No-Self
The self
- The self is causes, conditions, patterns.
- The self is a stream of dependently arising processes interacting.
- The feeling of self is like clenching a fist. But the inside is still empty.
Reification
- We maintain our sense of self by editing of, selecting from, experience.
- When we resist impermanence, the feeling of self intensifies.
- Being seen creates the βIβ, we become self-conscious.
- Notice what you map to your sense of self. For example: anxiety vs indigestion.
- The feeling of self is what it feels like to be thinking without realising you're thinking.
Breaking the illusion
Feel
- Take the backward step.
- The ocean, not the waves.
- Feel the profound relief of recognising no-self.
Look
- Look for whatβs looking.
- Look for the edges.
- Look for the center of experience.
- Look for yourself, at zero distance.
- Break the illusion of separateness of anything you can notice.
Seen in the first instant, or not at all. Before concepts, not beyond them.
Added 2023-04-16.