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- noun Buddhism The idea that there is no separate self or soul;
egolessness .
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Examples
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The Buddhists have this nifty concept called anatta, or no-self.
Dr. Alex Benzer: The Tao of Dating: 5 Principles to Overcome Any Challenge in Your Love Life 2009
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I don't think this interpretation is wrong, but I think the poem (also) is deeper and more literal than that, reflecting what Buddhists call anatta, "not-self," the discovery that the personal self that we usually call "me" has no more substantial existence than the moon reflected on the surface of a lake.
Dean Sluyter: Emily Dickinson and the Buddha vs. the WWF 2009
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Without the discipline of mindfulness, a doctrine such as anatta would make no sense.
Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001
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Sometimes this term is invoked to point to the experiences of emptiness (shunyata) or non-attachment to a sense of self (anatta) as the goal of spiritual practice.
Larry Yang: Toward Freedom And Enlightenment Queerly: LGBTQ And Dharma Larry Yang 2012
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Sometimes this term is invoked to point to the experiences of emptiness (shunyata) or non-attachment to a sense of self (anatta) as the goal of spiritual practice.
Larry Yang: Toward Freedom And Enlightenment Queerly: LGBTQ And Dharma Larry Yang 2012
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It may seem astonishing that the tradition that most emphatically insists that there is no self (anatta) may routinely do a better job at transmitting the wise practice of self-care and than do Christian traditions which customarily insist on an eternal soul.
John Thatamanil: The Religious Wisdom of Authentic Self-Love 2010
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It may seem astonishing that the tradition that most emphatically insists that there is no self (anatta) may routinely do a better job at transmitting the wise practice of self-care and than do Christian traditions which customarily insist on an eternal soul.
John Thatamanil: The Religious Wisdom of Authentic Self-Love 2010
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Buddhists have this neat little idea called 'no-self', or anatta, which some scholars say contains the essence of all Buddhism.
Dr. Alex Benzer: Smart, Meet Heart: 5 Remedies for Smart People's Dating Woes 2009
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This reminds me of the Buddhist concept of anatta, or no-self.
Dr. Alex Benzer: The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness 2009
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This is the Buddhist principle of anatta, or no-self, made manifest.
Dr. Alex Benzer: Travel as Therapy, Pt 2: 10 Ways to Heal the Soul & Expand the Mind 2009
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