Anatta is not a disappearing act!
An uplifting audio dharma talk for those who have trouble with the Buddhist concept of no self.
At the center of your being, you have the answer. – Lao Tzu
An uplifting audio dharma talk for those who have trouble with the Buddhist concept of no self.
If you can think of a situation or condition that pushes your buttons, setting off an inner rant or a desire to run away or hide, then you know how challenging it can be to maintain a sense of balanced easeful equanimity. One minute we feel fine, life is good, and then something trips us into feeling overwhelmed, out of kilter, struggling to find solid ground.
A central truth in Buddhism is anatta — no separate self — which can be misconstrued as nonexistence, but is
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