sn2chemist
sn2chemist t1_jazgbjf wrote
Reply to Glorifying the "self" is detrimental to both the individual and the larger world. It neither helps you find your true nature, nor your role in the larger world. by waytogoal
I agree, but the concept is in such opposition to a lot of western culture and capitalist values. Because of that I think it has to be explained in different words for a lot of people to understand it.
sn2chemist t1_jazhae2 wrote
Reply to comment by Spagoodler in Glorifying the "self" is detrimental to both the individual and the larger world. It neither helps you find your true nature, nor your role in the larger world. by waytogoal
The idea behind this is that a focus on the self leads to disharmony because people start to see their traits as particularly unique and isolated. That can make someone feel way more inferior or superior to others due to too much focus on some concept of a unique constant self. When there’s less focus on the self a person can see themselves as part of a whole and make changes and feel normalcy etc. as opposed to being stuck absorbed within what you’ve labeled yourself.