The Self and Methods: A Rational Confrontation
The Self and Methods (Part 2) Your greatest enemy is the lie you live daily – the illusion of a stable, autonomous self. From the moment you wake, a voice in your head whispers the narrative of you , and you accept it without question. This selfhood is the core deception logically underpinning most of your rationalizations, hypocrisies, and mental distortions. Look at the evidence: every excuse you make, every instance where you quietly exempt yourself from the standards you apply to others, every time you twist reality to protect your ego – all of it traces back to protecting the fiction of “me.” You aren’t unique in this; everyone is stuck in the same self-made web of lies. But right now, we’re talking about you . You rationalize your bad decisions to feel wise, paper over your inconsistencies to appear consistent, and cloak selfish motives in altruistic explanations. This “self” that you think is in charge is a master con artist , fabricating a comfortable story and fooling...