Topics Include: 1) How we don’t see reality as it truly is; 2) How thoughts color our view of reality; 3) What is the difference between consciousness as seen through our thoughts and consciousness as seen through pure awareness? 4) Characteristics of the discursive thinking process; 5) What is pure or non-discursive awareness? 6) What is the relationship between discursive thinking and pure awareness? 7) What is the difference between symbolic consciousness or awareness and semantic consciousness or awareness? 8) How does this difference play out in Buddhism?
