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07. The Nature of Self

31. The Nature of Self — Coming Soon

A preview of a series exploring the illusion of the personal self — the masks we wear, the roles we play, and the deeper freedom revealed when we look behind them.

Essay premiere: March 17, 2026

1994-11-07 • 1 min read

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Teaser

The idea of “you” is one of the most convincing illusions ever produced.

We wear identities the way actors wear masks — useful, expressive, but never the whole story.

This series invites you to look behind the mask, not to find a hidden self, but to see that the actor was never separate from the play.

What remains is not a smaller self, but a freer one.

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"The self is not something you are — it’s something you momentarily appear as."