Friends:
The 20 Kinds of False 'Self'-Projection:
What are the 20 invalid Theories of
an only apparently existing 'self' ?
1: My 'self' is identical with my
Body; this physical matter is my
'Ego'.
2: My 'self' has a Body, this physical matter is owned by my 'Ego'.
3: My 'self' is hidden somewhere inside & included within this Body
frame.
4: This Body form is hidden inside
& included within an extensive
'Ego'.
5: My 'self' is identical with
my Feelings; pain, pleasure & neutral
feeling are my 'Ego'.
6: My 'self' has Feelings, these sensations are owned by my very
own 'Ego'.
7: My 'self' is hidden inside among these Feelings, included within
these emotions.
8: These Feelings are hidden inside & included within my
all-pervading
'Ego-self'.
9: My 'self' is
identical with my Perceptions, these experiences are my 'Ego'.
10: My 'self' has Perceptions, these experiences are owned by my very
own 'Ego'.
11: My 'self' is hidden inside these Perceptions, included
among
all these experiences.
12: These Experiences are hidden inside & included inherently within
my 'Ego-self'.
13: My 'self' is identical with my
mental Constructions, ideas & thoughts
are my 'Ego'.
14: My 'self' possess mental Constructions, these activities are owned by my
'Ego'.
15: My 'self' is hidden inside among these mental
Constructions, included as a core.
16: These
Cogitations are hidden inside & included inherently within
my 'ego-self'.
17: My 'self' is identical with
my Consciousness, this bare
Awareness is my 'Ego'.
18: My 'self' has a Consciousness, this naked
Awareness is owned by my
'Ego'.
19: My 'self' is hidden inside this Consciousness, included in all
aware moments.
20: This Consciousness is hidden inside & included inherently within
my 'self'.
Why are these 20 common assumptions invalid, erroneous, wrong and false ?
Because the concept of a
Self
inherently implies that:
1: It is something constant over time: an identical 'same self'...
2: That it is 'self'-controllable i.e. fully independent & autonomic...
3: That it is pleasant, since if self was not pleasant and the 'Self'
really was in power, it would make whatever is self, become
pleasant!
However, neither body, feeling,
perception, mental construction, nor consciousness
is constant and the same, even for a moment... Therefore they cannot possibly
ever
qualify as a same 'self' nor be identical with any stable & definable
identity...!!!
Neither is body, feeling, perception, mental construction, nor consciousness
fully
controllable... Neither can they therefore ever meet the requirements
of a 'self'...!!!
Neither is body, feeling, perception, mental construction, nor consciousness
always
pleasant... Neither can they therefore ever contain or coincide with any
'self'...!!!
Could the assumed ‘'self'’ be a combination of any of 1-20? No
so! Why not?
If 'self' is not found within any of 1-20, it cannot ever be a collection of
them!
1+5+9+13+17 are examples of
illusory identification with mere passing states...
2+6+10+14+18 are examples of
fictitious immanence & invented ownership...
3+7+11+15+19 are examples of imagined
inclusion in something becoming otherwise...
4+8+12+16+20 are examples of
phony possessing as an invisible acquisition...
This doctrine of selflessness, anatta, No self, Not Anyone, Anything,
Anywhere
is
particular to the Buddhas. No other is able to discover, comprehend nor
teach this!
More on this subtle
Selflessness:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Anatta_No_Self.htm
The Blessed Buddha radically pointed
out:
All phenomena is void of a 'self' or
of what belongs to any 'self'!
Within this frame is therefore nothing
belonging to anyone, anywhere, nor is
there anything owned by this frame
in anyone, anywhere or elsewhere...
Like a Scarecrow empty of self, soul, me, I, mine & Ego...
Source: The Moderate Speeches of
the Buddha.
Majjhima Nikaya 106 [ii 106] The Way to the
Imperturbable.
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25072X
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/index.html
On clinging to
'personality' view (Sakkaya Ditthi) and selflessness (Anatta):
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/I-dentification.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Ego-Projection.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Anatta_No_Self.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/No_Agent_is_Inside.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Anatta_Doctrine.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Just_Passing_Bubbles.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Neither_Agent_nor_Actor.htm
Updated:
08 December 2008 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Ego-Projection.htm