Consciousness

चेतना

What is consciousness, and how is it different from the body?

Core answer

A proposal to examine

Consciousness is evidenced in the self's capacity to know, understand, imagine, evaluate and choose. The body carries physical and chemical activity, while the conscious self has a span of knowing that is not limited to bodily dimensions. Human awakening is the development of this conscious capacity into knowledge, wisdom and humane conduct.

Reflection

Observe one activity happening in the body and one happening only in the conscious self.