Psychic Word Jugglery

I came across this tidbit online, as there are so many. It is me to be critical, so I have given my corrections or rectifications according to my experiences and realizations, against the statements.

I am not affiliated with this post, nor do I recall having come across this particular site previously.

TEXT: “We are trapped inside the invisible walls of our own mental prisons (never-ending feedback loops) when we choose to identify with our illusory, separate self (socially conditioned mind, lower emotional states, past traumas and automatic behaviours).” 

My rectifications:

This is referring to the psyche along with the subtle body. That is the definition; it fits when transposed within the context of inself yoga. However, it is not a separate self; it is the very self, for all intended practical purposes. 

There is here the presumption that the core-self is realized and therefore, when assuming oneself as the core self, one is seeing oneself separate from the other forms, including causal. It is unrealistic and impractical.

Also, it is my position that the self is the basis for illusion, but that does not make it illusory. It is the basis for delusion and illusions, but it is not irrelevant; far from that, it is all that matters.

TEXT: “You can only know yourself (as Awareness) through the simple noticing of being awareness (prior to thoughts and objects). Recognize that thoughts and emotions are just weather patterns moving through awareness simply temporary phenomena that come and go (leaving awareness untouched).”

My rectifications:

Ok, know “Thy Self”, understood. There is an actual self that is not just theoretical or imaginary, that social self, as it were, is the subtle body, and yes, it is paramount to get to know it, to have some familiarity with its content. 

Also, it is not an awareness before thoughts and objects. It is also understood that yes, moods and emotions do act like weather patterns, yet it is a fundamental error to conflate the self with the core-self. 

TEXT: “When your mind is witnessed in the unperturbed space of presence; it no longer has the power to distort your perceptions, steal our inner serenity and renew itself through you.”  

My rectifications:

So, from lack of clarity and objectivity, these types of erroneous and meaningless conclusions are drawn all over the internet of all things. They sound deep and attractive, but are ultimately devoid of reason, practicality, and effectiveness. They simply represent big words arranged in some kind of order.