False Nature Of Reality In The Matrix By Morpheus

It has been discussed by many scholars that In The Matrix, Morpheus describes the matrix as a prison for your mind, a dependent construct. This concept of a “dependent construct” is similar to the Buddhist idea of Samsara. Samsara teaches that the world in which we live our daily lives is constructed from the sensory projections formulated from our own desires. According to Buddhism and The Matrix, our conviction of reality which we base on sensory experience and desire keeps us locked in an illusion until we are able to recognize the false nature of our reality and let go of our sense of identity or self. In the matrix, Neo is offered a chance to be awakened to this fact. To be shown that he is in fact in a false reality and has been fooled by it due to his ignorant trust of his sensory

The character Cypher prefers to be kept in the matrix, because to him, the ignorance he has of samsara is better than enlightenment. He would rather enjoy his desires knowing fully well that they are not real. There is also a scene in the movie where neo is eating his first meal out of the matrix, where the food looks like snot and he’s wearing rags for clothes. These play on the ideas Buddha taught know as the Middle Way, which is to not allow indulgence to distract them from their work. In the movie, Morpheus asks neo “how do you define real? If you’re talking about your senses that you feel, taste, smell or see, then all you’re talking about are electrical signals interpreted by your brain. A major similarity between Buddhism and the Matrix is that they both emphasize that humans are not aware of the true reality before them. That human’s are blind to the real nature of this world and they must find a way to enlighten themselves. The movie emphasizes the Buddhist ideal that we must let go of our self; we have to stop giving in to our desires and to not trust our perceptions simply through our