As I see it there is, indeed, no intrinsic hierarchy in what is noticed in each instant....any "value" ascribed to emotion, thought, physical sensation or sensory stimulus is part of our post hoc story-building....which will inevitably happen to a greater or lesser extent. The important factor, for me, is the recognition that it is happening.
Seems really to be one thing that the majority is missing, is that in the very act of trying to become something your not... the very issue in the first place.
Well said, “opening one’s eyes”! “My” eyes opened when a couple of years ago I saw “myself”, quite a shocking experience, after more than 50 years of life in a dormant state! (and I used to think that before that I was alive). Later I found out there is a name for it, dating back centuries, Svasaṃvedana. According to Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism: 'In Sanskrit, lit. “self-knowledge” or “self-awareness,” also seen written as svasaṃveda, svasaṃvit, svasaṃvitti. In Buddhist epistemology, svasaṃvedana is that part of consciousness which, during a conscious act of seeing, hearing, thinking, and so on, apprehends not the external sensory object but the knowing consciousness itself.' Wow! (And looks like none of my friends knows what I mean when I try to explain it to them so thank you Robert for bringing it up, now there are two of us ;-)
That's really beautifully explained Robert.
Thank you, Simon.
All the best in the New Year.
Hey Robert - beautifully put...
As I see it there is, indeed, no intrinsic hierarchy in what is noticed in each instant....any "value" ascribed to emotion, thought, physical sensation or sensory stimulus is part of our post hoc story-building....which will inevitably happen to a greater or lesser extent. The important factor, for me, is the recognition that it is happening.
I wish you well.
I agree, you can see, even the thoughts, without settling down into them
Seems really to be one thing that the majority is missing, is that in the very act of trying to become something your not... the very issue in the first place.
Speaking of Consciousness please check out this reference:
http:///www.consciousnessitself.org
Well said, “opening one’s eyes”! “My” eyes opened when a couple of years ago I saw “myself”, quite a shocking experience, after more than 50 years of life in a dormant state! (and I used to think that before that I was alive). Later I found out there is a name for it, dating back centuries, Svasaṃvedana. According to Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism: 'In Sanskrit, lit. “self-knowledge” or “self-awareness,” also seen written as svasaṃveda, svasaṃvit, svasaṃvitti. In Buddhist epistemology, svasaṃvedana is that part of consciousness which, during a conscious act of seeing, hearing, thinking, and so on, apprehends not the external sensory object but the knowing consciousness itself.' Wow! (And looks like none of my friends knows what I mean when I try to explain it to them so thank you Robert for bringing it up, now there are two of us ;-)