Day: December 1, 2022

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Psychologically, the Perceiver is not separate from the Perceived

Originally posted on Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog:
When one looks at a tree, one isn’t composed of chlorophyll and bark but the image of the tree is not separate from what one is. Of course, if one is compassionate, one may see the tree not merely as a thing but as a wonderful, precious living presence that one is not separate from.… Continue reading Psychologically, the Perceiver is not separate from the Perceived

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Consciousness… just a Sequence of Patterns?…

Originally posted on Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog:
— Happy Thanksgiving! — To a great extent, the perceiver is not (psychologically) separate from the perceived. If we go through life merely as a sequence of patterns (i.e., from one set of fragmentary psychological patterns to another… which is time), then are we truly living as a bona fide whole? It may be that… Continue reading Consciousness… just a Sequence of Patterns?…

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