Do you guys actually believe this stuff?

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I have read the thing and other similar texts and can see how such things emerge from the mind but that doesn't mean that they have any basis in in reality.

I'll stay focused on this material. No of course, thoughts can speak of truth as well as they can deceive. It's up to you to listen to what rings true or false. I think a big part of life is walking through biases, behaviours and thoughts, to discern what we feel is true to us and leave behind that which doesn't feel right.