The Nature of Self

This week we are concluding the liberation module with diving into the essence of the self. What is it? What's the difference between the self and the ego? What is consciousness? All these profound questions will help us tackle the last obstacle to feeling ONE with the whole: the illusion of separation!

Books:

‍- Iain McGilchrist - The Matter with Things
- All Zen Buddhist literature and specifically Zen Koans
- Robert M. Pirsig - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Novel)
- Bernardo Kastrup - The Idea of the World: A Multi-Disciplinary Argument for the Mental Nature of Reality
- Ram Dass - Be Here Now
- The Shin Jin Mei by Sosanganchi Zenji

Audiobooks:

- All Audiobooks by Bernardo Kastrup  (free on Audible!)

Teachers:

Doshin Michael Nelson Roshi
Bernardo Kastrup

Goals:

It becomes more and more important to have a solid practice of presence and experience. Meditation is one of the most potent way to do this. Check back with the homework from our first lecture (Sync meditation, activating your right hemisphere and zen inspired meditation). A vipassana or zen meditation retreat could be a powerful addition to your journey. But it is not required. It is enough if you include 15 minutes of mindfulness practice into your daily routine.

The most important thing is your quality of attention (broad, vigilant, sustained attention, noticing your whole body as it is having an experience) and not the technique, method or posture you are engaging in.