Science supports the Eastern view.
The individual self is more akin to a fictional character than a real thing.
The unfortunate truth is that each of us will experience plenty of mental pain, misery, and frustration in our lifetimes.
Mistaking the voice in our head for a thing and labeling it “me” brings us into conflict with the neuropsychological evidence that shows there is no such thing.
This mistake — this illusory sense of self — is the primary cause of our mental suffering.
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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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