Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Posted March 16, 2005 Just curious how others differentiate between the Mind and the Brain? Thanks! Quote
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Posted March 28, 2005 Difference between Mind and Brain? Hmmmm.... What about the Mind and the Self? What's the difference there? And when they tell you to watch your Self in meditation, who is it who is watching your Self? Hmmmmm ..... ashtanga yoga, "keajra_bound" <keajra_bound> wrote: > > > Just curious how others differentiate between the Mind and the Brain? > > Thanks! Quote
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Posted March 28, 2005 >From a Buddhist perspective the 'self' is an illusion based upon a collection of parts, ie out emotions, body, likes etc... all go together to give the impression of a singularity (ego). So we do exist but as an emmergent property of our parts not as one 'thing'. Tony... Quote
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Posted March 29, 2005 These are the Five aggregates.... The aggregate of matter. The aggregate of sensations. The aggregate of perception. The aggregate of formations The aggregate of consciousness. More here... http://www.dhammadana.org/en/dhamma/5aggrega.php ashtanga yoga, "sx3tony" <sx3tony> wrote: > > From a Buddhist perspective the 'self' is an illusion based upon a > collection of parts, ie out emotions, body, likes etc... all go > together to give the impression of a singularity (ego). So we do > exist but as an emmergent property of our parts not as one 'thing'. > > Tony... Quote
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