Explorations in Personality

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Zen, Koans, and the Self

Zen, Koans, and the Self

Using riddles to transcend the inner split

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W. Keith Campbell
Feb 16, 2025
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Humans are a fundamentally conflicted species, and this conflict causes us to suffer. One source of conflict is the nature of the self itself.

Our self is split in two. There is a part of the self th…

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