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A Quiet Day

Bird Feeder Lit by Sunrise Buddies 

Spring 2014 #5

The Body as Hardware, the Mind as Software and the Soul as Self-Awareness

For some time now I've been thinking about spiritual reality.  Here are some of the ideas I've come across. Note: I'm not promoting any religious beliefs.  I'm just trying to understand.  Hardware : The body is expendable.  If I lose a limb I'm still me.  The same with a kidney or heart transplant.  Someday the technology may exist to allow a complete body transplant into a younger body or a cloned body; maybe even a mechanical android body.  But I will still be me riding the body like I drive a car.      Software : The mind also is not really me.  It's a set of instructions on how I operate my body, learn something new, solve problems.  I can observe this when I watch myself in a quiet situation like meditation.  The thoughts come and go on their own. Self-Awareness : Beyond the hardware of the body and the software of the mind is consciousness and consciousness of being conscious and so on infinitely.  Maybe this points to the soul,

Spring 2014 #4

I wonder if these tiny sprouts on the tree will grow into massive branches.  This robin was closely watching me, trying to make sense of what I was doing with my camera.

Spring 2014 #3

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