A Meditation vs. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Analogy: When you pass an image through an ANN, it creates a feature map that exists in an embedding space. This new space loses the original structure of the image space. However, you can still train a generative ANN to reconstruct the original image. Similarly, your higher self passes through the mind to experience ordinary reality. This reality distorts your true nature. Meditation is a way to reconnect with your higher self.