FLOURISH - Can we flourish without an "Ego-Self?"
MINDRAMP PODCAST - FLOURISH AS YOU AGE
English - May 03, 2024 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.54 MBMental Health Health & Fitness Fitness aging brain health wellness dementia memory longevity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Buddhist philosophers say that our "Self" is an illusion and that we can be much happier once we recognize this hallucination and learn to live without a Self. What does this mean?
I think the Buddhists mean we need to escape from the dictates of our EGO. But, what would life without an ego be like? Can we exist in the real world without an ego?
The story of Jill Bolte Taylor, as told in her book My Stroke of Insight offers insight into what life might be like without an ego. Her experience also suggests that we need our ego, but - as the Buddhists suggest - we need to keep limit it's influence on our thinking and behavior.
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