- Aug 2024
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this localization process enables consciousness to perceive itself as the universe because infinite consciousness cannot perceive its own activity directly because it would have to do so from if infinite consciousness were to perceive the universe directly it would have to do so from every single point of view in the universe it would be the deepest darkest black image you could imagine so in order to perceive an object consciousness must localize itself as an apparently separate subject so this localization of the apparent localization of our self or the dissociation of ourselves as finite minds out of infinite consciousness enables um perception
for - adjacency - key insight - quote - localization enables (infinite or universal consciousness) to perceive itself - Rupert Spira - discerning single voice at a busy party metaphor - existential isolation - umwelt
adjacency - between - key insight - quote - localization enables (infinite or universal consciousness) to perceive itself - Rupert Spira - discerning single voice at a busy party metaphor - existential isolation - adjacency relationship - quote - localization enables (infinite or universal consciousness) to perceive itself - Rupert Spira - This localization process enables (infinite) consciousness to perceive itself as the universe because - infinite consciousness cannot perceive its own activity directly - because if infinite consciousness were to perceive the universe directly - it would have to do so from every single point of view in the universe - It would be the deepest, darkest black image you could imagine - So in order to perceive an object - (infinite) consciousness must localize itself as an apparently separate subject so - the apparent localization of our self or - the dissociation of ourselves - as finite minds out of infinite consciousness enables - perception and - thought
- There is a metaphor that applies here:
- At a busy dinner party, many people are talking at the same time
- As the number of people approach infinite, the signal becomes more difficult to detect
- In the same manner, as the activities of the universe are seemingly unbounded, how could infinite consciousness possibly observe its own infinite entirety?
- Existential isolation is deemed depressing because it makes us feel intrinsically separated and disconnected from others, yet
- it may be very necessary
- Can you imagine hearing and understanding the voices of every human being, much less every living being?
- An individual human does not have the capacity to process all that information
- In the same manner, the body of every living organism is fine tuned for only one specific set of unwelts
- How would we process the unbound amounts of information if we had an infinite number of different detectors?
- There is a metaphor that applies here:
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- Apr 2024
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there’s “me” and a world of “others” existing in an infinite and vastly unknown universe of disparate objects
for - quote - how things appear - quote - Nic Higham - key insight - duality
- Because of our narrowed, distorted focus,
- we’ve become apparently disconnected from our essential Aliveness, which is universal.
- We are so accustomed to perceiving a dualistic paradigm;
- there’s “me” and
- a world of “others”
- existing in an infinite and vastly unknown universe of disparate objects.
comment - Nic summarizes the dualistic perspective succinctly
- Because of our narrowed, distorted focus,
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On a deeper level, it’s imagined duality which creates all manner of separateness
for - quote - imagined duality - unpack - imagined duality
quote - imagined duality - author - Nic Higham
- On a deeper level,
- it’s imagined duality which creates all manner of separateness
- from the kind I call “dualistic isolation,”
- the sense that you’re identified with and alone in your body and your mind,
- to “existential loneliness,”
- a persistent sense of incompleteness that no amount of social or material connection can resolve.
- from the kind I call “dualistic isolation,”
unpack - imagined duality and existential isolation - Alone in your body and mind - in my younger days, I had a metaphor for this - Life is a movie theatre for one, yourself - Only you have access to this movie theatre - Nobody else is there to experience the totality of your experiences, except you. - You are the sole inhabitan of your YOUniverse -
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relate authentically to our own nature
for - insight - existential isolation - quote - existential isolation
- Because we’re unable to
- experience life genuinely, or
- relate authentically to our own nature and to others,
- we often suffer from a “dread of nothingness.”
- Loneliness, Moustakas says,
- is part and parcel of being, of existing, which,
- if embraced, can lead us to “
- deeper perception,
- greater Awareness and sensitivity, and
- insights into one’s own being”.
- Because we’re unable to
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But this other kind of anxiety was more like a quiet, unintelligible terror, a distant alarm bell, an uncaused danger
existential isolation - evocative description - See David Loy's description of the same thing as the fear of our own inherent emptiness
quote - existential isolation - Nic Higham
- .But this other kind of anxiety was more like
- a quiet, unintelligible terror,
- a distant alarm bell,
- an uncaused danger.
- It seemed more real and fundamental than any passing concern.
- Apparently arising from my innermost core,
- existential anxiety was a lurking, menacing mythical figure.
- It hid in the shadows of my very Being,
- coming at me from
- everywhere and
- nowhere.
- coming at me from
- It wasn’t an entity but an inescapable mood
- that cunningly evaded
-reason and
- remedy.
- that cunningly evaded
-reason and
- It was
- a constant undercurrent,
- an impending nothingness and hollowness,
- a strange intimacy with an enticing void,
- the cost of having a thumping heart and a free spirit.
reference - Ernest Becker - Denial of Death - https://jonudell.info/h/facet/?max=100&expanded=true&user=stopresetgo&exactTagSearch=true&any=denial+of+death - The Birth and Death of Meaning - https://jonudell.info/h/facet/?max=100&expanded=true&user=stopresetgo&exactTagSearch=true&any=the+birth+and+death+of+meaning - David Loy - https://jonudell.info/h/facet/?max=100&expanded=true&user=stopresetgo&exactTagSearch=true&any=david%2Bloy
- .But this other kind of anxiety was more like
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