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What do we mean by “the self”?
A first, careful distinction between the person we describe and the awareness in which that description appears.
Read the reflectionA study space for self-inquiryLook closely.
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Vedanta offers a way to ask an old, honest question: what am I, beneath everything I know about myself? Start with the teaching. Stay close to your own experience.
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- What do we mean by “the self”?A first, careful distinction between the person we describe and the awareness in which that description appears.
- Not an escape from ordinary lifeSelf-inquiry is not a way to rise above the human day. It is a way to meet it with less confusion.
- The value of a questionA good question does not rush to make uncertainty disappear. It teaches us how to look.
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