Nice article. Thanks for raising the subject
But to answer the only question you need to take emotions into account. These are the ones that bend your senses, and define how you see the world and what illusion you construct.
Some emotions are really difficult to break free of, and that is not a problem of the mind but of the body.
"The mind is the general and the body its army" - BKS Iyengar
What do you think? Are our bodies just containers like boxes or glasses, or are part of your mindly processes?