Is there a Self? Is there not a self? Is the Self an illusion? Is there a real person that is conscious? Who am I? Although seemingly inconsequential, on these questions hinge over two thousand years of eastern and western philosophical thought. These are questions which we, either consciously or subconsciously, are confronted with whenever we examine our thoughts and beliefs, when we are bored, or in times of distress. For these are existential questions which originate from of the very essence of human consciousness. This book reveals that the confusion with the Self originates with the question itself, and the answer issues from the very nature of consciousness. Although the title of this book appears overambitious, the goal is to succinctly establish the fundamental principle of Existential Buddhism: that the Nothingness and Not-self of human consciousness is experienced as Being.
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a traditional Tibetan physician and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the unique Vajrayana Buddhist spiritual healing tradition of Tibetan Medicine. He has published several books and articles on Tibetan medicine, meditation, and yoga, and his extensive research and revival of ancient Tibetan healing methods has earned him great acclaim in both East and West. Dr. Nida is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Sorig Khang International: Foundation for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (sorig.net) with branch centers in over forty countries worldwide; Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong non-monastic yogi/ini culture within modern Tibetan society; and Co-Founder and Medical and Spiritual Director of the Sorig Institute (www.soriginstute.org) and Pure Land Farms (www.purelandfarms.org), Centers for Tibetan Medicine, Meditation and Rejuvenation in Los Angeles, California.
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