Naïve Realism (Materialism) is the actual conception that people have about reality. Our fundamental view is that we live in a 3D space, with objects in it, time progresses linearly and so forth. We think about the universe as a huge 3D box and there are a bunch of physical objects that obey mechanistic laws. There is also a very fundamental assumption: When we close our eyes or turn our back, the world is still there; when we go to sleep, the world is still there; when we die the world will be still there and it was there before we were born. If you sit down and question this belief system, you will find that it makes no sense on the common sense level, on the rational level, on the scientific and experiential level. In a direct experience, reality for you is a collection of sensations. Also, your reality is rendered by your brain; it is not physical. But we walk and live thinking that reality is 100% real and reliable. We live in a matrix of phenomena and sensations but they follow very consistent rules. Take into account that an animal like a dog will see a different version of reality. THE ONLY REALITY FOR YOU IS THE PHENOMENAN FIELD. YOU DIDN’T EXPERIENCE ANYTHING OTHER THAN PHENOMENAN FIELD. Anything more is a belief. We like to think that there is stuff behind the scenes, but what if there is no stuff behind the scenes. We treat reality as the “cosmic turtle myth”, the mind is playing games with you. If you look at your phenomenal field for long periods of times, you will realize that there is no stuff behind the scenes. The scene is the only thing there is. “The stuff behind the scene” is a concept. The materialistic paradigm cannot answer the mind/body problem (the most intimate experience of all). They cannot explain how can mind can arise out of matter and they cannot do it because the assumptions are incorrect. The paradox here is that when you develop enough awareness, you realize that the stud behind the scene is Nothing and it is there (it is not hidden). It is so difficult to let go this paradigm because the mind cannot grasp that appearance has no origin but itself. Appearance is existence! It needs nothing to arise. When you realize this, existence becomes mystical and unknown, not mechanistic. Reality itself is mystical and there will never be a mechanical explanation for it, because it’s Being! Mechanical explanations are useful to manipulate reality, but they cannot explain what is. The good news is that it is possible to have a direct experience of the magic of reality! Also, quantum mechanics debunk materialism! They say that reality is made of a fields (and they are infinite). You can prove that reality is mystical to yourself with psychedelics, meditation or self-inquiry. This is very practical because when you believe that reality is physical, you have materialistic values and behaviors. But when you realize that reality is consciousness, your values and priorities change. If you want to develop a great life, you need to ask this metaphysical questions. What Leo is saying is: Space, time, matter, energy are not real. These things had to be created by the mind and are all assumptions. YOU NEED TO UNDERMINE YOUR MATERIALISTIC PARADIGM. THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO ACCEPT WHAT IS TRUE, AND THE SAD PART IS THAT TRUTH IS SO FUCKING INCREADIBLE THAT YOU CANNOT ACCEPT IT.