Monday, December 19, 2011

SAME THING, but (too) MANY NAMES!

SAME THING, but (too) MANY NAMES!
In any "Person" is superimposed 2 (read TWO!) bodies:

1 physical body (form) of matter. (Partly visible)...

+

1 mental body (form) of consciousness. (Invisible)...

What the:

Neurophysiologist calls the "Phantom limb/body":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl2LwnaUA-k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_limb

Philosopher of Mind calls the "Self Model":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjY1fAcESs

Any well versed Theravada Buddhist knows as the "Mental Body" (Mano Kaya)!

These are the exact same 1! thing: Consciousness embedded in a Form (nāma-rūpa)...

http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/V/The_Siamese_Twins.htm

http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Core_Duality.htm

http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/V/Name_and_Form.htm

Have a nice & noble day!


Friendship is the Greatest!
Bhikkhu Samāhita _/\_ ]

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