[MD] Consciousness (explained?)

[Joseph Maurer]

On 8/16/09 11:10 PM, "Ham Priday" <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:

Actually, Platt didn't say that Consciousness is the ground of being; I did.
But I later qualified this definition by adding "...to the extent that
value-sensibility is the ground of being-aware." I wasn't suggesting that
Consciousness equates to God or "the Divine Ground" of Eckhart but, rather,
that it's the ground of Existence.  For me, "being" and "existing" are the
same.  Essence (or God) is that which transcends being and existence.
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Hi Ham and all,

I have not the slightest idea how you put words together.  ³Being² for me is
a participle form of  ³I am²  ³Existing² is the participle form of ³I
exist².   I have always thought that ³being² and ³existing² were different
concepts from general to particular.  There is much more to my being than
existing.  I accept that Consciousness is the level of being proper to
society.  My visions and dreams are individual, outside of society.   I
accept that society is more structured than my dreams and visions.

Equating ³Essence² with God, makes communication impossible as there is no
definition for a word without ³Essence².  I AM THAT I AM does not seem to be
an essential definition.  I do not accept Pantheism.  I am an individual
responsible to myself, society, truth, and goodness.

Joe

> Actually, Platt didn't say that Consciousness is the ground of being; I did.
> But I later qualified this definition by adding "...to the extent that
> value-sensibility is the ground of being-aware."  I wasn't suggesting that
> Consciousness equates to God or "the Divine Ground" of Eckhart but, rather,
> that it's the ground of Existence.  For me, "being" and "existing" are the
> same.  Essence (or God) is that which transcends being and existence.