Be Kind To Yourself …?

We often hear gurus say this as if the self is real.
What self?
Be kind to something that doesn’t actually exist?

Saying “Be kind to yourself” is ordinary therapy – it’s not Dharma. Self is merely a psychological event in the mind that we have to work with. It’s our teacher, showing consciousness what it’s holding on to. This illusory self isn’t an enemy; it’s just a deluded idea that consciousness fixates about.

Don’t simply accept what gurus say;
see if it’s reasonable.

Test the words.
Test who said them.
Then test your reasoning.
🙂

How else you will know?