Three Characteristics: Not-Self - 2
by Lisa Goddard
This is the second talk on the teaching of Anatta, not self. This idea of not-self is an important and often misunderstood teaching. The Buddha talked a lot about oneself. And the word Atta in Pali means self, Anatta means not self. And it’s said to be both a philosophical and metaphysical term for something like a soul. The Buddha was really a psychologist in a way, he was interested in being aware of what the activities of the mind were doing, and to begin shedding those activities that cause suffering. And one of the ways we cling relates to this concept of self. Selfing is the modern English interpretation. That self is not a noun, a thing, but rather, is an activity, something we're doing. We're selfing. We’re making up a self, we’re actively involved in creating a self. In this talk, we start noticing the activities of the mind, which are called selfing.
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