Thank you for this helpful summary Kaj. I found the part about what exactly the “conscious” and “unconscious” parts of the mind are capable of fascinating.
In the meditation training I’ve done, a late step on the path is to let go of consciousness entirely. I haven’t experienced this directly so I can’t speak much to it, but it certainly suggests that what my teacher means by consciousness is very different to that of this book.
Thank you for this helpful summary Kaj. I found the part about what exactly the “conscious” and “unconscious” parts of the mind are capable of fascinating.
In the meditation training I’ve done, a late step on the path is to let go of consciousness entirely. I haven’t experienced this directly so I can’t speak much to it, but it certainly suggests that what my teacher means by consciousness is very different to that of this book.