Re: Am I Right about consciousness?

> The self only exists as long as we are conscious of it.

People often say, I had so much fun, I forgot myself.

> Consciousness is defined as "that we are conscious of"

No.  Its etymological root is "knowing".  It is the act of knowing.
We are "conscious of something" when we have knowledge about
something.  Furthermore.. having knowledge about something
means the same thing as being able to think about something.

Thinking = knowing = consciousness, and René Descartes
extends this further.  We exist since we can know it.

> when we are reach enlightenment, our consciousness of the self dies.
>
> Is that correct?

Absolutely incorrect.  There is no problem about having a self.
No problem about having an ego.  The only problem is when having
an ego blocks our consciousness of who we are,  human beings
enjoying life as it is.

> Also what happens to consciousness when we attain enlightenment?

Consciousness expands and everything comes to life, sticks and stones,
the mountain and the sky, the moon and the stars, etc. etc.

Did I help you understand the relation between consciousness
and the self and enlightenment ???



liaM