No they don’t. I’ve heard him speak both ways. And there is a significant difference. Is there a difference in listening and watching a DVD of your favorite music entertainer and seeing him/her live?
Yes, a lot of difference. I prefer watching it streamed onto my 60 inch TV screen and piped through my Bose Surround Sound System in my acoustically designed home theatre basement. Pure magic. Who needs annoying humanity that comes with a live show.
You would deny the sun appears to rise in the east just to make a point.
Thinking is the denial of reality?
No.
“Reality is a process of thought, of thinking about something that is real, or reflected upon, or is distorted, such as illusion.”
JKrishnamurti: The Limits of Thought (book) Page 3, Chapter One; Living in Truth