What Buddhism Really Says About the Self — Seeing Beyond Ego and Identity

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What Buddhism Really Says About the Self — Seeing Beyond Ego and Identity

Buddhism offers a careful way to understand the self, ego, and identity beyond the common idea that “there is no real you.” The teaching of anattā points to the way we mistake changing experiences for a permanent “me” that must be protected. Body, feeling, perception, mental habits, and consciousness are not possessions of a hidden self, but processes shaped by causes and conditions. A grounded reflection on clinging, responsibility, and the quiet sense of “I” that runs through ordinary life.

00:00 - Opening: The Question We Rarely Examine
01:24 - Two Different Questions About the Self
05:36 - How the Self Appears Where There Is No Self
10:51 - The Two Layers of "I"
16:28 - The Wise Silence
20:37 - What Falls Away, What Stays

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