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Originally Posted by WildHairedWoman
There is no such thing as experiencing being in a human body on planet earth and "being in the world but not OF the world". The world is what you make it, it is mostly in your head, not external to you. Whether you are a shaman sealed in a cave meditating 23 hours a day you are still dependent on that slot in the wall where someone shoves food and water in to the cave for you. You are still sitting on rock that is part of "the world". The experiences you have in meditation are of the world you have created. Whether you want it or not, being in a human body is a dualistic state. You could just quit eating or exit the body permanently some other way and you would still have to deal with the world you have created in some way, even if it is to let it go completely which requires acknowledgment that you are part of it or have created it.
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man I got so lost in the understanding that the world as you speak of it is mostly a personal construct (which nonetheless doesn't belie the fact there may be something else there as well) that I almost forgot what I wanted to say... which is... 'world' has an esoteric meaning which has been around long before this definition you are currently using (at least from what I can tell) and by that meaning one might go to a certain place then be considered to be in the world but not of it. In the same way that I can swim in water but not be considered a fish?
have a nice day!