The Primacy of Consciousness
"We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are" - Anaïs Nin.
CONTEMPLATION:
1. Observation
Key Question: What am I experiencing right now?
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Begin by grounding yourself in the present moment.
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Observe your thoughts, feelings, sensations, and environment without judgment.
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Use mindfulness techniques to create a clear awareness of your inner and outer worlds.
2. Reflection
Key Question: Who or what is experiencing these thoughts and sensations?
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Shift focus to the experiencer, asking questions like, “Who am I?” or “Am I my thoughts, my body, or something beyond?”
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Reflect on the nature of awareness itself, noticing its quality of observing without being the observed.
3. Expansion
Key Question: What is the relationship between my individual consciousness and the larger whole?
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Contemplate the interconnectedness of all existence.
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Explore how your awareness connects to others and the world, drawing parallels between individual consciousness and universal consciousness.
4. Dissolution
Key Question: Is there a boundary between the observer and the observed?
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Engage in practices like meditation or deep introspection to experience states where the boundary between "self" and "other" begins to dissolve.
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Explore the possibility that consciousness is not localized but a shared or universal field.
5. Integration
Key Question: How does this understanding affect how I live my life?
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Reflect on how your insights can guide your daily interactions, choices, and sense of purpose.
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Integrate the awareness of consciousness into practical living—seeing the world and your role in it with greater clarity and compassion.
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Perception and Stimuli
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EXPERIMENT
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Locate a sound in your immediate environment
location and origin co-arise
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IMPLICATIONS
reality and perception are a singularity
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The mystery of now and the unreality of time
The emergent nature of experience
What Is THIS
Personal Reality