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You're not piloting a bone mech, you are it.
It feels like you're behind your face looking out into the world but once you pay close attention and look for what's looking you'll discover there's nothing there. There's no "you" in a sense that there's someone behind the wheel. There's just consciousness. It feels like something to be. A subjective experience.
WHERE IS THE PAINLESS OFF BUTTON!?
That's called a massive dose of opiates. You are highly unlikely to reboot after complete shutdown, so it's generally not recommended.
Pain is mandatory, suffering is optional.
Hey Sam Harris is that you?
No, I'm not on social media anymore.
Is he getting the credit for ancient scripture these days? Interesting.
'Look for what's looking' is something he often says in his daily meditation sessions on the Waking Up app, which famously frustrates people. 'There's just consciousness and its content' is also a direct quote from him.
Neither of these he probably came up with by himself, but that's his way (and in my view, the best way) of saying it.
Oh, sure, I'm familiar with the logic; I've meditated for years. And this is one of Buddhism's core revelations:
It's very true of course, regardless of who is saying it - Sam, the Buddha, or anyone else.