Bodhi Dharma Zen
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LIFEGAZER, what will happen if you stare at the sun for ten minutes?
lifegazer said:It depends upon whether I KNOW that I am sovereign over all that I perceive within/upon myself, or whether I am serf to those things.
If the former, I can make the Sun blind. My mind surely has the power to extinguish the subjective-image of the Sun that IT creates.
You want me to extinguish the Sun, no doubt.
lifegazer said:It depends upon whether I KNOW that I am sovereign over all that I perceive within/upon myself, or whether I am serf to those things.
If the former, I can make the Sun blind. My mind surely has the power to extinguish the subjective-image of the Sun that IT creates.
You want me to extinguish the Sun, no doubt.
Bodhi Dharma Zen said:(Dear forum members, sorry for the insistence, but its typical from Lifegazer to ignore key questions, thats why I keep alive this thread)![]()
LIFEGAZER, what will happen if you stare at the sun for ten minutes?
lifegazer said:It depends upon whether I KNOW that I am sovereign over all that I perceive within/upon myself, or whether I am serf to those things.
If the former, I can make the Sun blind. My mind surely has the power to extinguish the subjective-image of the Sun that IT creates.
You want me to extinguish the Sun, no doubt.
Matteo Martini said:Sorry, I tried to read this thread but still do not understand how this " staring at the sun " relates to the problem of generation of selfconsciousness.
The light of the sun merely damages the nerves of your eyes and provokes ( hopefully temporary ) blindness.
Make no mistake: the ~something~ DOES DO IT...Bodhi Dharma Zen said:And so... can the ~something~ do it? Lifegazer?
lifegazer said:Make no mistake: the ~something~ DOES DO IT...
It either understands the world beyond Itself prior to creating the perception of that world; or It has knowledge/understanding/planning of the world (that doesn't exist) before it creates the perception of that world.
... In either case, knowledge/understanding precedes the creation of perceptions.
In other words, Whatever it is that you are MUST understand or know of the world it seeks to create a subjectively inner-creation of, before It creates that perception.
lifegazer said:Make no mistake: the ~something~ DOES DO IT...
It either understands the world beyond Itself prior to creating the perception of that world; or It has knowledge/understanding/planning of the world (that doesn't exist) before it creates the perception of that world.
... In either case, knowledge/understanding precedes the creation of perceptions.
In other words, Whatever it is that you are MUST understand or know of the world it seeks to create a subjectively inner-creation of, before It creates that perception.
lifegazer said:Make no mistake: the ~something~ DOES DO IT...
Bodhi Dharma Zen said:I guess this was an answer to my question. So, are you saying that this ~something~ can protect you (I pick you because as the proposer of this truth you would be the ultimate authority regarding it) from become blind if you stare at the sun for ten minutes?