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‘I Am’ Is Our Primary Experience

Thursday 08 December 2022

I Am' and Impermanence

A woman who has been following Theravada Buddhism asks about 'I am' and impermanence. Rupert responds that there is no separate, localised or temporary self. It is like the space in your room which is not separate from other spaces. The 'I am' is like that space. Everything objective is impermanent. No thing is permanent but there is eternity, the ever-present.

From event 08 December, 2022 Webinar – Thursday 8th December

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Separate self

Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

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Distress Over the Separate Self as Illusion

Why Is the Ego Here at All?

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Why Is the Ego Here at All?

Separate Self and Lack

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Separate Self and Lack

Attachment to Foreign Identity

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Attachment to Foreign Identity

If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

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If There Are No Others, Where Is the Conflict?

Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

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Does Knowing Include Biological Sense Perceptions?

Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

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Why Does the Infinite Localise into the Finite?

The Fear of the Separate Self

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The Fear of the Separate Self

Intuition and Decision-Making

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Intuition and Decision-Making

Shaking Off the Separate Self

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Shaking Off the Separate Self

Everything Is Fine

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Everything Is Fine