I think if you peel back the ego, the “self” is just obligations that we’ve made to try to create an “identity” like “I have to draw I’m an artist”. “Oh, I have to go to school because I’m a smart person and I don’t want to XYZ.”
It’s all just fluff, or an illusion. If we were to truly be free of all obligations we would find out quickly that we are all the same consciousness wearing different masks. I am me, and I am you, and you are me. If you were to be able to switch perspectives with someone else I’d be surprised if it felt any different than being in your own body.
I think if you peel back the ego, the “self” is just obligations that we’ve made to try to create an “identity” like “I have to draw I’m an artist”. “Oh, I have to go to school because I’m a smart person and I don’t want to XYZ.”
It’s all just fluff, or an illusion. If we were to truly be free of all obligations we would find out quickly that we are all the same consciousness wearing different masks. I am me, and I am you, and you are me. If you were to be able to switch perspectives with someone else I’d be surprised if it felt any different than being in your own body.