What is the difference between Mind and Spirit?
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:37 pm
[copied / pasted] 'Spiritus Mundi' was a term used by W.B. Yeats to describe the collective soul of the universe containing the memories of all time. From 'Spiritus Mundi,' Yeats believed, came all poets' inspiration. [end copy / paste]
Consciousness is the only known phenomenon which observes itself.
It observes itself from within itself.
These two facts IMO decisively refute the physicalist worldview.
They do not, however, refute the spiritual worldview. They seem to reinforce it.
Yet, it seems to me, that the words, "mind" and "spirit" are not interchangeable.
They seem closely related, but not equivalent.
I have come to see Idealism as a subset of a worldview of hierarchy, nested realities if you will.
I would be interested to see how those on this forum might define the difference (if any) between mind and spirit.
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Consciousness is the only known phenomenon which observes itself.
It observes itself from within itself.
These two facts IMO decisively refute the physicalist worldview.
They do not, however, refute the spiritual worldview. They seem to reinforce it.
Yet, it seems to me, that the words, "mind" and "spirit" are not interchangeable.
They seem closely related, but not equivalent.
I have come to see Idealism as a subset of a worldview of hierarchy, nested realities if you will.
I would be interested to see how those on this forum might define the difference (if any) between mind and spirit.
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