What is consciousness?
Is it the same as awareness?
What is awareness?
Are they the same or different?
Please help me to understand
Consciousness and awareness
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Consciousness and awareness
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― Søren Kierkegaard
Re: Consciousness and awareness
"Awareness" is an English word with many different meanings. Therefore, it has no relevance to anything in Buddhism.
"Awareness" is an English word used by Western Buddhist teachers who are confused about the teachings.
Kind regards
"Awareness" is an English word used by Western Buddhist teachers who are confused about the teachings.
Kind regards
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Re: Consciousness and awareness
Greetings,
If you compare the meaning of sampajañña and viññāṇa, then you will see that they're two very different concepts, much further apart in meaning than "awareness" and "consciousness" are in English.
Metta,
Paul.
If you compare the meaning of sampajañña and viññāṇa, then you will see that they're two very different concepts, much further apart in meaning than "awareness" and "consciousness" are in English.
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Consciousness and awareness
Ven. Ñanavira wrote a nice letter to Mr. Dias which touches upon the subject:
https://www.nanavira.org/index.php/lett ... march-1962
https://www.nanavira.org/index.php/lett ... march-1962
"Dhammā=Ideas. This is the clue to much of the Buddha's teaching." ~ Ven. Ñanavira, Commonplace Book