Out of curiosity: could anybody explain what this …
Blackmore’s report of “with more practice [the students] say that asking the question itself makes them more conscious, and that they can extend this consciousness from a few seconds to perhaps a minute or two”.
… feels like from the inside in contrast to ‘not-conscious’ (or aware, or self-aware, or whatever term is appropriate)? What does it mean to be “conscious [just] for a few seconds to perhaps a minute or two”? What is the rest of the time spend like, when one is not in this state? Is one just blindly following their own thoughts and sensations or just … to some degree aware of the world around you, but not of yourself … or … I really can’t imagine what else.
Out of curiosity: could anybody explain what this …
… feels like from the inside in contrast to ‘not-conscious’ (or aware, or self-aware, or whatever term is appropriate)? What does it mean to be “conscious [just] for a few seconds to perhaps a minute or two”? What is the rest of the time spend like, when one is not in this state? Is one just blindly following their own thoughts and sensations or just … to some degree aware of the world around you, but not of yourself … or … I really can’t imagine what else.