The narrating mind uses this “I-It” or “Self-Other” structure to organize the information coming from the many different sub-minds in a meaningful way. But the discriminating mind assumes the “I” and the “it” are actual entities, concretizing the Self-Other construct so it seems real and substantial. Thus, the narrating mind’s fictional “I” becomes the discriminating mind’s ego-Self, and the “it” is seen as the cause for the hedonic feelings and emotions that arise. That fundamental misperception leads to the generation of intentions rooted in desire and
