metaverse and matrix

[sriyantra]

This stuff all depends on how you use it. I have an Oculus Quest 2 and I see its value as something that can be beneficial as a catalyst for higher awakening. For one, there are artists that have created spiritual programming for VR experiences, which is nice. But I think at face value, you can play or experiment with VR and still get some results that are unique to VR that allow for actually increasing one's awareness. This can be seen in the way that when you first try VR for a few hours and you take off the headset and return to your everyday life, there can be a tendency to realize that we are actually already living in a Matrix of sorts. You can be come hyper aware of everything around you because you suddenly see everything with new eyes. You go from switching bodies/avatars. It makes you aware that you are not this body specifically, but a spirit primarily that travels across different dimensions and bodies and experiences different realms of consciousness. The VR world feels like a type of shared astral plane made visceral.

Another factor is that it increases your ability to pay attention to whatever it is that you're doing in VR. When I use my smartphone, I'm distracted by a million different things because there are so many messages and social media apps that are designed to distract you like you're in a casino. But in VR, a lot of the content is about immersion- you have to focus entirely on one thing at a time. So, it's like being in a movie theater. The content you experience is up to you. But there are reports of people having greater dream recall, more vivid dreams, and lucid dreams after using VR. It seems that it has the capacity to broaden your consciousness to what can be experienced. It's up to you to use your imagination and explore the powers of the mind when you're not in VR. However, there are a lot of a meditation based VR experiences.

Also, most VR headsets are uncomfortable to wear for more than an hour or two. So really it's more of an intensive immersion experience. And it helps give you perspective so that when you come back to "Earth" you have a new way of seeing things- it can feel like your presence and awareness has increased.

Then of course being able to hang out with friends or create friends from around the world seems to have many STO elements. The internet has this in general, but when you are in VR it feels like you're hanging out with people for real. And it can fill an emptiness or lack of social fulfillment that sometimes will not be filled. I've met some really cool spiritual types on there.