[Buddha-l] What is direct experience?

[Gad Horowitz]

see alfred korzybski (general semantics) the structural differential.
if you're serious.


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> In a message dated 11/30/2010 2:15:15 P.M. SA Western Standard Time,  
> jkirk at spro.net writes:
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> Not sure if this might be 'an' example of direct experience, but
> it  strikes me that being in an accident is one example of knowing
> minus  intellectual overlay or activity/comment.  
> When I slipped on ice,  fell and broke an arm, I instantly
> knew/felt/experienced that I fell and  was hurt, but I wasn't
> "thinking about" it until immediately after it  happened. 
> Joanna 
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> Hello there,
> 
> I hope it's not too  feeble to ask - what is direct experience,
> knowing something without the  intellect? I think I am used to
> altered states of consciousness like seeing  things that aren't
> there or delusional conviction but I don't know that I  can find
> room for much more
> ===
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> I think we can also have direct experience of thoughts and  emotions.
> 
> jack
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