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Takuin Minamoto · 04-03-2007, 01:46 PM

Wow. I just finished a post at my website that talks a bit about this kind of stuff.

We cannot really know anything about what happens at the point of death. How will we know when we are dead? We can be told by others (in fact, that is all we know), but what meaning does that have for us? The only way to "know" death, is to die. (I put know in quotes because we cannot really know it. Knowing implies knowledge, and death is completely beyond thought.)

And I have been reading here about "Levels of Consciousness." Does that mean different states? Like if someone is full of hate, that is lower, if someone is full of love, that is higher. Is that correct? Those are simply varying contents of the same consciousness. I question whether there are any levels of consciousness at all.

Unless you are talking about varying states of mind? Sorry if this has been asked before. I didn't really do a search of the forums before posting. But, there is nothing in me that implies there are different levels. All of those things are a part of consciousness. Maybe it is just a problem with the language? Different levels would seem to imply that there are different types of consciousness. A lower level, and a higher level. But there is really no difference, as it is all a part of the same consciousness.

Kind of like changing the curtains in an outhouse. The view might have improved, but something still stinks.

Here is the link to the post I referenced earlier. THE LINK

Thanks for reading.

Takuin

04-03-2007, 01:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Takuin Minamoto Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toyama, Japan Posts: 50	Wow. I just finished a post at my website that talks a bit about this kind of stuff. We cannot really know anything about what happens at the point of death. How will we know when we are dead? We can be told by others (in fact, that is all we know), but what meaning does that have for us? The only way to "know" death, is to die. (I put know in quotes because we cannot really know it. Knowing implies knowledge, and death is completely beyond thought.) And I have been reading here about "Levels of Consciousness." Does that mean different states? Like if someone is full of hate, that is lower, if someone is full of love, that is higher. Is that correct? Those are simply varying contents of the same consciousness. I question whether there are any levels of consciousness at all. Unless you are talking about varying states of mind? Sorry if this has been asked before. I didn't really do a search of the forums before posting. But, there is nothing in me that implies there are different levels. All of those things are a part of consciousness. Maybe it is just a problem with the language? Different levels would seem to imply that there are different types of consciousness. A lower level, and a higher level. But there is really no difference, as it is all a part of the same consciousness. Kind of like changing the curtains in an outhouse. The view might have improved, but something still stinks. Here is the link to the post I referenced earlier. *THE LINK* Thanks for reading. Takuin __________________ "The perfection of life is everywhere. You don't have to go anywhere to find it, or follow another in order to attain it. It is already there, despite all you might do to seek it." http://www.takuin.com