Are You Observing Things That You Won't Observe?

The importance of the experience doesn't hinge on whether or not consciousness is really pure therer. It's more that it's clearly without any of the usual gross contents. That's why suddenly seems so unusual to be you in that moment, because all the normal experiences have dropped away. So seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and even thinking have dropped off. You know, after you've got rid of body and volition and internal narratives...there is nothing left but a thought about that which we call selfhood.