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Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster
Before we even think of going into what is true or false about the Self, we must first define what the Self even is. So, here today, Underground, and others... What is a Self? What does that mean? What is an ego, what is an identity? If we cannot define these things for ourselves, then calling a Self false or true or whatever just wouldn't be very smart.
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Don't know if this will help. It may just be geeky something or other. Obnoxious know-it-all-ness? Hopefully that will be "forgiven" in this forum and you all can tell me if that's how it comes across.
To me, the Self is the sum of our motivations or potential for motivation that can be called upon or simply have the capability to act in the situations in which we may find ourselves.
Again to me, the ego is the cognitive sense of that Self. A sense of self, importantly with a small "s". And if some aspects of the Self are cut off, then the ego can't include them.
False self is a concept-driven sense of self, coming from one's ideal of oneself, whether that is driven primarily by one's wish to see oneself as great or by adherence to others' ideals or social norms. True self is a sense that comes from awareness of the true Self.
Identity is the cognitive sense of self, "true" or "false" or some combination.