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From whiskey river:

But what we call a “self” is actually just a story about our experience of life. And we construct the story because we’re trying to give some order to what is actually a remarkably chaotic process. And then we get seduced by the seeming consistency of the story that we’ve constructed, and instead of just relating directly to our experience, we try to relate to our experience in terms of the story.

(Ken McLeod [source: numerous citations around the Web, none canonical])

…and:

Just see, nothing is actually touching you when you just observe, when you don’t say “this should not be.” Pay attention to this wonderful power in you. Just witness without judgment, interference or attachment. Give it a chance.

(Mooji [source: numerous citations around the Web, none canonical])

…and:

One Source of Bad Information

There’s a boy in you about three
Years old who hasn’t learned a thing for thirty
Thousand years. Sometimes it’s a girl.

This child had to make up its mind
How to save you from death. He said things like:
“Stay home. Avoid elevators. Eat only elk.”

You live with this child, but you don’t know it.
You’re in the office, yes, but live with this boy
At night. He’s uninformed, but he does want

To save your life. And he has. Because of this boy
You survived a lot. He’s got six big ideas.
Five don’t work. Right now he’s repeating them to you.

(Robert Bly [source])

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