[MD] self: agent of action & thinker of thoughts

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Marsha,
The self is independent of the physical world, but not independent of DQ.

Miri is way behind MoQ.  Perhaps you should set her straight.

Mark

On Aug 24, 2011, at 2:39 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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>   "So  if the self lacks realty, it is probably due to its boundedness.  Boundedness is that aspect by which a subject's awareness presents itself as part and parcel of an _ontologically unique_ subject with personalised boundaries that separate a _me_, viz., a self, from the rest of the world.  It was argued in Chapter 4 that our _sense_ of being a bounded entity, viz., the subject's sense of being _awareness-as-bounded_, is most closely tied up with the role 'personal owner' --- a role that must be assumed before one can identify as a thinker of thoughts or agent of action."
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>   (Albahari, Miri, 'Analytical Buddhism: The Two-tiered Illusion of Self ' p.170)   
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> Marsha:
> This construction of an illusory autonomous self that is independent of the "rest of the world" seems like second nature, while the actual unbounded witnessing, whether attentive witnessing or inattentive witnessing, is more probably the nexus of the quality event.  It's interesting to speculate that the witnessing, when attended to, is the "the cutting edge of reality".  Mindfulness seems to be the skill to develop a keener attentive-witnessing ability.  I guess...   
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