My meditation partner and I have been studying anatta together for months, but she keeps talking about 'my practice' and 'my insights' and 'finding myself' through Buddhism, and I don't know how to point out that this seems to miss the whole point without sounding condescending. We're supposed to be supporting each other but I feel like we're studying completely different teachings.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two practitioners are experiencing fundamental disagreement about whether Buddhist practice leads to self-discovery or self-dissolution.
“Where Are You with No-self and identity in Buddhist thought?”
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