What if we aren't designated our name?

Because we are designated our name, Self arises
and Self-grasping is strengthen,
Self-centered mind such as arrogance, greed and attachment
and destructive emotions such as anger, hatred, fear, jealousy and sorrow arise,
so we suffer from these disturbing mind.

What if we aren't designated our name?
Because Self doesn't arise, we are only the combination of body and mind,
we become social animals with no reason,
such as ants and bees which live only by instincts and emotions.

Because we become Selflessness, Self-grasping won't be strengthen,
Self-centered mind and destructive emotions will hardly arise,
therefore we won't suffer from disturbing mind any more, and we will be unintentionally modest,
then we will be able to live with joy,
however we won't be honorable humans with reason any longer.
That's not good, isn't it?

So, if we want to live happily as humans,
we have to be able to control our disturbing mind by all means.
What can control our disturbing mind then?
That's not what other animals have, but something peculiar to humans.
That's the 'Reason' arisen by 'Consciousness' which is convinced of the ultimate truth of
'Interdependence'.
Reason means the universal moral ethics or compassion.

Once we are convinced of interdependence, we become Selflessness or Emptiness,
so our Self-grasping will be weakened,
and our Self-centered mind and destructive emotions will rarely arise.
At the same time, reason such as compassion, warm-heart and gentleness will arise,
and we will have calm mind always.
As a result, we will be healthy mentally and physically, and will see the reality
through holistic view, will take realistic approaches, will have normal function of intelligence,
will have meaningful life and will be happy.

Therefore, Buddhism does not accept Self, something that is independent of physical and
mental properties of being. (Buddhism does not accept independent Self but accepts
interdependent Self.) Instead, Buddhism defines 'I' as 'the mere designation to the
being' <the continuum of consciousness: the combination of subtle body and subtle mind>.

Cf. http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/self-as-mere-designation
     http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/disturbing-mind-english
     http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/calm-mind-english
     http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/secular-enlightenment-english
     http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/consciousness-english
     http://www.slideshare.net/compassion5151/self-of-consciousness-mind-body-english