Why Does It Feel Like People Are Looking At "Me"? (Not a Soc Anxiety Post)

[Nos7algiK]

Just now, Rilles said:

Haha no the wall is not looking at me, thank god for that. 

I rather have the wall look at me than the moon.

 

[Rilles]

7 minutes ago, Tim R said:

@Rilles

Part of the illusion of being behind the eyes / being "the one who looks" and "who's being looked at" is created by confusing the visual focus point, i.e. the point where your vision is sharpest (in the center of your visual field) with "you".

Because it sets up the illusion of a center, you see? We don't think of ourselves as being the fuzzy part of the visual field, the periphery. 

If you like, you can implement this into your meditation and inquiry: try to relax your visual focus point. In other words, you don't have to try to see. You don't have to do anything at all! Just notice, perfectly relaxed and at ease, that the visual focus point is not the center of "you". And that in fact, there is no center at all.

If done correctly (so to speak), you will feel as if you're expanding into the periphery of your field of awareness. And ultimately, you as the illusory center of awareness, will vanish entirely

This is of course not limited to only the visual, but to all of our senses, but we tend to identity with our vision because it creates the strongest feeling of centrality to awareness. 

This is a great exercise! Will definitely implement this. 

[Rilles]

4 minutes ago, Nos7algiK said:

I rather have the wall look at me than the moon.

 

Haha right amount of acid and I bet everything would be looking at you, and doing a little dance at the same time.

[Shin]

You know you've taking enough acid when you had sex with a female Leo with pink hair (she never shuts up).

[Rilles]

3 minutes ago, Shin said:

You know you've taking enough acid when you had sex with a female Leo with pink hair (she never shuts up).

Something tells me youre speaking from experience

[Shin]

6 minutes ago, Rilles said:

Something tells me youre speaking from experience

I don't want to think about it anymore please

[Rilles]

5 minutes ago, Shin said:

I don't want to think about it anymore please

Lmao, "integrate" your experience.

[Nahm]

@Rilles

There is a puppy and it is looking at you. There is no puppy and there is no you.

Both of those statements are true. Both of those statements are false.