tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post6520688339320689748..comments2024-03-18T10:07:38.422+08:00Comments on Awakening to Reality: The Pathologies of Insights (Determinism, Solipsism, Disease of Non-Conceptuality)Sohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-85493603062364167622014-07-25T23:17:56.927+08:002014-07-25T23:17:56.927+08:00Thanks Wei. Whatever it is I am seeing, it is cert...Thanks Wei. Whatever it is I am seeing, it is certainly doubtless and direct. As a child, I used to argue with adults who tried to tell me that consciousness is "created" by the brain. I could see quite clearly that this is nonsensical: it is beyond birth, death, or harm. I felt that "when the body dies, I will still be looking."<br><br>But indeed I cannot say that it is what I "am." I have no idea what I "am," if anything. I suppose it is hard for anyone to "diagnose" me over the internet, so maybe it's impossible for me to get specific suggestions here.<br><br>Which is of course fine, since I do practice Dzogchen under a teacher, after all :)<br><br>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-50003872927802177732014-07-25T05:09:01.303+08:002014-07-25T05:09:01.303+08:00I realize my wording may have been confusing.> ...I realize my wording may have been confusing.<br><br>> But for most of my life, I treated it as a property that "I" had.<br><br>More precisely: there was some indescribable "I" that had the fundamental property of conscious-ness. But free will seemed like one of its properties as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-42824209529007776122014-07-25T04:56:40.463+08:002014-07-25T04:56:40.463+08:00My question is only vaguely related to this post, ...My question is only vaguely related to this post, but I figured this is a fine place to ask anyway :)<br><br>I'm curious about the stages of realization as presented on this site (I guess by Thusness, and shared by other authors).<br><br>Since maybe age four, it has been clear that "awareness" or "consciousness" -- this luminous, ineffable, indestructible property of experiencing -- is fundamental in a way that the world can never be. I think I arrived at that startling realization one day while praying very pure-heartedly under the advice of my (traditional) Advaita teacher.<br><br>But for most of my life, I treated it as a property that "I" had. Only now, having picked up Dzogchen (under the guidance of a guru), am I learning to release that identification. I think under their classification, this is a form of rigpa, though not the "whole enchilada." Of course, any real guru would (and does) chide me for even asking where I am, so I've only pieced this together.<br><br>So my question is: does this sound like the "I AM" realization spoken of here? How might I identify other elements (either realizations or unrealizations) present? My practice of simply letting be and letting "it" work its magic is a fine practice, but I've been inspired to hear about advice from other quarters.<br><br>Best,<br>MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com