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213 – Deconstructing Self: Which Aspects Are Fine, and Which Cause Suffering?
213 – Deconstructing Self: Which Aspects Are Fine, and Which Cause Suffering?
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The core teaching of Zen is that understanding the true nature of self is of the utmost importance to living a life that is liberated, compassionate, generous, wise, and skillful. Mindful examination of a subject like the self classically involves something akin to deconstruction; once we recognize the component parts of something, our sense of it as monolithic thing or force is undermined. I parse "the self" into six aspects, and discuss how each relates to our practice.
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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