Definition of not-self
: something that is other than or objective to the self : nonego
the world is in some manner a not-self, whose nature is both like and unlike my own— Weston La Barre
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“Not-self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not-self. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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