Picked by Aeon
The costs of getting lost in the "self
An animated reflection, drawing on Western psychology and Mahāmudrā Buddhism, on how we construct a sense of self and what that construction costs us.
A compact, thought-provoking primer on why letting go of the self might bring clarity.
It’s easy to get caught up in constructing our selves, but what does it cost us?
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