self-existent - Thubten Chodron

Being able to exist without depending on anything, be it causes and conditions, parts, or the mind that conceives and labels it. This type of existence is negated on all existents, both persons and other phenomena.

Emptiness and the self
How to identify the appearance of the inherently existent "I."
Pride and ignorance
The seven types of pride and their antidotes, and the three types of ignorance.
Developing calm abiding
Exploring the nine stages involved in attaining calm abiding.
Reflections on rebirth
Grappling with the concept of rebirth in our Western culture.
Emptiness and non-duality
The perception of emptiness is non-dual, without the experience of subject and object.