How does it become aware of itself as a thing separate from its surroundings?
When my life collapsed inward — which is what death is, life collapsing deep into itself — that phrase remained outside the collapsing; it became a thing separate from me.
I explained that a "view" is a way of perceiving a world made up of discreet things seen as having "self-existence," i.e., as being a thing separate and independent of other things, and also independent of mind creation.
After all, most of the time, the only thing separating a salesman from a marketing flack is a college degree.
In the physical world, the only thing separating a chair from a rock is their rate of vibration.
The only thing separating a robber and perhaps thousands of dollars in cash is a clerk whose training for such situations amounts to being told, "Don't be a hero".
But the only thing separating a license for truck drivers hauling hazardous material from those hauling bricks is a simple written exam.
Slate's Farhad Manjoo writes, "A password is the only thing separating your e-mail, banking information, and social networks from a bad guy," and unfortunately, a complex password with letters, numbers and symbols just won't cut it anymore.
Lauren's mother attended each one and would look upon her daughter's accused killer, a wooden railing the only thing separating them.
Like, if you look at early rave like The Prodigy, or drum 'n' bass, or even the gnarly dubstep stuff that was knocking around a while ago, all those things separated a younger generation from their parents.
