Emery Ralph

Deconstructing the 'I' (Meditation for Cultivating Wisdom, #2) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Burden of the 'I'

Every fear, ambition, and memory is instinctively processed through the lens of a central commandthe Ego, or the "I." We are hardwired to secure and defend this perceived, permanent entity, making the quest for a coherent, unchanging story the central imperative of our lives. Yet, as wisdom traditions have taught for millennia, this search for permanence in a landscape defined by change is the precise source of our deepest suffering (Dukkha). We are exhausted by the constant, crushing demand to maintain an impossible fiction: that you are a fixed statue fighting the eroding wind of time.

A Systematic Manual for Dismantling Illusion

Deconstructing the 'I' is your systematic, step-by-step manual for dismantling this central illusion. This book is not an argument for nihilism or despair; it is an invitation to the most radical form of freedom imaginable. Drawing primarily from the profound insights of Anatta (No-Self) philosophy and the analytical tool of the Five Aggregates (Pancha Khanda), this guide moves beyond mere theory to provide a practical methodology for observing the "I" not as a substance to be worshipped, but as a conditional process to be understood.

The Shift in Motivation

Through detailed inquiry and observation, you will learn to analyze and re-engineer the Ego's 'engines of motivation.' This work facilitates a powerful ethical and psychological shift: you will move away from the fearful, self-securing drive of the Old Engine ("I must do this to secure myself") toward the liberated, skillful action of the New Engine ("This action is skillful, and the conditions are present for it to manifest").

The Boundless, Radical Freedom

The realization of No-Self is often misunderstood, but those who complete the deconstruction find it is the most gentle and liberating truth possible. True freedom is the release from the mandate to be "someone." When the burden of the Ego is lifted, you gain the freedom to flow with the moment, to change without resistance, to act without fear of failure, and to love without the need for personal return. You become the unburdened, conditional flow of consciousness, feeling, and form that simply is, moment after moment. The quest for the permanent Self ends here, not in despair, but in the boundless, radical freedom that the demanding, fearful master could never achieve.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Iris Mcwell
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798232109875
• Artikelnr.: 75941792