Comments on: Who is watching? http://charbonniers.org/2008/08/15/who-is-watching/ A blog on consciousness by Janet Kwasniak Fri, 18 May 2012 02:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: jofr http://charbonniers.org/2008/08/15/who-is-watching/#comment-628 jofr Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:18:11 +0000 http://charbonniers.org/2008/08/15/who-is-watching/#comment-628 <p>It's true, the particular experience of a unified, single ‘self’ probably is an illusion of self-consciousness. It is a common belief in Buddhism. I found this a bit frightening when I first thought about this.</p> JanetK: I am not a Buddhist but I find their open-mindedness about how the brain/mind works so refreshing compared to some other religions and philosophies. I am also somewhat in awe of their mediation skills. It’s true, the particular experience of a unified, single ‘self’ probably is an illusion of self-consciousness. It is a common belief in Buddhism. I found this a bit frightening when I first thought about this.

JanetK: I am not a Buddhist but I find their open-mindedness about how the brain/mind works so refreshing compared to some other religions and philosophies. I am also somewhat in awe of their mediation skills.

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