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Author: Gullu Singh, JD

Identity and the Roots of Suffering

I think one of the most misunderstood topics in Buddhist practice is the topic of the self. You often hear things like, “there is no self.” But the Buddha actually went out of his way not to take a position on the existence of self. There’s a sutta whe... Read more

Tags: anatta, not self, self

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