[eBook] [PDF] For Selfless Minds 1st Edition By Monima Chadha

[eBook] [PDF] For Selfless Minds 1st Edition By Monima Chadha

Selfless Minds is a book that looks at the idea of “no-self” in Buddhist philosophy. The author, Monima Chadha, explains that the philosopher Vasubandhu believed not only that there is no “self,” but also that there are no “persons” and no feeling of having a self. This is a very different way of thinking compared to what we usually believe. It can be confusing because, even if we agree that there is no self, we still have questions. For example, if there is no self, why do we feel like we are a person? And if there are no persons, what happens to the way we interact with other people?

In the first part of the book, Chadha says that we can still understand our thoughts and feelings without thinking about having a self. In the second part, she talks about what happens if we don’t think of people as separate “persons.” Some of the ideas she shares might seem strange, but she suggests that we should think carefully about both the Buddhist ideas and our everyday lives to better understand ourselves and others.

Selfless Minds is a book that brings together ideas from Buddhism, Western philosophy, and modern science to help us understand how the mind works and what it means to not have a “self.”