B E AW A R E O F 3 B I G G E S T I L L U S I O N S I N L I F E

K N O W H O W T O B R E A K T H E M B Y S T AY I N G P R E S E N C E

L I V E Y O U R L I F E T O Y O U R F U L L E S T P O T E N T I A L

Key Takeaway

W H AT I S I L LU S I O N ?

Anything that you perceive in a way different from the way it is in reality.

THE THATCHER EFFECT

Our brain has been conditioned to

recognize familiar patterns.

a

b

a and b are equal in length

Our perception of reality can be deceived by sensory stimulation.

Our assumptions and beliefs influence how we think and behave, and how others behave towards us.

1. Illusion of Assumption

The Halo Effect

2018

We assume characteristics of a person, a place, or an event based on association with previous experience about them.

Magic. Illusion of Assumption

Our false assumption initiates a sequence of events that results in an outcome that is consistent with the “expectation”.

Chain Reaction

Challenging Assumptions

Be curious

Non judging

Never limit possibilities

Ask better questions

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Solve this RiddleI never was. Am always to be. No one ever saw me, nor ever

will. And yet I am the confidence of all who live and

breathe. What am I?

You can be excited or nervous about my arrival, but I never actually arrive. What am I?

2. Illusion of Time

Dividing line between past,

present, and future is

an illusion, although

it is stubbornly

persistent.

~ Albert Einstein

Illustration by Stephan Schmitz

Future Memories 2012

Time is the progression of events from moment to moment.

Block UniversePast-Present-Future all exist together

Now Slice

Prof. Brian Greene on The Illusion of Time

Magic. Illusion of Time

Who are we in the course of Time?

Who are you?

I am a changed person since I was

this morning.

Alice in Wonderland

Even an AI Machine cannot answer “Who Are You?”

False Identity of Self

Physical Attributes

Name, age, height, weight, job, family, hobby, nationality, religion, group affiliation, etc.

Mental Substance

Thought, belief, emotion, personality and character.

Memory

Success, achievement, pain, failure, trauma.

A conscious being that is continually evolving through

experiences in every moment of past-present-future.

So Who are We?

3. Illusion of Separation

You and I are all as much continuous

with the physical

universe as a wave is

continuous with the

ocean.

~ Alan Watts

Illustration by Stephan Schmitz

Divided space creates an illusion we are separate from one another.

Interconnected Events

• No single event is meaningless from the perspective of Consciousness.

Interconnected Events

• No single event is meaningless from the perspective of Consciousness.

• A mundane event may hold the key to a major

change in your life.

Magic. Illusion of Separation

Everyone is connected to everyone else

Coach Supervisor Coach

Coach Client

We are independent and connected in the journey of evolution.

T H A N KY O U

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