It happens that the observed is the observer . You look at an epal , an image of epal appear at the interior of eyes , your brain identify it and says it is an epal . What you sees is just an inner vision .
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Sure, what you "see" is a mental representation of stuff "out there".
But this doesn't change the fact that mindfulness involves observation, and that observation implies an observer, and things to be observed.
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Your mind try to split it into the observer and the observed which isnt the actual case .Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:46 am Sure, what you "see" is a mental representation of stuff "out there".
But this doesn't change the fact that mindfulness involves observation, and that observation implies an observer, and things to be observed.
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I don't agree. If you're looking for example at a tree, it's pretty obvious that you are separate from the tree.asahi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:50 amYour mind try to split it into the observer and the observed which isnt the actual case .Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:46 am Sure, what you "see" is a mental representation of stuff "out there".
But this doesn't change the fact that mindfulness involves observation, and that observation implies an observer, and things to be observed.
So here the mind is correctly drawing a distinction between you (observer) and tree (observed). If the mind didn't draw these distinctions, you couldn't function.
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Exactly , thats why i said your mind separated the tree from yourself , but , as you observe , the thought of your mind havent come into the picture yet , that particular moment the observer is the observed , pls ponder on it deeply .Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:58 am I don't agree. If you're looking for example at a tree, it's pretty obvious that you are separate from the tree.
So here the mind is correctly drawing a distinction between you (observer) and tree (observed). If the mind didn't draw these distinctions, you couldn't function.
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I don't follow. The mind is automatically making the observer/observed distinction, without the need for thoughts.asahi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:21 amExactly , thats why i said your mind separated the tree from yourself , but , as you observe , the thought of your mind havent come into the picture yet , that particular moment the observer is the observed , pls ponder on it deeply .Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:58 am I don't agree. If you're looking for example at a tree, it's pretty obvious that you are separate from the tree.
So here the mind is correctly drawing a distinction between you (observer) and tree (observed). If the mind didn't draw these distinctions, you couldn't function.
Thinking is just commentary.
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A thought once observed becomes an object. Anything observed is not the subject. Hence the five aggregates are not self when properly observed.Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:57 pmHow so? A thought can be observed, but does not itself observe - it's a subject, not an object.
And of course most observing is done without the need for thoughts. Thoughts are a sort of internal commentary about what we observe.
§ 27. [Rādha:] "'A being,' lord. 'A being,' it's said. To what extent is one said to be 'a being'?"
[The Buddha:] "Any desire, passion, delight, or craving for form, Rādha: when one is caught up [satta] there, tied up [visatta] there, one is said to be 'a being [satta].'
"Any desire, passion, delight, or craving for feeling… perception… fabrications…
"Any desire, passion, delight, or craving for consciousness, Rādha: when one is caught up there, tied up there, one is said to be 'a being.'"
— SN 23.2
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Agreed, but there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.pegembara wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:44 pmA thought once observed becomes an object. Anything observed is not the subject. Hence the five aggregates are not self when properly observed.Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:57 pmHow so? A thought can be observed, but does not itself observe - it's a subject, not an object.
And of course most observing is done without the need for thoughts. Thoughts are a sort of internal commentary about what we observe.
To put it another way, what is the observer exactly?
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self viewSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:49 pm there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.
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You asked the wrong question and expect an answer. You keep stepping back and can never find the observer. The closest answer is that the observer is just a construction or sankhara.Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:49 pmAgreed, but there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.pegembara wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:44 pmA thought once observed becomes an object. Anything observed is not the subject. Hence the five aggregates are not self when properly observed.Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:57 pm
How so? A thought can be observed, but does not itself observe - it's a subject, not an object.
And of course most observing is done without the need for thoughts. Thoughts are a sort of internal commentary about what we observe.
To put it another way, what is the observer exactly?
There’s seeing but what is actually doing the seeing? Nothing but seeing happens when the right conditions are present.
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
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Reasonable answercappuccino wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:51 pmself viewSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:49 pm there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.
And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech.
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Self-view is an assumption. How could an assumption observe the aggregates?pegembara wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:12 pmReasonable answercappuccino wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:51 pmself viewSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:49 pm there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.
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who or what observes the aggregatesSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:35 pm Self-view is an assumption. How could an assumption observe the aggregates?
that perspective is self view
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How does a sankhara observe the aggregates? Please explain.pegembara wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:11 pmYou asked the wrong question and expect an answer. You keep stepping back and can never find the observer. The closest answer is that the observer is just a construction or sankhara.Spiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:49 pmAgreed, but there is still the question of who or what is observing the aggregates in this way.
To put it another way, what is the observer exactly?
There’s seeing but what is actually doing the seeing? Nothing but seeing happens when the right conditions are present.
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No, it's a reasonable question which you seen incapable of answering.cappuccino wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:36 pmwho or what observes the aggregatesSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:35 pm Self-view is an assumption. How could an assumption observe the aggregates?
that perspective is self view
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