Immersion
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Immersion
Who Are You, Really? Rethinking Identity, Freedom, and the Self
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What is the self? Are we as fixed as we think we are? In this episode, we explore identity, freedom, and self-concept through the lenses of philosophy and spirituality.
Last week, we explored how our self-concept forms through psychology. This week, we're taking the next step.
In this episode, we explore:
- Bad faith with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
- Is there a permanent self? Perspectives from David Hume and Buddhism.
- Who—or what—are we beneath our thoughts? Insights from Eckhart Tolle and Alan Watts.
I'm excited to continue this journey with you. Let's dive in.
Part 1 on identity from the lens of psychology:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2318937/episodes/19515584
Full Relationship to the self series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJBR0a3Yz6vsH5TkuPFtd2b7YgbL11OG
Timestamps:
00:00 Bad Faith, Identity, and Choice
08:54 David Hume and the Idea of the Self
14:09 The White Lotus Quote
16:07 Anatta and the Buddhist Concept of No-Self
17:23 Who Is the “I” We Are Speaking Of? - Eckhart Tolle
20:57 Can We Expand the Definition of the Self Even Further?
Ideas / resources discussed in this episode:
- On Hume: https://iep.utm.edu/hume/
- Eckhart Tolle excerpt: https://eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/
- On Anatta (the Buddhist concept of “not-self”): https://www.lionsroar.com/buddhism/no-self-anatta/
- We also explored ideas from Sartre, Beauvoir, and Alan Watts.
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