A single phrase can follow you for a lifetime. For me, it was this: Perception is reality. It was one of the first lessons drilled into me during Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy. It felt like a ...

The Mandukya Upanishad: The Four States of Consciousness and Their Impact on Perception The nature of reality has perplexed seekers for millennia, yet the answer has always been within—the self.