The Buddhist solution to this predicament is not to “get rid of” the self. That cannot be done and does not need to be done, inasmuch as there never was a separate self to be gotten rid of. It is the sense of self that needs to be deconstructed (e.g., “forgotten” in meditation) and reconstructed (e.g., replacing the “three poisons” of greed, ill will, and delusion with generosity, loving-kindness, and the wisdom that recognizes our interdependence).
