“The deepest level of obsession is obsession with a sense of self. A sense of self, generated as a reaction to non-referential space, lies at the core of every habituated pattern. A self is felt to be a permanent, independent unit. The feeling of permanence manifests in life as a feeling of dullness, of not being quite present. The illusion of independence arises as a feeling of separation. The feeling of being one thing arises as a feeling of incompleteness or dissatisfaction. Together, these three qualities obscure the mystery of being.”
Quote by Ken McLeod
Work
Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention – Essential Methods for Equanimity, Compassion, and Joy
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
“In no one did I find who I should be like. And I stayed like that: like no one.”
“A great deal that I no longer continue, within myself, continues there on its own.”
“In full light we are not even a shadow.”
Source: Voices
Source: Voices
“As long as we thing we are worth something, we wrong ourselves.”
Source: Voices
Source: The Birds of Prey: And Apache's Crossbow of Immortality
Source: The Call of the Heart
Source: Children of Dune