{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Steps to Seeing Reality","title":"What is Seeing?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f48e93c8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1776,"description":"What does it mean to truly see clearly?In this first episode of First Steps to Seeing Reality, we begin exploring how perception becomes distorted by memory, fear, interpretation, expectation, and reaction. Through simple everyday examples, we look at how the mind adds to what is being seen — and how this affects our relationships, emotions, and understanding of ourselves.This episode explores: physical, mental, and emotional perception  how thought continues psychological suffering  why forcing change often fails  the difference between reaction and awareness  and why seeing is the beginning of understanding ourselves Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and traditions of self-inquiry, this episode invites us to observe the movements of the mind directly — not through belief, but through seeing.Because perhaps the first step to seeing reality… is simply noticing when we are no longer seeing it clearly.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3pdtk-B4nSdfRuuwh3xQsi4N4WuCZ9AJ3schQlhoUvg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDYy/NjkxNGNlZjQ5ZWI3/ZTM4YTc4ZThlMzkw/MTNiZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}