prisoners whose
consciousness is at the lowest end of the scale sometimes
attempt suicide. Others become psychotic, and some become
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delusional. Some in the same circumstances fall into
despondency, go mute, and stop eating. Still others sit with
head in hands, trying to hide tears of grief. A very frequent
experience is that of fear, including paranoid defensiveness.
In the same cellblock, we see other prisoners with a greater
degree of energy going to rage, violent and assaultive and
homicidal. Pride is everywhere present, in the form of macho
bragging and struggles for dominance.
By contrast, some inmates find the courage to face the truth of
why they are there, and begin to look at their own inner lives
honestly. There are always some who just “roll with the
punches” and try to get some reading done. At the level of
Acceptance, we see prisoners who seek out help and join
support groups. It is not unusual for an occasional inmate to
take a new interest in learning, start studying in the prison
library, or become a jailhouse lawyer (some of history’s most
influential political books were written behind bars). A few
prisoners go through a transformation of consciousness and
become loving and generous caregivers to their fellows. And
it is not unheard of for a prisoner aligned with higher energy
fields to become deeply spiritual, even to actively pursue
enlightenment.
How we react depends upon the world we seem to be reacting
to. Who we become, as well as what we see, are both
determined by perception, which can be said, simply, to
create the perceptual, experiential world. It is interesting to
note that the further down the scale of consciousness a person
is, the harder it is for them to maintain eye contact. At the low
end, visual contact is avoided altogether. In contrast, as we go
up the scale, the ability to hold a prolonged, and finally
almost endless, gaze at great depth becomes characteristic.
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We are all familiar with the guarded glance of guilt, the glare
of hostility, and, in contrast, the unblinking open-eyed-ness of
innocence.