#### [[notes_the Nature of Self ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Healthy Gamer](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/the-nature-of-self) #### Terms - [[Brahman]] - [[self]] ## Notes prev:: [[notes_Metaphysics of Meditation]] - [[Suffering]] comes from not being able to understand yourself - [[Yogi]] - Am I my body? no, my body changes but I am still me - Am I my [[mind]]? no, there is a you-ness that transcends emotion - Am I my [[identity]]? no, identity can change - These are what we are taught we are, but they are untrue. In the absense of understanding yourself we develop the [[ego]] - [[ego]] is what you identify with - connection to your identity leads to [[suffering]] - you get attached to your identity and when that is challenged it hurts us more - [[Consciousness is our capacity to introspect]] - Our capacity to witness is constant throughout our the lives - Ground yourself in the observer next:: [[notes_Panchakosha Theory]]