Biology As The Appearance Of A Dissociative Process
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:46 am
Am I correct in thinking Bernardo's philosophy theorizes that biology/life is what a dissociative process looks like from our perspective(from across a dissociative boundary)?
If so, why does having a transcendental experience (I'm thinking of something like samadhi) not affect the appearance of the body from another person's dissociated perspective? I understand we can measure changes in brain activity that correlate with the transcendental experience, and we can say that those physical changes are reflecting the change in experience the person is having. That makes sense to me. But if the whole of our biology is merely the appearance of the dissociated process, why is the rest of the body's appearance not affected by such a drastic change in experience? In certain meditative states or while under the influence of psychedelics we may experience ourselves as one with mind at large, so why does our body (other than the brain) not reflect that experience while it is happening?
Thanks
If so, why does having a transcendental experience (I'm thinking of something like samadhi) not affect the appearance of the body from another person's dissociated perspective? I understand we can measure changes in brain activity that correlate with the transcendental experience, and we can say that those physical changes are reflecting the change in experience the person is having. That makes sense to me. But if the whole of our biology is merely the appearance of the dissociated process, why is the rest of the body's appearance not affected by such a drastic change in experience? In certain meditative states or while under the influence of psychedelics we may experience ourselves as one with mind at large, so why does our body (other than the brain) not reflect that experience while it is happening?
Thanks