1/4 A provocative paper by Tim Bayne @anilkseth and Marcello Massimini. I'm not yet convinced and am inclined to think no awareness is an island, but the possibility deserves serious considerationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223619302164 …
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Replying to @evantthompson @anilkseth
Not having had time to read it in full, but... this is an interesting idea to explore in connection with certain meditative achievements (e.g. cessations)?
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I have a strong suspicion that cessation experiences preserve *minimal* embodiment (this is part of what lies behind claims about the ālayavijñāna and bhavaṅga, right?), but I would love to see anything any of you know on attempts to explore this!
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Yes, I suspect that is true. When I think about cessation I curse my ignorance of neuroscience (I toy with the idea of a second degree just to study the phenomenon).
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Replying to @AtaraxJim @anilkseth
The puzzle of the cessations for the ancient Buddhists was that the body stays alive while mental activity progressively attenuates but then restarts. So it's a case opposite to what the article is about: living body present, conscious mental activity absent.
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Supposedly, one may suspend the ordinary flow of consciousness for seven days, during which breathing ceases, heat remains, and the body is protected from harm. See Nārada’s commentary to the Abhidhammattha-sangaha by Ācariya Anuruddha, referenced by Lusthaus (2002, p. 139). 1/
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One case documents 18 consecutive days in cessation, consistent with the unique psycho-physiological signature reported in Theravāda, Sarvāstivāda, and Yogācāra texts. See Huimin Bhikṣu's discussion, "An inquiry into Master Xuyun’s experiences of long-dwelling in samādhi." 2/2
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