Interesting.. how many moving parts does consciousness have? To me, consciousness and the mind are but one thing.
Re:If You're Too Busy to Meditate, Read This
by StacyC on Friday October 12, 2012 @05:08PM
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To me, consciousness and the mind are but one thing.
In the context of my meditation practice I have come to think of consciousness more like awareness — where I am the observer of the mind and all of its random, discursive activity. Tara Brach has referred to this aspect of mind as the “survival brain” — an evolutionary vestige that is always looking for a threat, or a problem to solve. And if it can’t find an actual threat it will often create an imaginary one.
Re:If You're Too Busy to Meditate, Read This
by papsosouid on Friday October 12, 2012 @05:41PM
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We don't know, which is why such analogies don't provide real insight.
Only if your goal is to make your biceps bigger. If your goal is to gain strength, isolation is less effective, as strength involves more than just one muscle, it also involves stabilizing muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc. Who says training your conciousness isn't similar?