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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?

  • Begin by grounding yourself in the present moment.

  • Observe your thoughts, feelings, sensations, and environment without judgment.

  • 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?

  • Shift focus to the experiencer, asking questions like, “Who am I?” or “Am I my thoughts, my body, or something beyond?”

  • 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?

  • Contemplate the interconnectedness of all existence.

  • 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?

  • Engage in practices like meditation or deep introspection to experience states where the boundary between "self" and "other" begins to dissolve.

  • 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?

  • Reflect on how your insights can guide your daily interactions, choices, and sense of purpose.

  • 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

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