Over the years many a topic surfaced hinting at certain parts of consciousness.
Lower and higher consciousness. Certain bits or flavours of consciousness. The question if and how we can become aware of consciousness etc.
I thought it might be helpful to have a thread solely purposed for exploring all questions, idea's, conclusions and figments of imagination about consciousness.
The reason of which of course to gain insight on what it is that we call consciousness. Its nature, it's quirks, it's applicability to states of being, it's tendencies and it's drawback's if there are any.
Again i'm in my buddhist frame of mind, so anything coming through undoubtedly goes through that filter.
Anyhow a book I found that started this specific exploration is the comprehensive manual of abhidhamma by bhikkhu bodhi. available as a free download here.
http://store.pariyatti.org/Comprehen...ok_p_4362.html
For starters I'll state that consciousness is everything we can become aware of.
Reason i'm stating it as this is that I hold the notion that certain aspects of consciousness are not easy to see without some form of training in observance.
With Love
Eelco