Abstract
Out of the dialectical rhythms presented in this work, one that works incessantly without foreknowledge concerns the identity of the Self. While rejecting the substantialist view of the self dominant in the Indian tradition, the Buddha rejected such a concept while accepting a qualified sense of continuity in a conventional sense rather than strict identity. But people go beyond this conventional sense, claiming ownership/clinging fed by an egocentric perspective (attachment/upādāna). Jiddu Krishnamurti has eloquently described this predicament. ‘So the mind is ever seeking experience, and that experience hardens into a center, and from this center we act’.
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Notes
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Padmasiri de Silva , 2014, ‘Pride and Conceit: Emotions of Self-Assessment’, in, pp. 202–215, de Silva, Padmasiri, An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Counselling, London, Palgrave Macmillan.
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de Silva (2007, p. 35).
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See de Silva (2007, pp. vii–x).
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Raymond Martin, 2003, On Krishnamurti, South Melbourne, Thomson Wadsworth, p. 1.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1997, Reflections on the Self, Chicago and LaSalle, IL, Open Court, p. 124.
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Ibid., p. 125.
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Martin (2003, p. 38).
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Terrance Penelhum, 1969, ‘Self-identity and Self-Regard’, in Ameli Roty, (ed.), Identities of Persons, Berkley, University of California Press, pp. 253–80.
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Norvin Richards, 1992, Humility, Philadelphia, Temple University Press.
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Gabrieli, Taylor, 1985, Pride, Shame and Guilt: Emotions of Self-Assessment, Oxford, Clarendon Press.
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Benedict Spinoza, 1963, Ethics, James Gutman, (ed.), New York, Haffner.
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Iris Murdoch, 1970, The Sovereignty of Good. London, Routledge Kegan Paul, pp. 45–46.
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de Silva, P. (2017). The ‘Self’ and Identity Illusions. In: The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69029-2_10
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