I'm pleased they said Each lifetime lived is real. I get very cross with people who insist that we are in a simulation or life is all illusion and other perspectives that deny the reality of our experiences and emotions. Technically those views have merit but reek to me of insensitivity to the human side of our existence.

I wrote about all that here https://medium.com/channspirations/of-lenses-15623c1616c5and here https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/lets-talk-about-villains-and-victims-c7795f2fa91e. John Ege made a great reply to me in one such discussion:

"Did you ever play a video game, and get so mad you tossed the controller…
The video game is a simulation. Your reaction to the video is solid real! The emotions are real."