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Questioning our ‘Self'
Something that interests us all is ourselves - because we are the subject and main focus of
our lives. No matter what you think of yourself, there is a natural interest because you have to
live with yourself for a lifetime. The self view is therefore something that can give us a lot of
misery if we see ourselves in the wrong way. Even under the best of circumstances, if we don't
see ourselves in the right way we still end up creating suffering in our minds. The Buddha was
trying to point out that the way to solve the problem isn't through trying to make everything right
and pleasant on the external dimension, but to develop the right understanding, the right attitude
towards ourselves, and to overall just do what we can.
Living in the US at this time, we expect comfort and all kinds of privileges and material
comforts. This makes life more pleasant in many ways, but when our every need is provided for
and life is too comfortable, something in us......

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