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The self exists, it’s just not as real as you think.

By Tricycle

If a basic principle in Buddhism is non-self (anatta), is it incompatible with psychotherapy, which seems to be all about finding and understanding the self? The question is a little misguided, and in an ABC News NOW segment Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein explains why: The self exists, it’s just not as real as you think it is. You can watch the interview here.

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