"a safe place we can come back to
no matter where we are and anytime we want.
the island of our true self.
Within ourselves there is a safe island we can come back to, the storms of life cannot shake us.
One of the Buddha’s phrases is attadipa saranam, which means taking refuge (saranam) in the island (dipa) of self (atta)."
THICH NHAT HANH
"Psychologically speaking, "that sweetest thing" corresponds to
the self,
which is indistinguishable from the God-image.".
Carl Jung, Aion.
yes, but it's worth the attention.
letting go is harder than you think. the brain likes its phantoms.