The Illusion of Action Tufti The Priestess Short Concept Breakdown Vadim Zeland Reality Transurfing

25 May 2020 · 4 min

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In this short Transurfing TV video, the host introduces the channel, promotes a giveaway, and then delves into a core idea from Vadim Zeland’s book Tufti: Live Stroll Through a Movie. The speaker explains the “illusion of action,” arguing that the feeling of being in control of one’s actions is merely a perception, much like film characters or dream mannequins who act without awareness of their scripted nature. He stresses that most of the time we live passively, as if life is happening to us, and only briefly become self‑aware when directly questioned about our identity. The video urges viewers to read the full Tufti material (and the foundational Reality Transurfing steps) to break free from the scripted “film” of everyday life and develop automatic, helpful responses.

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Hello, Transurfer! Thank you for tuning in to this Transurfing TV production. Please subscribe to this channel if you have not done so already, and please like this video and comment in the comment section below, "I love Reality Transurfing," to enter my giveaway for my awesome reprogramming stickers. I pull winners each week. The concept being discussed today is from the book Tufti: Live Stroll Through a Movie. This overview gives basic detail of the concept. To assimilate all the subtle details of this material, you will need to read the whole book very carefully. If there is something that you do not understand, read Reality Transurfing Steps 1-5. Transurfing is essentially primary school, and by comparison, Tufti techniques are high school. Why is it so important to carry out the methods described here? Because these methods release you from the script, bring you to life inside of the film, and instill helpful automatic responses. Enjoy. The illusion of action. It only appears to you that you are in control of your actions. It is a very plausible thought, but still an illusion. What is illusory is not only what you think you see, but also what you think you do. You cannot tell that this is an illusion because you are constantly immersed in it. What do you think? Do the fictional characters of films and computer games understand they are in a film and that you are watching them? No. Are the mannequins in your dreams aware that you are dreaming them? No. And so now I ask you, do you know who you are? You cannot ask film characters this question. You can ask a mannequin, but there's really no point. You differ from the former and the latter in that you are at least capable of vaguely grasping the meaning of the question, and in that you are capable of having self-awareness. But when Are you self-aware? Only in the moment that you are asked this question. The rest of the time, where are you and who are you? Well, you are characters in a film strip of the life that is happening to you. Rather than living your life, life is happening to you. Neither the mannequin in your dream, nor the hero in a film are capable of perceiving the illusion of their actions, or rather the illusion of action. So why should you assume that you are capable of doing so? How are you different to a dream mannequin if you live as if you were sleeping in waking life?