Further, most aspects of a person can buzz merrily along without an “I” directing them.
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For example, most of your thoughts arise without any deliberate creation.
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We all routinely engage in many mental and physical activities without “I” making them happen.
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In fact, often the less self the better, since that improves many kinds of task performance and emotional functioning (Koch and Tsuchiya 2006; Leary, Adams, and Tate 2006).
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Even when it seems like the self has made a conscious decision, that choice is often the result of unconscious factors.
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Posted by kaitlots on April 18, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Thats crazy to think about… some thoughts arise w/o any deliberate creation.
I find this true, I know there have been times where I find myself feeling hurt or offended out of the blue…
Posted by Marty on April 18, 2012 at 2:23 pm
The ego brings many things forward. Tell yourself the Trauma is to strong and all kinds of thoughts backing or reinforcing this position will arrive.
This is why we are not our thoughts. If these thoughts are observed from a distance riding the breathing track they fade. So it is as they never existed because no one else knows anything about our thought, do they?