I tried to post this several times last week and I'm not sure if it actually worked or not but I'd rather be safe than sorry. If this is a repost, I apologize.

The handout on "The Nature of Selflessness" is very
interesting but it doesn't seem to address the "Why"
question.

I don't know much about Eastern thinking, so maybe
"Why?" isn't a valid question. But in Western
thinking, "Why?" is a huge question and I can't help
but wonder.

Why do we seem naturally predisposed to fall into the
patterns that create a false sense of self? Why do we
look at the clouds and not the whole sky? What is it
about our nature that is attracted to drawing
distinctions and setting up the walls of "me" and
"I"?

I don't feel particularly compelled by the idea that
there is no separation of life or "no self." But I
can't even begin to accept it as valid without first
knowing why we see things the way we do if in fact
there is really no separation. Why should we doubt our
eyes and our instincts and why do they exist if they
only serve to distort our perceptions of the essential
truth of the nonseparation of all life?

These questions have not even been addressed in the
handout, which is a pity because it's an interesting
belief and I'd love to know more. Perhaps some outside
reading is called for.