#102 - Is Buddhism True?
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content
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The Experiential Side of Why You're Justifying Calling It an Illusion
I think we should just be clear about the ways people can be confused about this use of the word self because to say that the self is an illusion it's not immediately obvious what is being claimed here. Most people are walking around feeling that no no I think thoughts I'm the thinker I'm the author in some sense of my thoughts and as you say if you pay more attention you'll see that you can't think a thought before you think it Thoughts simply appear in consciousness and I mean what else could they do? You don't pick the next sound you hear or sights you see or intention that arises everything is simply arising based on some unconscious processes that you as the conscious witness of your inner
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