The Buddha Project Reply To: 4 elements meditation – not finding the whole
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Hi Rik, my experience is similar with the arising to mind of the concept of 4 elements of the aggregates. Some appear clearer, some in a more undecided manner. When you talk about eye, are you talking about the eye consciousness, or the eye organ, part of the form aggregate? I would say that the tactile is wrapped around the entire body, including the eyes, ear, scalp, etc.
If it’s about the later, maybe is just a matter of familiarity, clarity over the imputed object. In opposition to the arm, which is highly visible in our field the visual “lens” doesn’t see itself, only in a mirror.