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That was my reaction as well.

"I do have voices in my head. They're called thoughts, and I highly recommend the experience."

“I do have voices in my head. They’re called thoughts, and I highly recommend the experience.”

Well put!

But who is the author of said thoughts? From whence do they arise? If you look carefully you'll find that there is no author and that the self is an illusion that arises from the nature of consciousness. This is the essential insight of Buddhism and other contemplative traditions.