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The Three Levels of Self-Awareness

By Mark Manson

It's possible to be self-aware to some degree and still be unhappy and unfulfilled. And while self-awareness has many benefits, it is, by itself, not the point.

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Unselfing into Oneness with the All: Transcendentalist Queen Margaret Fuller on Transcendence

“How is it that I seem to be this Margaret Fuller? What does it mean? What shall I do about it?”

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Maria Popova
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How Your Mind Works

What is this thing we call “self”? We assemble it ourselves, according to Buddhist psychology. Gaylon Ferguson breaks down the five-step process of ego development.

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Gaylon Ferguson
2020
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Overcoming Ego with the Practice of Chöd

Lama Tsultrim Allione looks at how the traditional Buddhist practice of chöd—offerings one’s own body to frightening demons—can inspire us to let go of ego and practice joyful generosity.

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Lama Tsultrim Allione
2017
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I and Thou: Philosopher Martin Buber on the Art of Relationship and What Makes Us Real to One Another

“The primary word I–Thou can only be spoken with the whole being. The primary word I–It can never be spoken with the whole being.”

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Maria Popova
2018
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