being real — a conundrum or the exact opposite?

The mind seems to be in control, not you. And what is the state of your mind? What about the state of someone else’s? Everyone else’s? Interesting, or rather, sad, to ponder.

senses, on the other hand, do not choose

They know. When we smell something, it is because what has an odor or scent is there. When we touch, see, taste, and hear, it is for the same reason. It is not imaginary. Yet sometimes there’s also a sense of … what would I call it? Of knowing. We are aware of it, yet stand back. Even turn back. It is not imaginary, although the mind

may deem it so