The illusion of the self ... experienced in duality: essays

Adrian Gabriel Dumitru

Adrian G Dumitru

About this ebook

I repeat myself that i need to see life from totally different perspectives.

Or at least more than this perspective which is so related to the self.

Unfortunately ... one the stage of the real life, i just can't apply those theoretical concepts.

Life continues and everything is related with the self.

I use to say a lot ... i ... mine ... my ....

Anyone can see and feel my illusory egocentrism.

Most probably is like ... a disease, which i am suffering of since i was a little baby.

And ... i can't fix myself.

So, I've started to write what is wrong.

Like a self therapy.

Defining the illusion i am living in.

In fact ... my illness.

I've heard people calling that ... the illusion of the self and i really want to penetrate deeply this concept.

To cure myself.

So ... i start meditating.

Analysing and defining my own existence, but trying to convince myself ... that i am not my body, i am not my feelings or emotions ... and actually that i am not the one i see on the stage of life.

It's weird.

But an interesting exercise.

And of course .... I need to do it, cause i had enough of suffering.

Of the illusory drama, that i am alive and don't really know how i should act into the so called ... real world.

So ... i write.

As self therapy.

Realising that the first sentence i need to start with is ... "I was an idiot, i am an idiot and most probably I'll continue being an idiot."

Ratings and reviews

The Illusion of the Self Explained shifted my perspective in a way few books have. It’s poetic, analytical, and deeply introspective. I found myself questioning not just who I am, but what I am

The beauty of this book lies in its honesty and vulnerability. Dumitru explores the illusion of identity with such clarity and grace that it’s impossible not to be affected. I’ll be recommending it to everyone I know

If you’re on a journey of self-discovery, The Illusion of the Self Explained is essential. Dumitru challenges illusions we all live by with insight and grace. One of the most intellectually honest books I’ve read in a long time

About the author

I've started to write my first book at 16 ... but then ... realizing i could not publish it ... i've abandoned the idea of being a ... writer.

20 years later ... i've started to write again ... believing i will finally succeed ... but i've failed one more time ... not getting the success i was chasing for.

Another 5 years later ... i've started one more time to write ... but this time ... more as a therapy.

It's what i've defined as ... self therapy.

I was analyzing and defining lots of weird ideas ... that were a lot related to me ... and my own soul.

I totally forgot that i was chasing for success.

I was simple writing my thoughts ... in essays ... becoming this way ... maybe not a writer .... but what many define as ... an essayist.

This is not a poet ... and not a writer.

Or maybe is kind of a poet that is incapable of writing poetry ... but is still expressing his thoughts ... into a similar way ... as a poet.

And is not a writer ... cause have not the ability to write for too long time ... about the same subject.

But maybe i am not an essayist... either.

I am just an ordinary person ... that could be better defined ... as a thinker.

Analyzing ... and defining my life ... practicing this process called ... self therapy ... i started to understand life ... and the way to better paths which i should follow.

And i've wrote ... and wrote ... and wrote ... realizing one day that i've published tens of books .... not really understanding how the hell I've succeeded doing that.

Today i dare to recommend writing ... as a therapy.

I could even say ... it's a simple way of understanding who we are ... but also a process that could help us ... heal our souls.

I personally continue to ... write.

It's in fact ... a non ending story that ... at least for myself ... will probably continue for the rest of my life.

But over all ... i am glad ... i am doing it.

I continue my philosophical journey ... not being able to define myself for clear as a writer or an essayist... but ...

Well .... most probably... i am on a good path.

And ... i would dare to recommend to everyone ... all what i am doing today.