AWARENESS B X ANATTA-“Self” is a constructed illusion, not a continuous experiencer.

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Here’s a bullet-point summary of the image titled “A New Self-Model: Rapid Alternation of ‘Awareness’ and ‘Awareness of Awareness’”:

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🔍 Core Concept

• Inspired by Theravāda Buddhism.

• Proposes a new model of self based on rapid alternation between:

  • Awareness (of a particular aggregate)

  • Awareness of awareness (meta-awareness)

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🌀 Two Models of Perception

1. Reality (Non-self)

   • Five aggregates (Rūpa, Vedanā, Saññā, Saṅkhāra, Viññāṇa) operate in non-simultaneous awareness.

   • The self is not a continuous entity — just a rapid succession of experiences.

   • Awareness of awareness arises after each aggregate’s momentary awareness.

   • This results in the perception of “non-self.”

2. Illusion (Self)

   • Aggregates appear to arise simultaneously, forming a stable sense of "Self".

   • This is a mental illusion, like a spinning torch forming a ring of fire.

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🧘‍♂️ Vipassanā (Insight Meditation)

• Enables observation of these processes in slow motion.

• Discovers the illusion of a permanent "self" and reveals non-self through mindful introspection.

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🧠 Theoretical Insight

• Challenges Metzinger’s Self-Model Theory.

• Demonstrates that the “Self” is a constructed illusion, not a continuous experiencer.

• Model highlights how subjective continuity is a high-speed illusion, not a static entity.

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