Have we really got a self or is it an illusion?

Question

No Theresa I haven't seen it - I must have picked up the question from the ether

dominic - stick a fly in the fire and it hurts the fly, it feels pain, but has it got a self?

All animals breathe - but have they all got a self?

Thanks for your helpful contribution, King

Answer 1

According to some, there is no self, there is no mind,
there is only the world. Who thinks this? Answer: no one ... There is no one to think it!

There can be no thoughts if there is no mind. How do we know? Ah. That's a tough one. If there is no subjective reality, then our perception of subjective reality is subjective illusion. Every illusion inheres in some subject. Without perception, there can be no illusion. So who is perceiving the illusion? Not a subject, because it is asserted that the subject itself is an illusion! So this has to be an illusion that inheres nowhere, or perhaps it inheres in itself. Perhaps the illusion itself is illuded! But then wouldn't a double negative yield a positive?

Though science seeks total objectivity, in the end, as the physicists are gradually beginning to see, it is impossible. There is always the interaction of subject and object, and in order for any interaction to occur, both participants must be "real." So yeah ... You really got a self.

Hey ... I had fun with this one! lol

Answer 2

All living creature got a self and everything else is and illusion.
We are spiritual soul, we have a spiritual body, but for the moment is covered with the illusion of identify herself as a men, women, dog, flower,etc.
The consciousness is the symptoms of the life and life is symptoms that there is soul... we can see that even an insect has it own self, trying to avoid fire and so on.

Answer 3

the self is an illusion that the "soul" created based on the wants and needs of the mind/body. the self is a disease that should be eliminated. strive for enlightenment. peace

Answer 4

In spiritual terms it exists because some people worship it.
But the more it is depreciated compared to God and others, the better it becomes.

Answer 5

by self if you mean a part of you that feels comprehends and so on then no but if ne mean a part of you that clings to things as mine me i then yes. their is no self as everything we can refer to a self with is only a byproduct of other causes and effects.

Answer 6

Your question is too vague to be answered. When you're dealing with such deep subjects, it's critical that you be exact in your terminology.

Answer 7

That depends, do you feel like an individual, or just a copy of our surroundings. And how can we trust our feelings?

In order to *** (giggity) to the right conclusion, we need to ignore our feelings, detach ourselves from our daily rituals, and really discern who we really are.

A few quotes come to mind:
"Wisdom is only limited by the self-awarness of our own ignorance." -Socrates
"Divinity lies within"-?
"Think for yourself, question authority"-TImothy Leary
"Feed your head"-Jefferson Airplane
"Control your mind" - Me

Answer 8

Stick your hand in a fire, if it hurts then you got your answer.

Answer 9

You asked the question, so I guess you are counting on some selves to answer it. And here is your answer, yes.

Answer 10

I think therefore I am.

Answered this question long ago.

Therefore I've determined that people who cannot think are not real people.