You Are Not Book.indb - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

The Concept of the skandhas / 177
the one that is aware of it, then obviously there is no
such thing as consciousness or awareness; consciousness
is another concept conceived of by an “awarer.”
Because there has to be something separate to say that
consciousness is—just by definition. When the awarer
and consciousness are the same substance, neither consciousness
nor the awarer nor awareness are.
THE SEnSATiOn GROUp
Sound, smell, taste, bodily impressions, and mental
objects.
EnQUiRY inTO THE nATURE
Of THE COnCEpT Of SOUnD
Wolinsky: How does the concept called “my” consciousness,
which believes in the concept of I am define the
concept of sound?
Student: As a vibration that my ear turns into a sound
or words.
Wolinsky: What assumptions has concept called “my”
consciousness, which believes in the concept of
I am made about the concept of sound?
Student: That it is outside of myself, the vehicle for the
delivery of verbal information.
Wolinsky: And what have been the consequences for the
concept called “my” consciousness, which believes
in the concept of I am, which believes in
the concept of sound as a vehicle for the delivery
of verbal information?