Why Do Thoughts Feel Like They're In My Head?

A woman says that it feels as if thoughts are in her head and feelings are in her chest. She asks, 'What are thoughts and why do they feel like they're inside the head?' Rupert responds that the feeling of location in the head is because that is where all our sense organs are located, so whatever is seen feels as if it is perceived from the head. In the metaphor of Mary and Jane, whatever happens in the dream, or seemingly in Jane's head, is not really found in time or space. Thoughts and feelings appear inside and feel private; activity of the world appears outside and is shared and perceived by all of us. There is no 'why' for why this localisation happens; there is no reason why it happens, or it would already be manifest which is difficult for the finite mind to accept or understand.

From event 17 September - 02 October, 2022 Seven Day Retreat at The Vedanta – 17th to 24th September

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