"The Absolute", a term often used by mystics, is something that has puzzled me ever since I first heard about it. It has connotations of the immutable, the eternal, God, wholeness, and oneness.
I've got a better idea. Let's just say that "The Absolute" is just plain old reality; the one and only reality. And it's whole too. You can't have more of it than there is, and you can't have less of it than there is either.
Reality is absolute. It isn't subject to anyone's wishes or whims. One can have illusions about reality, but one can do nothing to cause those illusions to be real.
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