Comment to Search for Self
  • That information is very clear!  A few of ideas came to mind after reading:

    • That in addition to the thinking process and the observing self, there is the component called consciousness.  Consciousness is there even when thinking is halted but it seems to be more related to the senses and the observing self than to the mind (analytical orb).
    • That you have not described your own experience of the form of the observing self, but have focused on the function, which really demystifies it (the core self)---no good or bad connotations intended.
    • That the core self can be recognized by almost anyone, knowingly or not, but such realization does not necessarily lead one out of samsara.  
    • Consciousness:

      What is that?

      In the inselfyoga™ consciousness is the environment which is absorbed by and which pervades the coreSelf from every angle. But consciousness has multi levels such that it causes the core to experiences differing states of awareness or even to not be aware of itself.

      Consciousness may be termed as a medium. For instance, fishes use the medium of water. Most mammals use the medium of air-atmosphere. Inevitably the core cannot exist without a consciousness environment. When it is liberated by any definition, it is in a consciousness medium. When it is spellbound, it is in another type of consciousness medium. Even when it is not aware, it is in a consciousness medium which more or less prohibits expression to come out of the coreSelf.

      An example of this is copper. If we have a jar of sulphuric acid and a glass of water side by side. Then we drop a small piece of copper of the same size in each. The copper in the water will merely sit at the bottom of the beaker. However, the copper in the acid will bubble, so much so that eventually it might disappear.

      In that example the copper is like the coreSelf. In a certain medium like in the water it is not permitted to relate to the medium it is in. It cannot express itself or exchange feelings or anything. But the copper in the acid is busy exchanging and related uncontrollably.

      Thus, in certain environments (consciousness levels) the core is static while in others like the acid, it is impulsively expressive and over relational to the point of losing whatever format (form) it began with.

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      The coreSelf is not an absolute principle unto itself. It is reliant on an environment of consciousness. For that matter regardless of whether it likes it or not, it has to always be on some level of consciousness. Unconsciousness, subconsciousness and any type of consciousness is a level of consciousness. The self cannot switch to a no level of consciousness but it can lose objectivity when it is surrounded by certain levels of consciousness and it may interpret such states as

      • no consciousness
      • blank consciousness
      • void consciousness
      • absence of consciousness
      • nothingness
      • total consciousness
      • absoluteness

      It depends on the conduction between the core and the energy of the level of consciousness the core is switched to. Conduction when it is facilitated by any level of consciousness may cause trauma to the core where it feels that it is risking itself due to feelings which are undesirable. This give cause for alarm and existential questioning as to the worth of existence and as to if there is a way out.

      A lack of conduction produces expectation which is a need to be in association with others or with some other environmental energy where there could be positive desirable association.

      This gives rise to self-analysis for research into the autonomy or willpower effectiveness of the self.

      • Who am I?
      • What should I do here?
      • What is my value?
      • Who else is here?
      • Can this be set for my convenience?