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

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of the SAME underlying SUBSTANCE including
the “awarer,” which is aware of it and it all has
nothing to do with anything, then . . . ?
Student: NOTHING_______(Long silence).
EnQUiRY inTO THE nATURE
Of THE COnCEpT Of BODilY iMpRESSiOnS
Wolinsky: How does concept called “my” consciousness,
which believes in the concept of I am define the
body impressions?
Student: As an image, something I call a body and me.
Wolinsky: What assumptions has concept called “my”
consciousness, which believes in the concept of
I am made about this body/me/image thing?
Student: That it’s me.
Wolinsky: If these were just concepts of the concept
called “my” consciousness, which believes in
the concept of “I” and were made of the SAME
underlying SUBSTANCE including the “awarer,”
which is aware of it, and it has nothing to do
with anything, then . . . ?
Student: I’m falling into meditation.
Wolinsky: Regarding this body image concept that calls itself
me, what has concept called “my” consciousness,
which believes in the concept of I am, done to
itself?
Student: Believed it was itself?
Wolinsky: If these were just concepts of the concept
called “my” consciousness, which believes in
the concept of “I” and were made of the SAME