I have copied selected messages from particular threads of interest to me. The messages selected are ones that I wrote, or to which I responded, or which respond to me. The texts of individual messages are unedited, except for HTML formatting. Refer to the local index . I view perceiving as an active process, not a passive one.
Awareness is the one that is mysterious.
If awareness is stripped of conciousness, sense input is without form and is usually overwhelming and emotionally moving. This is often called religious or mystical experience. It can't be described further, but is very important to people who experience it. It is necessary for unity of personhood because one can't monitor one's effort toward unity without perceiving the results of one efforts.