The Beyond Appearances

Final conclusion : The Truth in the Silence of the Self The entire book asks one question: Who are you? We challenge every identity we have, our race, our definition of happiness, our fears, even the truth of life and death. We try to find out whether the universe you see is your imagination, or you are the imagination of that universe. After this long philosophical journey, we stand at a crossroads, where no road leads forward. Truth is not a destination that can be bought with money or success (as we asked in "Why are you running?"), nor is it a definition that can be put into words (as we asked in "What is truth?"). Truth is the moment when the seeker stops.

The End of Questions and the Usefulness of Illusions: We began our journey with "Who are you?" and discovered that our identity hinges on someone else's opinion. We asked "Is this world our illusion?" and discovered that our mind is a filter that shows reality as we want to see it, not as it really is. Real proof of being alive:We asked, "Are you really alive?" The proof of being alive isn't a heartbeat, but a pulse of consciousness. Most of your life was a 'death' lived on autopilot, because we weren't conscious of our every action. This race was important because:This world of illusion (The Illusion), which you probably created yourself ("Did we create the universe?"), is not an enemy. > Illusion is your teacher.