The Third Reality :
Realization of the end of suffering
Awakening from the Dream of Existence
When the cognitive and affective processes are fully comprehended and the paradigm shift has occurred both intellectually as well as emotionally, suffering comes to an end.
This is eradication of the delusion of self, or Awakening from the Dream of Existence.
This means, the emotional reaction was the cause of suffering. The way to end suffering was the removal of the cause. The way to remove the emotional reaction was to change the way we interpret our circumstances. How do we change this cognitive interpretation of circumstances? It is to change from existential thinking to experiential thinking. Existential thinking carries a subjective “I” and an objective “other” resulting in an emotional relationship between the “I” and the “other,” ending in suffering. The solution is a paradigm shift from existential thinking to experiential thinking. Experiential thinking is to realize that there is no real subject or object but only an impersonal experience.