You have no fixed self. This is only an illusion that causes you to feel
pain and suffering. -Frederick Lenz
The Me, which we think to be an integrated
individual – is constructed and emerges out of mind narratives. Self I and me,
are linguistic reference points that connect experiences together and gives an
assumption that there is a distinct someone. There is no Self, there is no
entity as Me, although it always appears that there is a Me a person who is
feeling, thinking, perceiving, and interacting with the world, but nothing
within points to that. Emerging into a false existence with each thought, mind
talk, stories moment by moment creates layers of beliefs and illusion,
perpetuates a pseudo Self.
Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.- Rumi
Me, other, us, them, they and the world - all
are appearances, thoughts, and formations associations sprouting in
consciousness. Flashes of past experiences, stored memories brings about the
sense of Self, solidifies the sense of me, my life, my childhood, my hobbies,
preferences etc. All that is now coming up in the present is just past thoughts
and images, and have no reality. Attention grabs on to these memories with
identification the Me and mine arise, pain, suffering, and misery also arise.
Annata doctrine, the Buddha attributed the
concept of a self as both illusory and a source of unhappiness, suffering. All
is just imagination but no imaginer. Whatever that seems to think it is the Me
and is trying to understand this game and is seeking for answers is like dog
chasing to catch its own tail.
Obscurations impurities from ignorance muddles
and deludes the aware consciousness it hooks on to beliefs, breaks the being,
creates separation. Mind movement leads to dualistic perspective of Me other, subject-object
association supports the idea of self or person within. The habitual usage of
language- I mine- sets a belief that there is an unchanging permanent entity within
and everything revolves around this. But there is no separate Me/self; there is
only the simple experiencing, cognition or awareness. When the process of
self-realization begins the true nature of Self is revealed the truth of the
other is unveiled.
How much ever I look within, there is only open
dark space, can’t find Myself. It is liberating to realize that there is no one
anywhere. Direct realization of no other but only bodies floating –anxiety gripped
within it is still sinking into the being. The dichotomy is dissolving, sense
of Me is slowly but surely melting, nothing here, nothing there, empty
awareness. If all past memories I could wipe out, wake up every morning fresh a
new birth then there would be no concept of I Me, Self is obliterated it can’t
standalone without crutches of the past. Just as water in a mirage, a human
figure in a post is nothing but a reflection, an illusion, so is the illusion
of Self, Me and the other, a person in a body.
There Is No Self Or Soul – Khandas
🙏 May I be the guiding light to illuminate the
path to realization for all seekers!!
Thankyou!!
🙏