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4 - The illusion of the ego

Secular Buddhism

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You Are Who You Are, but You're Not You

If your personality isn't you, then what is you? Maybe memories. We ten believe that our abilities and skills are what make us who we are. If i was stranded on an island for the rest of my life without any technology, i would still be me. So how does the buddhist concept of no self apply in your everyday life? Why is this concept even useful? Well consider this, next time you are offended by something that some one says or does, ask yourself, what part of me has really been offended? Analyze it like we did in the previous podcast, take in its parts, ah its causes and conditions. And you're soon going to discover that this

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