Look Ma! No self!

The "subject" is not something given, it is something added and invented and projected behind what there is. ~ Nietzsche; The Will to Power I am beginning to think that anatta (no self) is an invention of the narcissistic mind; and that sesshins, retreats, caves and monasteries are all unnecessary prisons in which to figure out, in a breathtaking breakthrough moment (arguably deserving of the title “kensho”, awakening or enlightenment) that it’s not about me. The saying goes “great doubt great awakening”. But maybe that's only if you've got a great ego to begin with. There is a story about a peasant woman making a long trek to see Huineng (I think) so she can ask him one very simple question. When he answers her, she is awakened, says thank you, and walks away. Small ego, small awakening. Nothing to write home about. T hose who are the most blown away by what they discover at the heart of the...