You Are Not Who You Think You Are: Buddhism, Ego and Anxiety (or How to Wear Your Identity Like a Loose Garment)

Lodro Rinzler
8 min readMay 3, 2021
This article is adapted from Lodro Rinzler’s new book “Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times”

“We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.”

— RuPaul Charles

RuPaul Charles has revolutionized drag culture and has made it accessible like no one else. He has a number of catchphrases he is fond of repeating including “We’re all born naked and the…

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Lodro Rinzler

Lodro Rinzler is author of “The Buddha Walks into a Bar,” “Love Hurts” and a handful of other fun books on meditation | Co-Founder of MNDFL. lodrorinzler.com