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Originally Posted by Dannyboy1  You are not your thoughts because you can observe them. You are the presence beyond the mind. Ever read the Power of Now? Great book. I believe that's how people trap themselves, by believing they're their thoughts. Everyone has evil thoughts, but they don't act on them. At least most people. This shows you can have thoughts, observe them and decide what to do with them. |
Yes. We are not our thoughts or our minds. We can't be our thoughts because we are not always thinking, yet we are always existing. Thoughts are just mind activity. We can be aware of them just like we can be aware of sounds, images, tactile sensations etc.