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> Modern neuroscience provides evidence that aligns with the Eastern view, revealing that the left hemisphere of the brain constantly creates narratives to interpret reality, leading to a mistaken identification with these self-narratives. This false sense of self, which is often equated with the incessant internal dialogue, contributes significantly to human mental suffering.

What or who is identifying with self-narratives, and what or who suffers? What is the stable entity which could experience internal dialogue as incessant?

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The subjective, aka “point of perspective.”

Part of this interpretation given is narrative storytelling. There is certainly an embodiment, an identity, and a subjective experience, however the symbolic and “self referential” part is fraught with illusions.

I'm not sure the subjective is a candidate for the what/who I'm asking about, since the subjective, not being an object, cannot be in a state of either identification or non-identification. Your second paragraph I don't fully parse.

The subject is the instance of subjectivity, counter intuitively “objectivity” does not refer to an object, everything is an object to objectivity, the subject is the instance of the subjectivity.

As for the rest, that of which they speak means more toward that we are one instance sub divided by barriers, yet there remains a continuity among us.

It does not mean there are no distinct identities, or containers of individuals cohabitating this continuous experience of our lives. Rather there are so many.

On top of all that, mostly we make up satisfying stories to make forgivable the crude details of our lives. Thinking about most things will only drive you crazy anyways. Such idle comprehension is a luxury of modernity.

Is this philosophical extrapolation, or a crude and forced attempt at something profound for someone‘s investment?

I cringe to their connection either way. Though a fascinating interest just the same.

The right half of my brain, or whatever it is that generates narratives, is part of me. Don't try to take it or speak for it.

And, a narrative can't tell itself. How could anyone write an extended comment, narrative, story, or whatever if to do it they had to manage a narrative about writing it? And one about the narrative about...? Stack overflow!

And one more thing...if a person is a self-narrative, how can that person realize that such a narrative is false?

Who indeed! Is that that that the question!

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