TV changes our perception of reality
Spiritual development wakes us up to what’s really going on in the world by developing an awareness of the present moment and an ability to see through illusion.
By doing so we discover who we really are and learn about reality.
More and more, however, television is becoming a filter through which all ourhuman experiences are validated and even lived – “life” can be experienced vicariously through the characters in our favourite movies or TV shows.
This vicarious experience threatens to numb us to events in the real world, and we are pressured to maintain the status quo of consumerism and animalistic behaviour promoted by advertisers and network programming.
Practically everything we see on television is scripted and fake – even so-called “reality TV” shows – but it’s easy to feel inadequate in comparison to the high-flying personas that make for entertaining viewing.
Feeling insufficient we are more prone to daydreaming about how we wish our lives were, even going so far as to create imaginary relationships with our favourite characters.
TV urges us to escape from our lives rather than see and understand our lives for what they are, and use the real-life circumstances we have each day to awaken consciousness and develop spiritually.
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