213 – Deconstructing Self: Which Aspects Are Fine, and Which Cause Suffering?
The Zen Studies Podcast
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Being Conscious
Our personal interest arises for us constantly, manifesting simply as attraction, aversion or indifference. We also have an instinct to seek things like shelter, relationships, sex, food, safety, comfort and status. From the buddhist point of view, our personal interest can be a motivating factor behind some of our problematic behaviors. But they are also the aspects which give us, give us the capacity for practice. So the fourth aspect of self is being consciousness.
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