FWIW no self is a bad reification/translation of not self, and the overhwleming majority seem to be metaphysically confused about something that is just one more tool rather than some sort of central metaphysical doctrine. When directly questioned “is there such a thing as the self” the Buddha is famously mum.
No-self is an ontological claim about everyone’s phenomenology. Not self is a mental state that people can enter where they dis-identify with the contents of consciousness.
FWIW no self is a bad reification/translation of not self, and the overhwleming majority seem to be metaphysically confused about something that is just one more tool rather than some sort of central metaphysical doctrine. When directly questioned “is there such a thing as the self” the Buddha is famously mum.
What’s the difference between no self and not self?
No-self is an ontological claim about everyone’s phenomenology. Not self is a mental state that people can enter where they dis-identify with the contents of consciousness.