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Unlearn: A Journal of Inner Questioning Insights from a Mind That’s Learning to See

Introduction-
This journal is not about teaching. It is not a guide or a method. These are quiet reflections from someone who is unlearning—questioning the world, the self, and everything in between. You won’t find answers here. Only invitations to look, to pause, to wonder. Maybe something in these words will mirror your own journey.

1. The Illusion of Intelligence
We think we are intelligent. But what if our intelligence is just memory—what others taught us, what we copied from the world? Culture, tradition, belief systems—have we mistaken them for truth?

If we stored all our knowledge in a machine and gave it emotions, would it be different from us?
Do we ever stop and ask: Why do I believe this? Is it true for me?
We chase success, respect, even spirituality. But do we know who is doing the chasing?
The ego is clever. It creates comfort in a box. A sense of identity. And then it guards that identity fiercely. To see beyond it requires the courage to say: I don’t know. Let me look again.

2. Why We Choose Illusion
Often, the problem is not the world—it’s the mind. When there's no real problem outside, the mind creates one inside. It invents stories. Then we believe them, suffer them, and call it life.
We play victims to problems that don’t exist. We feed them. Protect them. Who is forcing us to do this?

We seek validation from others—yet each person holds a different version of us in their mind. If a hundred people have a hundred versions of “you,” which one is real?

If they’re all illusions, then trying to satisfy them is also illusion. And in doing that, we lose ourselves.

3. Layers of Conditioning
Even when we ask deep questions, we often do so from a conditioned mind. So the answers feel fresh—but are they really new? Or just new layers of illusion?
To see through this, we must question everything—not just ideas, but the one who holds them.
Our choices, opinions, desires… how many of them are truly ours? How many were handed down quietly, over time?
We become projections of society. Society becomes a projection of our mind. It’s a mirror with no clear surface.
Are we seeing clearly—or just reflecting what’s been given?

4. A Mind That Sees
Real intelligence arises when the mind is fresh—free from labels, beliefs, and second-hand knowledge.
This kind of mind doesn’t rush to name or judge. It observes. Like seeing something for the first time. To reach this clarity, we must admit: I don’t know. Not as a trick, but as truth. All our definitions—love, fear, success, even the self—are inherited. We’ve memorized them without asking: Do they hold truth for me? A child asks questions without fear. That is the natural state of mind. But as we grow, we accumulate answers—and forget how to ask. We need fewer answers, and deeper questions.

5. The Illusion of "You"
You may question what’s illusion and what’s real. How can we say that what you see as you is an illusion?
Think about it. The image you have of yourself—your personality, your beliefs, your story—feels real. But if it were truly real, wouldn’t everyone see you the same way?
Look closer: every person you meet has a different version of “you” in their mind. If 100 people know you, there are 100 different versions of you. None of them really know the you that you think you are.
Now compare that to something like a tree, the sun, or the ocean. Everyone sees the same sun. It has one version in every mind. That’s what makes it real. But “you”—as an identity, an image—is different for everyone.
So is it real? Or is it just a story?
You may spend your whole life chasing this illusion of self—trying to shape it, protect it, improve it. You do the same with others. You create versions of them in your mind and react to those versions, not who they actually are. Still, you seek their approval. Still, you try to satisfy their expectations. But who are “they”? Are those versions even real? If not, then your efforts to please them are meaningless. And in trying to be what they want, you lose the real you. You add more layers, more distance. And maybe, you forget who you really are entirely.

6. Truth Is Simple, But We Fear It
People are so obsessed with their current reality—even when they know something is wrong. Sometimes they get very close to seeing the illusion they live in, but they turn away. They say, “This is just who I am. I can’t change.” They accept suffering as a natural part of life, and if someone isn’t suffering, they believe something must be wrong.
This is the root of the problem.
Who defined these roots? Can the roots be the same for every human being?

If you say, “I want to be a doctor,” or “I want to be a president,” people will cheer you on. But if you say, “I want to be myself,” it unsettles them. Even those closest to you may feel offended.

Truth is simple. But people find it haunting.

In society and families, the word “moral” is often used in the dirtiest way. In the name of morals, anything can be justified. Many times, you may clearly see what is real, what is true—but the final decision is made based on moral values.
These moral values confine consciousness to a tiny circle—sometimes as small as a dot. You are not allowed to question them. But why?
Does questioning frighten the creators of society? Does it threaten centuries of tradition?
Everything around us has changed. Technology, lifestyle, communication—all evolved. But moral values remain untouched. Untouched by reason, by inquiry. They are often held higher than life itself.

But should they be?

7. The Curiosity of Being Alive
This is generational trauma—seeking validation from others. We’re molded to shape our reality around others’ opinions. But why do we give those opinions so much importance—especially when they don’t know your inner world? 

 What is more important: being a puppet to others, or living as your true self? People often ask, “Who am I?” But maybe that’s not the first question. Start with: 

  •  What am I? 
  •  How am I? 
  •  Who made me as I am today? 
  •  What are my actions? 
  •  Am I here just to please others? 

 Why do I always seek from outside—finance, emotions, identity? Why do I feel incomplete? 
 In modern society, people use alcohol and drugs to feel high. But what are they really chasing? An escape from emotions? A break from haunting realities? 

 There are other ways—pathways where you can feel that same aliveness without losing control. Once found, it’s a permanent solution. I read somewhere: the biggest high is life itself. You just need to explore it. 
 Be curious. Be alive to life. We can only sense a tiny slice of the universe’s energy. But with awareness, you begin to feel the vastness. You begin to see beauty. You feel the oneness of it all. 

 That’s the essence of the phrase: Aham Brahmasmi—I am the universe.


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