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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Also, it's not clear whether the ālayavijñāna and bhavaṅga are phenomenally accessible, though I suppose in principle they are to the fully awakened mind
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My thought was that since both are a kind of citta, or vijñāna, that they have to be kinds of minds...just minimally embodied ones...I’m trying to riff off stuff that
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I didn’t know about the phenomenon of cessation. If this connotes a living body without conscious mind, wouldn’t it be more similar to conditions like vegetative state? (Than an island of awareness)
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Yes, Robert Sharf makes that connection in this paperhttps://www.academia.edu/26441099/Is_Nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a_the_Same_as_Insentience_Chinese_Struggles_with_an_Indian_Buddhist_Ideal …
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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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