Not written from a Buddhist perspective, the author doesn't go on to examine the question of identifying with the mind. But I thought it was provocative.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20 ... s-body/?hp
NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
"When one thing is practiced & pursued, ignorance is abandoned, clear knowing arises, the conceit 'I am' is abandoned, latent tendencies are uprooted, fetters are abandoned. Which one thing? Mindfulness immersed in the body." -AN 1.230
Re: NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
Pointless drivel.
Re: NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
I liked "... but my capricious body possesses the power and final authority, and I must tiptoe round its whims"
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Re: NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
That guy needs to go do some yoga, and reconnect with his body.
The way he tells it, he's a brain, and the body is just a support structure.
It's a very one dimensional way of being in the world.
The way he tells it, he's a brain, and the body is just a support structure.
It's a very one dimensional way of being in the world.
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
Re: NY Times Article: "I Am Not This Body"
By saying this one might sound like trying to position him- or herself above the writer of the article, but here goes: the writer might benefit from trying to accept things as they are instead of trying to control them.