That's the whole problem I have with the word mirror. Put two mirrors together and there is nothing. You need something other than a mirror for the mirror to show anything.
That's why the word "mirror" doesn't make sense to me, because I think of actual mirrors and the way they work.
I do believe reality is like an empty mirror, in that it is ultimately void except what you put in front of it through focus or attention, but this whole "mirroring" thing just doesn't put together in my mind. Keep in mind, I used to very frequently use the exact same mirror analogy, so I do fully understand why you are using it and what you mean when you say it. It is just when I examined the idea more closely, I found it didn't actually match what I was perceiving.
Also, the whole "everything around you is you" is another one of those platitudes which I avoid. Sure, maybe that's true in terms of the identity of the One, but it's a severely convoluted idea.
That being said, seeing yourself reflected in everything and everything reflected in yourself doesn't immediately lead me to the thought that "I am the only thing in existence and everything is me reflecting myself". Although solipsism is very popular in new age philosophy.
That's why the word "mirror" doesn't make sense to me, because I think of actual mirrors and the way they work.
I do believe reality is like an empty mirror, in that it is ultimately void except what you put in front of it through focus or attention, but this whole "mirroring" thing just doesn't put together in my mind. Keep in mind, I used to very frequently use the exact same mirror analogy, so I do fully understand why you are using it and what you mean when you say it. It is just when I examined the idea more closely, I found it didn't actually match what I was perceiving.
Also, the whole "everything around you is you" is another one of those platitudes which I avoid. Sure, maybe that's true in terms of the identity of the One, but it's a severely convoluted idea.
That being said, seeing yourself reflected in everything and everything reflected in yourself doesn't immediately lead me to the thought that "I am the only thing in existence and everything is me reflecting myself". Although solipsism is very popular in new age philosophy.