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> Is the distinction that the suchness is somehow conscious/aware but not "conscious of itself"? Yes, that’s correct There is experience itself (“suchness”),
by estearum 1y ago
> Is the distinction that the suchness is somehow conscious/aware but not "conscious of itself"?
Yes, that’s correct
There is experience itself (“suchness”), and one possible object that can exist in that experience/be experienced is the idea that one is a “self.”
But you can also have experience that does not have within it the sensation of “self.” So they must be distinct.
- saulpw 1y agoOkay, I think that's basically the distinction I was making between 'awareness' vs 'consciousness'. I guess it's not workable, since 'awareness' does not seem to communicate that concept well even to someone who knows the distinction.