The topic for the evening is: “Depersonalization and the Buddhist Teachings.” We’ll use Majjhima Nikaya 22 as a background; where the Buddha compares his teaching to a snake, because – like a snake – the teaching needs skillful handling, or it’ll bite you. How can we understand the Buddhadharma’s concept of ‘not-self,’ such that we avoid emotional by-passing and depersonalisation.
