Re: Final question on 'Observation'

["Richard Be X Born <ribex@...>" <ribex@...>]

Dear Rawn ~

Great!! This more or less clears my suspicions then. It was easy to 
mistake the actual point of the exercise, so I really appreciate your 
feedback! Thanx alot!

Well met
Vovin

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@n...> 
wrote:
> Dear Vovin,
> 
> >> I guess the question is this: Where does thought begin and the 
active
> process of consciousness end? <<
> 
> The "active process of consciousness" doesn't end, it merely takes 
on
> form through thought, word and deed.
> 
> I very much enjoyed your analysis. It shows that you've gotten 
from the
> observation exercise what it was that you were supposed to get. :)
> 
> Essentially, what you have described are the three Elemental 
regions of
> the mental body which are permeated with thought.
> 
> Earth region =
> >> * Linguistic thought -> Linguistic thought is a result rather 
than a
> cause; it seems to be the intellectual emphasis of inner or abstract
> thought, as to consciously convey its meaning to the physical brain 
or
> memory. It, too, can seem to have a life of its own, although in 
fact it
> then
> operates solely as a echo of memory or other diverse seperate 
phenomena.
> <<
> 
> Water region =
> >> * Abstract thought -> Abstract thought, on the other hand, is the
> first inner level of deviation from the focus of action/purpose. If
> pursued, it tends to objectify into linguistic thought, and
> subsequentially distract the focus of inner thought's 
action/purpose. It
> seemingly has a life of its own, and follows memory/association 
patterns
> rather than the action/purpose/ideation process. <<
> 
> Air region =
> >> * Inner thought -> Inner thought is in other words the
> ideation-process itself. It is extremely "close" to the center of
> awareness, and races alongside the stream of awareness as if
> inseperatable from it. Attempting to observe it, _is_ thinking of
> observing it. It is the mental
> equivalent of action, or purpose itself. <<
> 
> This leaves the Fire region which you will encounter directly in the
> emptiness of mind exercise.
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 21 Jan 2003
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