Can you make out the car?

Because we can’t measure things like mental, emotional, or spiritual capacity, we often assume our perception of reality is the complete truth. But in reality, what we perceive is relative to the limits of our own capacity – whether mental, emotional, or otherwise – and doesn’t encompass the full scope of what’s actually happening or possible. Our perception is just a reflection of what we can currently grasp, not the entirety of reality.

Think about how the human eye can’t perceive infrared or ultraviolet light, but those spectrums are still real and measurable. Our awareness works the same way – just because we aren’t tuned into a particular layer of reality doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

Training the mind, emotions, and perception is like exercise. If you don’t use certain muscles, they weaken. If you never push beyond your current limits, you assume those limits are absolute.

But with deliberate effort – whether through introspection, meditation, life experience, or deep engagement with new perspectives – you expand what you’re capable of perceiving and understanding.