> Our sense of me-ness seems real but it probably shouldn't be from a scientific POV. A decent part of our body is made up of bacteria that doesn't even share o

> Our sense of me-ness seems real but it probably shouldn't be from a scientific POV. A decent part of our body is made up of bacteria that doesn't even share our DNA (gut bacteria, etc). For sure. One of the early stages of many Buddhist meditation practices involves reflection on this question, looking for the "me" using various methods. Eventually the realization is of the emptiness (sunyata) of self and all phenomena. There's nothing that can be solidly considered self (atman). The Heart Sutra is one of the texts that elaborates on it: [1] https://plumvillage.org/sutra/the-heart-sutra/ https://plumvillage.org/sutra/the-heart-sutra/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra