pg22 What is the reality of objects in general? Water falls as an example – Virtual concept. (part 3 of 3)

Human body is also a virtual concept 

Now, we see human body is just like water falls.  As we know the cells in a human body is refreshed every seven years, if we fast play a 100-year-life history of a human body in one minute, we would notice: 1. The body is getting older during the course, 2. The physical content of the body is refreshing itself just like water drops flowing through a water falls.  Thus, every statement about water falls above applies to a human body. 

What is the reality of a human body?  A human body is a concept.  The actual content of the body, i.e. the cells or molecules in the body, has never been the same.  It is ever changing all the time, as they are always different cells which flow through the body.  At most, it is a shape, a shape of a human body.  But even a shape is not an object, but a concept.  However, it is always said to be “the same” body.  The body exists only because we recognize it as an object.  If we insist on defining an object by its “physical content”, then the body does not exist because it has no fixed physical content (only cells, rather than the body, exist). 

If we wish to consider the body as an “object”, then definition of “object” must be “a concept”, not its real content.  In other words, whether the body exists as an object depends on what “object” means:  

- It may exist only if we choose to recognize the body as a concept.  But it is nothing but a virtual concept, not a real thing. 

- On the other hand, if we choose to recognize objects by its physical content, then the body doesn’t exist.  There is not a thing by the name of “human body”.  There are only cells or molecules.  Only cells or molecules are recognized objects, nothing else. 

Because human bodies are virtual concepts (i.e. a non-existent object) rather than real physical entities, they don’t follow physics laws, even though they don’t violate physics laws.  Asking if they follow physics laws is like asking if stocks and bonds follow physics laws, as they are just concepts, not real physical entities. 

We’ll talk about the illusory view of objects and the consequential problems next. 

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pg21 What is the reality of objects in general? Water falls as an example – Virtual concept. (part 2 of 3)

If we must consider the falls as an “object”, then definition of “object” must be “a concept”, rather than its real content.  In other words, whether the falls exists as an object depends on what “object” means: 

- It may exist only if we choose to recognize the falls as a concept.  But it is nothing but a virtual concept, not a real thing. 

- On the other hand, if we choose to recognize objects by its physical content, then the falls doesn’t exist.  There is not a thing by the name of “falls”.  There are only water drops.  Only water drops are recognized objects, nothing else. 

Because water falls are virtual concepts (i.e. a non-existent object) rather than real physical entities, they don’t follow physics laws, even though they don’t violate physics laws.  Asking if they follow physics laws is like asking if stocks and bonds follow physics laws, as they are just concepts, not real physical entities. 

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pg20 What is the reality of objects in general? Water falls as an example – Virtual concept. (part 1 of 3)

Let’s take an example.  What is the reality of a water falls?  A water falls, say the Niagara falls, is a concept.  The actual content of the falls, i.e. the water stream or water drops, has never been the same.  It is ever changing all the time, as they are always different water drops which flow through the falls.  At most, it is a shape, a rectangle or triangle.  But even a shape is not an object, but a concept.  However, it is always said to be “the same” water falls.  The falls exists only because we recognize it as an object.  If we insist on defining an object by its “physical content”, then the falls does not exist because it has no fixed physical content (only water drops, rather than the falls, exist). 

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pg19 How can body be manipulated by Mind? - Illusory Nature of my body.

Part II Understand what my body is?

Topic 4 - The reality of objects – The Illusory View - All objects are Concepts

 

How can body be manipulated by Mind? - Illusory Nature of my body.

We are coming gradually to the core of our study – how mind manipulates body.  In order to answer this question, we have to clarify what is the reality of a body on which mind is acting.  This is a philosophical question.  A human body (and other objects) has both illusory and objective characteristics.  We’ll talk about the illusory characteristics first. 

My body is a concept, rather than any matter. 

What is my body?  Is it my material body?  Notice that my body today is different from my body decades ago.  The contents in my body is changing all the time.  As I understand, all of my body cells are refreshed every 7 years.  So, it’s not right to claim my body as my material body.  Which material body?  Today, or 10 years ago?  The material body at what time?  Since each person has just one body, rather than many bodies, one for each moment, we can only say “my body” is a concept represented by the genetic codes in my DNA, which are not changing and are regulating the material content of my body at any moment.  That is, my body is not any particular matter, but certain information codes.  In essence, people recognize my body as me not because of the particular material content of my body, but of the characteristics of me represented by my DNA codes.  This is a very important fact about the reality of my body.  My body is not any matter but a “concept”, although it looks like matter at any particular moment. 

(Note: Alternatively, if one wishes, he could “define” the actual material content of his body at a particular moment as his body.  But if that is the definition chosen, as soon as his material content is refreshed the next moment, by definition that original material body is dead, and a new body is born.  This is not the habitual way we look at it.  It’s important to be consistent of definitions in any discussion.  That is, whichever definition we choose, we should be clear about the definition chosen and stick to it throughout the discussion.) 

What is the reality of all objects in general?  We’ll talk about it next.  

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