You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
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You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
Why Your Spirituality Might Just Be Ego in Disguise (Spiritual Materialism Explained)
Standing Nowhere
45 minutes
1 month ago
Why Your Spirituality Might Just Be Ego in Disguise (Spiritual Materialism Explained)
Kill the Buddha? In this episode I unpack the famous Zen koan to expose spiritual materialism—the way ego hijacks spirituality and turns it into another identity. I explore the subtle traps: virtue signaling on Instagram, treating meditation like a badge, weaponizing scripture, and using "awakeness" to feel superior. We look at how to ground practice in real life—on the cushion, in traffic, in hard conversations. The simple moves that bring you back: breath, honesty, humility, and beginner's ...
Standing Nowhere
You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
