I think, therefor I am. Since I feel physical pain if my skin is pinched, it must be part of me. If my brother is cut and bleeds, I feel no physical pain, so maybe there's a boundary there. But lack of physical pain doesn't mean lack of care, which is developed and expressed through language. So yes, we are part of something larger, but I don't buy the ego doesn't exist schtick.
I think, therefor I am. Since I feel physical pain if my skin is pinched, it must be part of me. If my brother is cut and bleeds, I feel no physical pain, so maybe there's a boundary there. But lack of physical pain doesn't mean lack of care, which is developed and expressed through language. So yes, we are part of something larger, but I don't buy the ego doesn't exist schtick.