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What Do We Mean by "Person"? - 17th April 2017

April 17, 20172:3874 views

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Ananta distinguishes between the limited 'person' based on separation, the qualitative 'beingness' or consciousness, and the absolute 'awareness' which is the primal witness of all states.

The person is the imaginary entity based on the idea of separation and limited identity.
Beingness is the sense of presence, the light of consciousness in which the waking state emerges.
Awareness is the absolute, the primal witness that is aware even of beingness itself.

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Transcript

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Ananta

What do we mean by person? It also means the idea that we have about ourselves as a limited entity. We open this identity in charge, confirmed with like relationships, I mean as the body, and even freedom. This 'I am something,' the idea of the movers, this idea of separation, the idea of an individual. So people watching the person or the imaginary one entity where they really want to... the music then... but we center with this being. So we call it the ignition key: consciousness, God. This is the qualitative feeling 'I am.' This is what we call consciousness, like that which emerges, the light of which the waking state comes. The genes say 'I am this, I am.' We call the beingness, the sense of being present, consciousness, God—all the terms we use for this presence.

Ananta

Then what will that see? The one that is aware even of this being? What do we call that? For the Absolute, we call it awareness. We call it the primal witness. We call it the Self, Atma. Put into the questions, come on. But that what we refer to as Nirguna Brahman or Brahman, we will call this one. Sorry for the delay with the sign.

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