Inversion

[Salty Booger]

If the I is an illusion, what am I?

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[SalixIncendium]

Which "I" are you speaking of?

 

[Salty Booger]

Which "I" are you speaking of?

Personal pronoun.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Personal pronoun.

Are you speaking of the I that is the person, i.e. the body/mind? Or are you speaking of the I that is the observer of that and everything else?

 

[Salty Booger]

Are you speaking of the I that is the person, i.e. the body/mind? Or are you speaking of the I that is the observer of that and everything else?

The later.

 

[SalixIncendium]

The later.

I don't see that "I" as an illusion. Quite the opposite, actually. I view the former as illusory and the "I' that I speak of in the latter as real.

So what is that "I"?

 

[ChristineM]

I am i

 

[SalixIncendium]

I am i

Was the lower case "i" intentional? If so, what is the significance?

 

[ChristineM]

Was the lower case "i" intentional? If so, what is the significance?

No, not intentional, just my dyslexia kicking in

 

[WalterTrull]

Uhm... didn't you answer your own question?

 

[crossfire]

i = √-1

 

[Salty Booger]

I don't see that "I" as an illusion. Quite the opposite, actually. I view the former as illusory and the "I' that I speak of in the latter as real.

So what is that "I"?

Ego.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Ego.

I suppose I could have framed the question better. My apologies for not doing so.

Are you saying the former or latter is the ego?

 

[Salty Booger]

I suppose I could have framed the question better. My apologies for not doing so.

Are you saying the former or latter is the ego?

I think ego is a construct, an idea, which provides an identity.

 

[Salty Booger]

 

[Mock Turtle]

I think ego is a construct, an idea, which provides an identity.

Yes, it's constructed over a lifetime. Who would you be without one?

 

[SalixIncendium]

I think ego is a construct, an idea, which provides an identity.

To which "I", in your view, does the ego provide identity?

 

[Brian2]

If the I is an illusion, what am I?

The body is not an illusion and the mind is not an illusion and the I that observes it all is not an illusion. All together form you.

 

[Salty Booger]

Yes, it's constructed over a lifetime. Who would you be without one?

Good question. It would seem that it is a necessity...or not?

 

[Mock Turtle]

Good question. It would seem that it is a necessity...or not?

I see it pretty much as personality or character, which most of us would probably not want to lose even if we might like to alter such, even if the psychological definition of such is more specific.