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Originally Posted by django
Do 'I' listen to the Spirit, perhaps the 'Higher Self' in Hinduism? What I'm asking is is this Higher Self, somehow separate to me, somehow the one in charge, and 'I' am subject to the Higher Self's command. In Buddhism perhaps the Buddha self, is this a separate awareness, or Do 'I' identify with the buddha/Higher Self. In Christian terms I follow the will of the Higher voice. 'I' is something set apart from the Higher voice, something that follows the will of the Higher voice.
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I don't know about a higher self, it's not something I think about. I am in charge of myself and nobody commands me, I am my own person.
In Buddhism there is no self ( Anatta ), I know very little about Hinduism so I can't comment.