I'm digesting my breakfast, creating insulin, growing my hair, etc, none of which are led by thinking. Only a small portion of what I see is what I think. My view is that we dwell in an ocean of being, and thinking is one feature of the ocean. Due to our conditioning, thinking is pervasive, but is only one zone of human being. Concepts we acquire are a part of a person's reality. There is a world outside our thinking, including our feeling, sensing, intuiting, etc. I am always able to experience a reality beyond concepts, and probably always am, but ignore most of it. Paying attention helps me be aware that my thoughts shape my experience and my experience shapes my thoughts. In my view, experience is bigger than thinking and includes thinking.
On Nov 15, 2024 David Doane wrote :