Post by goz on Dec 5, 2018 0:59:02 GMT
Didn't you read the quote?
You simply don't understand that 'awareness' is not the body. It's using the body. In fact, it's outside the body as well. People who know how to meditate have described having their awareness be at a point outside of their body, and feeling more expansive awareness. Yes, the brain and body have 'chemicals', but it's awareness and consciousness that affects them. 'Chemicals' don't create awareness.
The brain is the seat of awareness. It is the master controller of the body and it does this through a VERY complex combination of chemical and electrical interactions. This creates awareness, which is variable. BTW I meditate all the time and my brain and consciousness are in a slightly altered state due to a relaxation techniques and a conscious 'slowing down' and/or blocking of superfluous thoughts. It is nothing mystical nor supernatural, as I am in FULL control at all times.
This is, however different to when we are actually asleep, under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, have a mental illness, are anaesthetised, in a coma, or dead. In these cases the brain chemicals and electrical interactions are interrupted in different ways, altering our 'consciousness'.
Yes, the brain and body have 'chemicals', but it's awareness and consciousness that affects them. 'Chemicals' don't create awareness.
You have it the wrong way around. You CANNOT have awareness without the chemical and electrical interactions, which accounts for the difference in awareness that I outlined, and when the brain dies and these functions don't work anymore, the brain dies, and we die with it because those things don't and CAN'T happen anymore.