[Mind's Eye] Re: Awareness

I agree that all organs in the organism are vital to it. The loss of
one is a loss to the whole system function. Then there are those,
like the heart, that must remain vital to sustain life. I see the
mind and ego both as vital organs.

On Sep 9, 5:14 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Awareness isn't worth much if one can't think or reason. Apes are
> aware!
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> On Sep 9, 6:19 am, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > To say that awareness is a function of mind is analogous to saying
> > that being is a function of ego.  Both mind and ego are mere organs to
> > the greater sentience: awareness.
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> > On Sep 8, 3:58 pm, Chad Moore <nis...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > The mind as we know it, has two aspects: It's contents and the awareness of
> > > those contents. The contents are all thoughts and images. That's all thats
> > > there. The contents are completely the energy flow of stimulus-response
> > > conditioning. The awareness is not part of the conditioned flow of thought,
> > > yet it is the only cognitive element within the mind. Awareness doesn't
> > > think, but it is the vivid clarity of thought itself. When awareness is
> > > reflecting upon itself, the cognitive quality of thought is no longer
> > > illuminating the mind. Without the illumination of awareness, the mind does
> > > not appear, it can't because awareness is the only cognitive element in the
> > > mind to notice mental events. So as awareness settles within itself fully,
> > > as the simple, naked presence of attentive clarity, mind and mental events
> > > cease naturally. The contents of mind cannot be found as the light of
> > > awareness is illuminating only itself.- Hide quoted text -
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