Living beings in nature have an innate sense of 'self', a filter for what belongs and what doesn't. A cell has a boundary that keeps out what does not belong. The immune system distinguishes between what is 'own self' and what is 'foreign.'
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Non-self as taught by the Buddha was in reference to a specific belief or doctrine of Atman, that humans have an eternal soul that cycles through countless lifetimes. He taught Anatman, that humans don't have an eternal soul, just a human body and consciousness.
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Buddha's doctrine of Anatman should not be interpreted as 'not having a self' in the natural human sense. It should be taught as Anatman, a response to a particular Vedic doctrine.
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I have autoimmune disease, which is a DISORDER that occurs when the body cannot distinguish between what is 'self' and 'not self'. It is natural and healthy to have a sense of what is 'one's own' and what is not. Boundaries are natural and healthy, all living organisms have them.
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Buddhadharma is only one form of dharma that teaches a particular view. It is not the only dharma I practice. I also practice Natural dharma, dharmecology, the dharma of the natural world.
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