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How to practice non-self while protecting cultural identity

I keep reading that there's no solid self but I'm Black in America and letting go of my identity feels like letting white supremacy win.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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The teaching of selflessness can conflict with the necessary assertion of marginalized identities in oppressive systems.

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