Reject the self?

Reject the ego? Reject the “selfish you”? Reject the your “animalistic nature”? reject your “primal instincts”?

I was reading and thinking about the concept of letting go of the self, that profound meditation leads to the realisation that the self was nothing but a mind constructed obstacle to true enlightenment.

And I wondered :

What’s it’s point then?

I heard of a tao or zen master who only asked his students to reflect on one question ; what am I?

My flaws, my disorders, my selfish needs and impulses, my egocentric behaviour and self centered attitude are part of what I am.

How can I love myself without loving my self?

🙂