How to See Yourself
Here is some food for thought around the Buddhist concept of selflessness…
The concept possets that there is in fact no individual self, just the single oneself of the universe.
As humans we are born from this oneself, however in a limited life span where we occupy a physical body, we also have a physical mind which manifests the construct of the Ego. The Ego born from a body which is limited to a finite life span. It sees itsself as an individual separate from the whole – this is essential with the Egos purpose being to help the physical body survive and reproduce. This same phenomenon however can be a limiting factor when it comes to our spiritual development.
Emotional attachment to material positions (even objects you do not possess) are a construct of the Ego and give rise to a dualistic perception where the self is separate to the whole.
Viewing things as objectively separate gives rise to the Egoic emotions you attach to them. This feedback loop then drives lust and hatred for objects external to our physical body.
The way we perceive the physical world of objects then influences the way we view ourselves in relation to other sentient beings.
My, is the word to describe the self that owns things which are separate to itself.
Me, is the word we use to tell the story that explains who our Egos think we are.
I, is pure present consciousness which is constrained by the senses of the human body.
The Oneself, is the real self and is not limited by the physical body.
There is only Oneself.
And if everything is one, you have everything already.
Observe these behaviours in yourself and the tendency of the mind to layer on emotional gloss which abstracts you from the reality of the oneself and its spiritual evolution.
Enjoy, for now.