Hi PH
It is the approach to knowledge. We take the underlying general as holding true when the particulars may change. The "I" is all pervasive, although it is a product. The very fact that all computers model an "I" for themselves, make it the substratum. And thus all computers are probably not discrete.
However, "I" does not remain the substratum, when one considers that "I" will come up only after the computer boots and will go down when a particular computer shuts off. But in all these three periods there is a Seer of these three states, else these three states will not be known.
Equivalence of this is experienced by us through waking, dreaming and sleeping. In waking a kind of "I Am" is present. In dream another kind of "I am" is present. In deep sleep sleep, however, the "I am" is lost. But no one will say "I did not exist in deep sleep". The Seer of these three states is the substratum called the born Self -- the Seer.
The above may appear to be rambling. But what I am trying to say is that the transitions you propose for the computer -- booting, modelling, shutting -- must have some common thread that knows these three states and beyond. Similarly, while modelling, sensory inputs are presumed in your model. There again must be a common general medium that connects the objects, the subject that perceives these objects, and the process of modelling itself.
These connections all come and rest upon the unborn Self.
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I understand this. We call it Duality between Lord (Brahman -- unborn) and Jihva (born). But there must again be a connection or a substratum for one to know another. That brings us to Advaita, where the highest born entity is the Seer, who is all pervading and unchanging reality that connects and knows. Unlike the knower Mind, the Seer however, does not sleep. Beneath the Seer is the Unborn.
But you exist in deep sleep when other things do not exist. Hindu scriptures say that if one understands this, one is on the way to freedom from pain. The seeds of pain and pleasure and objects are present uncarved in the pure unlimited, unparted awareness of deep sleep. Hindu scriptures call this unlimited awareness as Pragnya -- the awareness itself. One does not know anything in this state since there is no second in this state -- it is pure, unlimited, unparted awareness. There is no second colour, no second touch, no second smell etc.
But seeds for all the separate things/objects that come up in dream as light objects or in waking as graspable objects, remain in deep sleep state as uncarved design that an artist may envisage in an uncarved piece of marble.
A model of universe should explain why it comes up and the reason for the common "I" awareness -- at least.
All scriptures tackle "I am" -- explicitly or implicitly, to direct one to the unborn, whereupon the "I am" rests and sprouts.
I hope I have not ramled too much beyond the scope of the discussion. I also request patient hearing.
Regards
Om
