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Any kind of self-observation like this is too contaminated to prove anything. For example, you might be perceiving thoughts as simultaneous even though they are

Any kind of self-observation like this is too contaminated to prove anything. For example, you might be perceiving thoughts as simultaneous even though they are actually serialized (or the other way around).

saulpw 2y ago
But then there comes a moment when you recognize perception without thoughts, and it becomes apparent that awareness is different from thought. You might 'think' this observation would be contaminated by thought too, but when there's a direct experience uncontaminated by thought, it's a real a-ha moment. Verified by a great many people across many traditions and over millenia.
- int_19h 2y ago
  How do you know that you're perceiving "without thoughts", though?
  - saulpw 2y ago
    How does one 'know' anything? Centuries of philosophical inquiry have been devoted to answering this question, but meditative practice is what actually shows you.