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Originally Posted by sky123
I have a self.
I have no self.
By means of a self I perceive self.
By means of a self I perceive not-self.
By means of not-self I perceive self.
The self of mine that knows is everlasting and will stay as it is forever.
Sabbasava Sutta (Pali Sutta-pitaka, Majjhima Nikaya 2).
If we say I have no self then who is the self that doesn't have a self?
I prefer ' Not self ' rather than no self, it makes sense to me..
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From a book I am reading that stood out to me earlier:
"Consciousness is that which is luminous, knowing and reflective. Consciousness is that which makes manifest appearances, is able to apprehend them in one way or another, and in doing so is self appearing and prereflectively self aware"