I*, the Experiencing Self. credit Yoal Desurmont on Unsplash

The Narrative Self and the Eternal Now

Reconciling experience and identity

Sam Harris (in Waking Up) illustrated how hard it is to live in the moment, saying, “And every morning, we are chased out of bed by our thoughts.” That’s what happens to me. I wake, maybe even keep my eyes closed, but the thought motor coughs a couple of times and then starts humming. It’s telling bits and pieces of my life story: what I…