Well when I was born it was a fact I hadn't invented myself at that point - now it is a concept occurring in language - as for whether it was an idea it depends on the definition of idea - do humans have ideas prior to language?
What I am saying is 'my' self awareness is an illusion - it runs on automatic - the experience that there is a person deciding anything is totally false. Landmark Education run a course called 'An Invented Life, My Life, My Design' in which you identify an entity called IT. IT encompasses every automatic way of being. By observing and identifying IT you get access to Self. The course looks not only at the illusion of existence, but at the illusion of temporality as well. Over ten sessions the illusion of YOU is unravelled... The course is absolutely mind boggling. It is absolutely clear the course design is based on some of Alan Watts' philosophy. It also draws on and updates the 'I am' statement of Nisargadatta. IT seems a more reliable pointer than 'I Am' because IT implies a search for true self. Self is an inspiring concept and... I won't spoil the course by giving you the punchline! Cheers Mark On 4 September 2010 00:20, fearlessinquirer <[email protected]> wrote: > is that a fact or concept/idea? > > On Sep 3, 3:54 pm, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]> wrote: >> There is no REAL self >> >> On 3 September2010 23:32, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Isnt the SELF a foundation of everything ? >> >> > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:53 PM, fearlessinquirer <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> is there any real foundation at all? >> >> >> On Sep 3, 4:45 pm, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > only if your foundation is the thinking machine -- mark ty wharton Technical Director (Music) The Open Boat Orchestra ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The contents of this email and the context of the message and any attachments are intended for the recipient only. You may not copy, or redistribute the contents of this email without the express, written consent of the author. mark ty-wharton is a composer, philosophical speaker and writer http://mark.ty-wharton.com @mark_tywharton
