Can we be sensously aware without consciousness?
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The answer is no.
I remember from one sutta, ven Ananda asked buddha about consciousness.
In five skandhas, form, sensation, perception, mental formation, and consciousness (vinnana). Buddha told ven Ananda that consciousness could not exist alone by itself. It has to be conscious at one of the four skandhas. Ven Ananda asked Buddha further if vinnana could menefest in anything besides those 4 . the answer was no..(thus nirvana is not part of five skandas, there fore, vinnana cannot take root there) Every single being from lowest plane to highest heaven are conscious of one of four things, form,sensation, perception, and mental formation. He also asked Buddha,when would a consciousness cease to exist..Buddha said when the other four skandhas cease. So to answer your question, consciousness and sensation is circular dependent (Buddha said many times, vinnana ceases when name and form cease ; name and form cease when vinnana ceases) name and form is another term buddha often use for five skandhas.
I think i answered ur question and then some.. 😊
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Short Answer: No.
Long Answer:
First, you'll need to define what you mean by consciousness. If we take consciousness as "conscious awareness" then by definition, if you don't have consciousness of something, then you are not sensuously aware of it.
However, it's possible that you may unconsciously register things that impact your consciousness later. For instance, if you get a "bad feeling" about someone, this may be due to you unconsciously registering several factors like quick facial sensations, tones being off-kilter, etc...
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