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A penny for your deepest thoughts
Is it possible to be too aware of our own consciousness? A psychologist and a philosopher teamed up to document inner experience.
By Gary Wolf [2008-01-11]

  • Consciousness is an illusion.

    It's a very powerful illusion, but an illusion, nonetheless.

    The purpose of zen meditation is to free the meditator from all consciousness, but especially self-consciousness.

    -- moishe
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    Thursday, January 10, 2008 07:35 PM
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