Is it the self that thinks the thoughts Or is it the thinking mind that thinks the self by Dr. Phil BlusteinMarch 20, 2026
Life is How We See It We have the opportunity to see the value in each moment, rather than its negativity. Each moment is an OPPORTUNITY to appreciate the magic of our HUMAN PROCESSING MIND that is able to create meaning and our reality in every experience. Each...
Conventionally when we talk about ourselves it is from the first person perspective. It is from our personal point of view. We use “I, me, my, mine, we and our.” One can also describe what is happening from the third person perspective. In this scenario...
Non-self-referential Labeling In labeling one is trying to use an objective description of what is happing rather than a self-referential perspective. Describe what is noted without the use of the word I. In describing a sensation from the I perspective will only...
Mahasi Sayadaw was a Burmese Buddhist monk in the late 1800’s who popularized the idea of LABELLING that was a support for Vipassana or Insight meditation. Historically sustained awareness and deep concentration states of Jhana were believed necessary before one... 
