Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Consciousness as Emptiness Datum: zondag 14 september 2014 20:33 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 522 Amsterdam, September 14th, 2014 EMPTINESS - Part I: Consciousness seen as Emptiness - MARTIN ERDMANN Consciousness is no-thing. It is pure emptiness, which can be seen with the eye of contemplation only. It cannot be seen with the eye of mind. This is the faculty of reasoning, which is employed by science to either affirm or negate a (causality of) consciousness, which is some-thing. This is, so the article tries to show, an erroneous notion of consciousness, which is not some-thing. Consciousness is no-thing. It is an emptiness, which cannot be seen with the eye of mind. The faculty of reasoning can, however, be employed to demonstrate that consciousness is no-thing. This is what the ensuing exposition wants to accomplish. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/erdmann11.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html