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the ship on the sea are all in the sight center of the brain, on a two dimensional
surface. Just like a painter can represent the feeling of distance on a two
dimensional canvas by using the proportions of size, elements of color, shade
and light and perspective, so can the sense of distance also occur in the brain.
In conclusion, the fact that we sense objects to be far away or nearby should

not fool us, as distance is a sensation like all the others.

Are You In The Room, Or Is
The Room Inside You?

One of the reasons that prevent
people from understanding that the
images seen are actually sensed in
the brain, is that people see their
body in the image. They come to
this wrong conclusion that "since I
am in this room, the room does not

occur in my brain." Their mistake is to
forget that they have direct
contact with only an image
of their body too. Just like
everything we see around us
merely consists of copy images, so
does our body also exist as a copy

image in the brain. For example,
while sitting on an armchair, you
can see the rest of your body below
your neck. This image too is
produced by the same perceptual
system. When you put your hand on
your leg, you sense a kinesthetic
feeling in the brain. This means that
you see your body in the brain, and

you feel yourself touching your body in
the brain.

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