Consciousness is a concept in the mind - nothing more, nothing less. We can have opinions, ideas, beliefs, hypotheses, theories, viewpoints, debates, etc., but the bottom line is still, "consciousness" is a manifestation of the mind. Because of that, it is a subjective entity and therefore an enigma to the mind. To study consciousness objectively would require the absence of thought and hence, the absence of the mind. The only way to study consciousness objectively is to view it in a void, free from all thinking. Wipe the slate clean, so to speak, and live in it. That is the only way to understand consciousness. As soon as you start thinking about it, talking about it and writing about it, it immediately becomes subjective.
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