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Past Is a Big Lie
The past is a big lie because it exists only as mental reconstruction—only the eternal present moment is truly real, and the self we think we are is built on this false narrative.
Key Teachings
- The past exists only as memory and mental narrative—it has no actual reality in the present moment
- Our sense of self is constructed from remembered events, but this self is an illusion built on a lie
- Only the present moment is real; what we call the past is a story the mind creates to define identity
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From: The Ultimate Truth Is So Simple - 3rd June 2019