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No identity is better than any identity
The Tao, Buddhism, Christianity, etc. all have this idea of self denial/self sacrifice, non-self,an emptying of self, etc. On the other end of the spectrum there's psychology, and psychiatry which claim that a well developed sense of self is healthy, normal, and to be nurtured. However, as soon as any additional personalities emerge this becomes unhealthy, and a sign of mental illness.
Given that the first personality is no more valid or real than any subsequent ones formed, there is no good reason for Psychology or Psychiatry departments to classify the first one as healthy, or even beneficial.
We live in the age of the "selfie"; an age of rampant ubiquitous naracissism where anything and everything that can be stated will be viewed as offensive threats to disturb and profane the perfectly still self absorbed waters of our most sacred selves. It is a culture that seeks a perfect narcissism amid turbulent and hopelessly confused identities which can never find peace in what is nothing but a silly idea to begin with.
This is no accident. It's an extremely effective way to compel the mind to be willingly governed. As easy as this is to observe, it is impossible for this to happen if these identities are discarded, or not allowed to form to begin with. When no sense of self is allowed to emerge, the body has nothing to identify with, and nothing could be better.
The Tao, Buddhism, Christianity, etc. all have this idea of self denial/self sacrifice, non-self,an emptying of self, etc. On the other end of the spectrum there's psychology, and psychiatry which claim that a well developed sense of self is healthy, normal, and to be nurtured. However, as soon as any additional personalities emerge this becomes unhealthy, and a sign of mental illness.
Given that the first personality is no more valid or real than any subsequent ones formed, there is no good reason for Psychology or Psychiatry departments to classify the first one as healthy, or even beneficial.
We live in the age of the "selfie"; an age of rampant ubiquitous naracissism where anything and everything that can be stated will be viewed as offensive threats to disturb and profane the perfectly still self absorbed waters of our most sacred selves. It is a culture that seeks a perfect narcissism amid turbulent and hopelessly confused identities which can never find peace in what is nothing but a silly idea to begin with.
This is no accident. It's an extremely effective way to compel the mind to be willingly governed. As easy as this is to observe, it is impossible for this to happen if these identities are discarded, or not allowed to form to begin with. When no sense of self is allowed to emerge, the body has nothing to identify with, and nothing could be better.