UnbornTao

You sound like a proselytizer. Our focus here is Context.

The eggplant? Seriously though, maybe everything is nothing, but how does such a claim assist us here? Context is some 'thing', otherwise why not call every thing 'nothing'? Lasagna is lasagna, not "nothing."

I keep coming back to "holding something", the way it is "held." Which suggests space or a kind of openness, in my mind. But we don't want to make the mistake of thinking that our contemplation is easily solved. We aren't necessarily looking for just a definition.

Given your assertion above, I'd say those are foundational questions to clarify what you meant.

Some more context: ?

We could say that. And yet, if you were asked what's in a lasagna, you wouldn't answer with "nothing." Wait, maybe it is nothing. But since context seems to be something, we've got to start with that.

I don't know.

What are context and mind? How are you holding these two?

That doesn't say much, does it?

Don't answer, it's a trap!

But what's context?

I like that.

Do you, in actuality, make a distinction between thinking or hearing about something, and experiencing its reality?

Take a look at the first post.

I see. I'm going to take your word for it, then. Welcome!

@Schizophonia That's directed at OP.

If you're not a bot, you certainly seem to have used AI to write your post. Are you, by any chance, a former user who might have been creating new accounts lately - and using AI for their posts?

The following resources could be a positive contribution to this topic: https://www.metarelating.com/articles/the-power-of-context http://www.wernererhard.net/alter.html http://www.laurenceplatt.com/wernererhard/dealing1.html

@ExploringReality For example, self may be the context for our current experience. What is that actually saying?

Where's context in all of that? Certainly, it applies to the examples you mention, yet the heart of it doesn't seem to be addressed. It's not just about a symbol like light or luz and how it's contextualized within a sentence, but - as you said somewhere - that something represents something else. That might point us toward the invention of language, helping us sort out this whole context business. Clearly, we don't really know what we're talking about - hence the discussion! It's more about asking the right questions, which I haven't quite managed to do thus far.

Has to be a HD picture in order to qualify.

It can be even more profound than the setting, surrounding environment, or the meaning a sentence may convey. Again, language here is being used as an example of context. What is context, such that a symbol like this one - light - is recognized as language?