Lectures by Jagad Guru Siddha Swarupananda
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Perception: Who and Where Is the Seer? |
"Perception: Who and Where Is the Seer?"
Materialists identify themselves as being the body or some part of the body. They deny the existence of any energy other than matter; therefore, they are forced to conclude that they are material in essence. And since they are the seer, the perceiver, they conclude that the perceiver must be material in essence. |
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Is the Perceiver in the Brain? |
"Is the Perceiver in the Brain?"
If you believe that the body or some part of the brain is the self-is you-then you cannot explain perception because there is no material self. So this means that your essence is nonmaterial. There-s no other conclusion. You exist. You are the seer, you are the perceiver, yet there is no material perceiver. Therefore, you, the perceiver, are nonmaterial in essence. |
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Perception Takes Place in the Mind, But the Perceiver Is Separate from the Mind |
"Perception Takes Place in the Mind, But the Perceiver Is Seperate from the Mind"
All perception, whether normal or extrasensory, takes place in the mind, and a person views that information as it appears on the mind. A meditation technique can help you appreciate this point a little more. |
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