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The object-oriented (or object-focused) individual attributes their mental findings in the space of physical objects (or formal space) to the object and reduces the obtained abstract concepts to the specifications of a particular object. However, the formal space, from the observer's perspective, is continuously undergoing gradual or abrupt changes. Therefore, sooner or later, the object-focused person will experience a complete or partial loss of the presence of objects in the formal space. Now, they are faced with separation from or longing for the object or objects of their desire. The characteristic of this stage is a feeling of failure, confusion, and emotional and mental imbalance, along with a useless attempt to return to or recover the desired formal space. It is as if they are yearning for a view that they had previously expressed in hundreds of ways as being transient.
The mind-oriented (or mind-focused) individual attributes the obtained abstract concepts to the formless space of their mind and, in the first step, acknowledges the instability of the formal space. Thus, in the event of a change in the object or its absence, they will turn to their mind. They are well aware that after this temporary disruption of the formal space, a new period of arrangement of objects will emerge. Nevertheless, the mind-focused individual will also experience separation or longing or a desire for reunion. Upon returning from the abstract space of acquiring concepts and entering the formal space, they experience boredom and distress. However, this very pain of separation from the state of being and awareness leads to their liberation from attachments to physical forms and an ongoing effort for reunion.