Dear Sir,
We are not "free to choose on how we want to perceive the world". We must see through our eyes and hear through our ears. We must see white as white and red as red, otherwise, there is some defect in the functioning of our eyes. In essence, the self observes or witnesses reality "as it is", and not "as we want to perceive". If we want to perceive ourselves like a donkey, we may emulate like a donkey, but our self will not become a donkey, because it is immutable.
Self being immutable, its realization also cannot be shared, it has to be experienced. Sharing means dividing something into parts. This is impossible for self or its realization. You may see something and tell others to see it, but you cannot make them see it. They have to see for themselves. As the Mundaka Upanishad says: "naayamaatmaa ...." etc., which means, self cannot be realized through discourse, intellect, or reading and listening to others. Only if one relentlessly pursue it, the self reveals itself to him. So, you even do not see it. It reveals itself to you when it blesses you. Then how can you share it with others?
The same Upanishad also says: The fools think that they know everything and declare themselves as knowledgeable. But it is like one blind man offering other blind men to show the way. When you are trying to link shastras to science without understanding it, and showing off your "knowledge" to others, you are doing just that. As you can see, none of what you see is correct. This way you are demeaning shastras that hurts us. Hence please talk either about shastras if you have studied it properly (the answer is obviously no) or talk only about the science you have read without linking it to shastras.
Regards,
basudeba
