Is it bad to reflect on powerlessness?
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Dependent origination is interpreted by users of this platform to mean that craving and grasping can give rise to a sense of self.
It's also advised on this platform to reflect on not-self of various things like mind and body. Not-self is described elsewhere as "not in control of", although people caution against conceptualizing not-self.
I take this to mean that whenever I feel I "am", that "I" is an illusion built on a layer of craving and grasping.
So, whenever I feel I "am", I reflect on an inability of me as an illusion to change anything - to move a body part, to breathe in a different way, to change thoughts, to prevent something, etc.
Is this a wrong view?
Asked by Gondola Spärde
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Oct 13, 2025, 12:37 PM
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