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[-] Anuttara@leminal.space 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

the sense of self isn't constant and is totally malleable! i've had these experiences where everything is me, so that's my brainwaves moving real slow. there's no real self, it's just if my brain decides to move fast or slow. identity isn't real.

[-] RaoulDuke85@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

I believe that's what Buddhism teaches. No self.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago
[-] Anuttara@leminal.space 3 points 1 week ago

yeah! i'm just not sure if i get it. sometimes i feel like i get it but then it's like... who is getting it? and then i get confused lol

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