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Stepping Out of Self-Deception

The Buddha's Liberating Teaching of No-Self

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Stepping Out of Self-Deception

Written by: Rodney Smith
Narrated by: Tom Pile
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Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It's a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don't have a self, who's reading this sentence?" It's not that there's no self there, says Rodney Smith. It's just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and that at some point in the future will disperse. Even in its present existence, it's more a temporary arrangement of components rather than something solid.

Anatta is a truth the Buddha considered to be absolutely essential to his teaching. Smith shows that understanding this truth can change the way you relate to the world and that the perspective of selflessness is critically important for anyone involved in spiritual practice. Seeing it can be the key to getting past the idea that spirituality has something to do with self-improvement and to accessing the joy of deep insight into reality.

©2010 Rodney Smith (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Buddhism Meditation Philosophy & Practice Spirituality
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Outstanding. I consider myself an experienced meditator and spiritually awakened person. This course showed me the mirror. My attachment to my ‘self’ was making it all a mechanical process, probably strengthening it. Rodney uses compelling arguments to show the right form of Buddhism- quite different from what most Buddhists proclaim. Paired with the book’ No self- No problem’ by Chris Niebauer, this can change your life.
The view that trying to solve a problem is self defeating is well brought out. It also confirms that present moment awareness is all that is needed.

It shakes up all hitherto spiritual beliefs, including of Buddhism and Meditation

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Narration is full of conviction. A book worth listening repeadely. Many relatable and practical advices

Simply wonderful audiobook.

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