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Buddhism

Tobin S.

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3. You have to differentiate between the self and the Self.

Reply to angstlessk (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 02:03 PM

Mar 2017

The two are different entities. The self is your ego, personality, and body. The Self (capital S) is a much deeper part of people and is common to everyone. The Self is the same thing in everyone. Some people call it God.

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I was never aware of my SELF [View all] angstlessk Mar 2017 OP

total narcissists never ask themselves whether they are total narcissists or not virtualobserver Mar 2017 #1

When you look in a mirror are you aware that it represents you? TexasProgresive Mar 2017 #2

My grandmother said she wished a mirror had never been invented angstlessk Mar 2017 #4

You have to differentiate between the self and the Self. Tobin S. Mar 2017 #3