•1 The nature of self is nondoing because the nature of the self is a host and a host that is busy doing cannot host.
•2 The nature of self is stillness because the nature of the self is a mirror and a moving mirror does not reflect well.
•3 The nature of self is silence because the nature of the self is a transceiver and a transceiver making its own noise is not useful.
•4 The nature of self is emptiness because the nature of the self is a container or vessel and a container that is not empty cannot receive.
•5 The human self is always empty, nondoing, silent, and still even when ego covers the human self with darkness, noises, and pretend doings.