> In relation to the subtle consciousness, or store consciousness, I believe > it interpenetrates all things equally. So to speak of "more" or "less" > conscious, from this vantage point, is incorrect. A wooden doll is > interpenetrated as well, but is not "conscious" of it because it lacks the > causes and conditions for thought to arise. This does not negate the > presence of the store consciousness within it.
Let me try to cast the "hard problem" of consciousness into your Buddhistic language. The "hard problem" is how -- possession of "the causes and conditions for thought to arise" leads to -- "consciousness" of interpenetratedness > Anger, lust, love and compassion, etc all are > potentialities within the SC. It is useful to think of them as seeds. > whatever seed is watered, that is what will grow. So the "hard problem" is the watering process ;-) > This is also > how species > seemingly in disparate locations can seem to operate as a unit. A bird in > France figures out how to open milk jugs after the milk man delivers them, > and soon after the birds in Kansas are doing it as well... This is Sheldrake's "morphic resonance" phenomenon. As with ESP and the like, I'm reserving judgment.... I really just don't know.... > Thanks again for your thoughtful dialog. Here in PA there's no > one to talk > to about such things. I'm really a marginal character in society > for sure :) Probably most of us on this list are "marginal characters", in the sense you mean! That's the wonder of e-mail... I'm fortunate to have a wife & kids who will indulge my babble on such things now & then ;) -- Ben ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
