[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.
![[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/thandie-newton/we-assume-that-the-self-is-an-actual-living-thing-but-its-not-its-a-projection-which-our-clever-brains.jpg)
[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.