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An untrustworthy interpreter.

An untrustworthy interpreter.

The left brain acts as an “interpreter” for reality. 

The truth is that your left brain has been interpreting reality for you your whole life, and if you are like most people, you have never understood the full implications of this.

This is because we mistake the story of who we think we are for who we truly are. 

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Stern thought. In the worldview of the West, we herald the greatest thinkers as world-changers. There is no more concise example of this than philosopher René Descartes’ famous statement, “Cogito, ergo sum,” or, “I think, therefore I am.” But who is this? Let’s take a closer look at the thinker, or the “me,” we all take for granted.

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