Meditation

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Why life is so interesting

It's commonly believed that nothing ceases to exist, but that things change their form.

It's generally believed that, when a thing changes its form, its function also changes.

It's generally believed that, to observe change objectively, the observer must be unchanging.

It's generally believed that there is some function of consciousness that is unchanging ; for, without that condition, all our observations of change are suspect.

An interesting question arises : is that stable function of consciousness a 'thing'? If it is a 'thing', is it in a category of its own? It would seem so ; for, if not, then we are hard put to justify any of what we call our 'knowledge'.

If it is in a category of its own, is there any reason to suppose that it perishes? Opinion has been divided.

Reason alone might yield an answer ; but reason plus experience is better. What recorded experiences do we have for, and against, the proposition that something lives on after the body has died?

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