Reflection #9 EDF2085

Samantha Clarke
Reflection #9 EDF2085
Awareness and Consciousness

As I read this week’s reading I became particularly interested in what each writer has to say about the subject, Awareness. The reading gave a wide variety of definitions for the terms Awareness and Consciousness which is either based on perception or experience of an individual. The article also aim at making clear the scientific aspects of one writer’s experience ( Metta Zetty ) who had a dream and then suddenly came to the conclusion that she had a pure transformation even after she became conscious the next day. Based on the enormity of the definitions given for the term I am convince of the complexity of the subject. However I must agree with Metta Zetty who define awareness as, and I paraphrase, Awareness is the scaffold by which all consciousness and experience emerged. It is the essence of existence. It remains constant even when the faculties of the mind are engulfed with its various activities.

Awareness in my opinion could mean fear, and on the other hand it could mean strength. When one became aware of a factor it also mean that you are conscious of it as well. For example, if there was a gossip floating around about a particular course in college, everyone is saying how hard it is to pass that class, you in return may end up failing that class because of what you are now aware. However on the other hand this could be a point of strength in that you are aware that this course may be difficult and in turn study very hard to ensure that you pass. Even though this example is just a minute aspect of awareness to me it signifies the underlineing concept of been aware. Say there was no gossip then there might have been no fear of passing the course or it might have took you by surprise.

My knowledge on physics is very limited, which might lead me to question many things, however I do appreciate its sophistication in explaining the complexity of a substance and what it entails and how they correlate. Based on what is said it seems to me that all forms are related and interdependent on another. The breath I exhaled today might be inhaled by another tomorrow, in some other part of the world? Interesting! Then came consciousness which is referred to as just one of the levels of awareness. Consciousness gives clarity to the quality of the mind, it is mental. A good distinction is the state of being awake and asleep. Consciousness gives the choice of making informed decisions through been aware.
How can this information aid the potentials of the future teacher? It is through awareness and consciousness that we make good and unbiased decisions. As the future teachers of tomorrow situated in a multicultural society there is an enormous number of things we have to become aware and conscious of. It is through this basis that we are transformed.