--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I would love to replace the term, "witness" with > > "context". The english term "witness" implies a > > relationship ala waking state between a subject and > > experience. As if in enlightenment one "watches" > > everything; there is an "untouched" subject. This is a > > misconception. There is no "subject" in enlightenment > > in the phenomenological sense there is an "I" or > > subject in waking state. There is just "pure > > consciousness" and within that CONTEXT waking, > > dreaming, and sleeping occur. There is no witnessing > > or not-witnessing. There is no relationship between > > Self and relative phenomena. This is the duality of CC > > as MMY articulates it. > > I completely agree. I think the term 'witnessing' > sucks, for the very reason you mention. It implies > a detachment from or uninvolvement with one's actions > and perceptions that I have never found. >
Well, if they're "your" actions, then obviously you're not detached. OTOH, I've had witnessing experiences where "I" am quite involved, and witnessing experiences where there's a recording device in my head and things seem to happen purely on their own. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
