The False Self

Last updated Aug 15, 2023

• Source: Atlas/Maps/DLQ 10 MOC
• Keywords: Cards/permanent notes
• Relevant Notes:
  • Cards/The False Self: the opposite

• True Self: you at your core; not tangbile
  • It is hard to find one’s True Self; you cannot find it like any other object. You can only get ==“in touch”== with it.
    • ==You cannot lie to yourself about your feelings.==
  • But one good place to start is to acknowledge that we are not defined by the Cards/Tangibles.
  • There is something deeper that makes us who we are.
• How do you get in touch with Cards/The True Self?
  • Through pain.
    • Remember: why does the body experience pain? Pain is an indicator that something is wrong in the body, and it needs your attention.
    • Pain gives you a truthful indicator of what goes on in your body.
    • “The gateway to freedom is an initial experience of pain”
  • Thus, to know who you truly are means to get in touch with the pains of your Cards/Brokenness.
• What makes finding Cards/The True Self difficult is the shame associated with it.
  • E.G. “Show me your truly colors”
  • Why do people find this shameful? Perhaps because of external pressures, which leads us into living Cards/The Divided Life
  • Thus, our strongest enemy is Cards/Self-rejection.