Is there a thinker behind our thoughts, as Aristotle noted, or are we, as the Buddha believed, just the summation of our aggregates/senses, that in turn give us the illusion of an individual self/ identity? Either way, consciousness is a marvel, but what follows is momentous. f
My deceased friend Bob, a Buddhist, used to marvel that humans have a consciousness, what a gift it was, while also believing that the sense of individual self was an illusion.
It seems that science has yet to find clear evidence as to what causes consciousness. That said, and not wanting to sophomorically wade into the very complex domain of this experience, I none the less acknowledge there is a weight and a price to be endured for experiencing this phenomenon. It is thinking.
ollows is momentous!ff
My deceased friend Bob, a Buddhist, used to marvel that humans have a consciousness, what a gift it was, while also believing that the sense of individual self was an illusion.
It seems that science has yet to find clear evidence as to what causes consciousness. That said, and not wanting to sophomorically wade into the very complex domain of this experience, I none the less acknowledge there is a weight and a price to be endured for experiencing this phenomenon. It is thinking.
ollows is momentous!ff
