Re: Am I Right about consciousness?

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> > The self only exists as long as we are conscious of it.
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> People often say, I had so much fun, I forgot myself.
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> > Consciousness is defined as "that we are conscious of"
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> 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.
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> Thinking = knowing = consciousness, and René Descartes
> extends this further.  We exist since we can know it.
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> > when we are reach enlightenment, our consciousness of the self dies.
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> > Is that correct?
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> 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.
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> > Also what happens to consciousness when we attain enlightenment?
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> Consciousness expands and everything comes to life, sticks and stones,
> the mountain and the sky, the moon and the stars, etc. etc.
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> Did I help you understand the relation between consciousness
> and the self and enlightenment ???
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> liaM
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