'Being Myself' and True Refuge

Authenticity and 'being myself' are oft-heard values within alternative circles. Yet, the 'self' at stake is no different from any other self: the result of the conditioning process, which originated from encountering displeasure. The 'self' at stake is bound by pleasure-seeking and cherishing of its wounds and attachment.

In this video, Dr Evgenii Timofeev discusses the process of creating 'self' and its perpetuation within Samsara. Then, the process of reversing self-creation and finding true refuge within practice is discussed.

The particular method in accordance with which one develops the body, trains the mind, cultivates Qi, and correctly discerns the causality within conditioned existence leads to clear seeing - vipassana. Abiding within true refuge, one gradually tends towards complete liberation from shackles of 'self' cherishing.

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