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Originally Posted by thubbard29 
Are consciousness and awareness synonymous?
Actually, since I am new around here, is there a quick reference (dictionary?) that has clear meanings of such things as awareness, consciousness, attention, thoughts, etc.?
Thanks.
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No, there are no clear meanings, unfortunately. Different people use the same words for different things. It would be nice if there was a dictionary that everyone adhered to, absolutely, but a lot is left to interpretation when it comes to metaphysical concepts.
Like me for example -- from my perspective, consciousness and awareness are synonymous. And attention is the act of placing ones awareness on any given cognitive object, or thought.