Buddhism?

I was thinking about Buddhism the other day. I wondered if maybe meditation is a form of redistributing the em-PHA-sis of "I" Imagine this...imagine that "I" arises because of a myriad of sufficiently flexible and powerful pattern identifying algorithms apply their said skills to themselves, and lo-and behold, a wondrous and resonant new pattern appears, magically out of nowhere. (It may be more of a progression...but that's not vital to the point I'm attempting to make). This new pattern (it's a pattern like any other pattern though, nothing makes it more than a pattern), appears to suddenly have an influence on everything we say and do, because no longer are the pattern recognizers mere cold and empty machines, they are machines with internal, or subjective, qualia (experiences). The qualia arise merely because of the context of the new pattern of patterns, since the pattern of "I" couches all other patterns and pattern recognizing algorithms in a very particular way, where self-monitoring is possible (and the pattern recognizers are sufficiently powerful and universal).

But since "I" is merely a pattern, and not some fundamental indescribable aspect of a person/thing, it can be manipulated and reorganized; just like more mundane patterns like the schedule for an upcoming conference (change key note speakers), the distribution of particles in a box (add a barrier), or how one organizes their desk (papers randomly distributed on top, or randomly distributed in a drawer). Perhaps when one meditates, one redistributes self such that it no longer permeates every conscious thought; it is no longer the nexus of the internal world. Instead, the nexus of the internal world diffuses out into one's surroundings, or the rate of one's breathing, or one's heart beat. This shift in the focus of the mind and the body breaks away from the all-mighty symbol of self and the pattern recognizers get a break from constantly being harassed by a bossy and needy ephemeral pattern of "I"

More to come later...