constructed self
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also constructing ourselves and our world
Summary
We put ourselves together at each moment into some kind of constructed self: a picture of ourselves for ourselves, formed from our memories of the past and imaginings of the future. We create a me all the time.
Part of ↑ self ↑ constructed world
Includes ↓ self put together in time-present
Main theme
a construction that we form from our memories of the past, and imaginings of the future
Developed
We put ourselves together at this moment into some kind of constructed self
2Uji 1: Time Is the Present Winter 2004 — Uji
We construct ourselves. We put ourselves together at each moment.
3Uji 2: A Crack in Our View of Time Summer 2007 — Uji
we build up a picture of ourself for ourself, our own me. We create a me all the time
4Enlightenment as a Normal State July 2009 — Dibbavana
Also in the narrower keywords
self put together in time-present +1 text
This person I think of as myself is a “person” that I put together at one time-present.
Time-Present Shobogenzo · Uji