How to See Yourself as You Really Are by His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Author:His Holiness The Dalai Lama [His Holiness The Dalai Lama]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780743290456
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2006-12-05T04:28:54+00:00

The remaining three steps, discussed in the following three chapters, are aimed at understanding that this sort of “I,” which we believe in so much and which drives so much of our behavior, actually is a figment of the imagination. This solid “I” does not exist at all. For the subsequent steps to work, it is crucial to identify and stay with this strong sense of a self-instituting “I.”

Meditative Reflection

Imagine that someone else criticizes you for something you actually have not done, pointing a finger at you and saying, “You ruined such-and-such.”

Watch your reaction. How does the “I” appear to your mind?

In what way are you apprehending it?

Notice how that “I” seems to stand by itself, self-instituting, established by way of its own character.

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