Much of what we say "I" to is simply the voice of the "Collective Unconscious". We don't hear much these days about the collective unconscious, but when the observation was first made by theoretical psychiatrists in the early 20th century it was very controversial and quite shocking. The core observation is that the foundation of personhood is a genetically constellated preprogram that determines our responses to the challenges of everyday existence.
The "Ten Bulls" of Buddhist lore is no less than a "pre-science" awareness of this same simple fact.
An element of popular spiritual fandom is that enlightenment happens to people. . . it's not that way at all. . . people happen to enlightenment.
Awareness innocently trapped in the nature of the animal believes it's self to be it affective states.
The "Ten Bulls" of Buddhist lore is no less than a "pre-science" awareness of this same simple fact.
An element of popular spiritual fandom is that enlightenment happens to people. . . it's not that way at all. . . people happen to enlightenment.
Awareness innocently trapped in the nature of the animal believes it's self to be it affective states.
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