Hi Cody.

That's awesome :-)))))))

Thank you so VERY MUCH for your help and guidance.

I really like how you were able to point to exactly what I needed to look at.

Nice work :-))))

I hope I can learn how to help others as well.

Take care for now buddy.

rvh

Thanks Cody

1) Look at your beliefs about thoughts and compare them with what you can see happening in reality - what is going on here/now.

Where are thoughts, can you find them?

They just arise and disappear as part of what is happening in this present moment.

Are thoughts thinking?

No.

Thoughts can ...

OK, I'll have a look.

Thanks Cody

One guide had a couple questions for you.

1) In answer to #1: "Thoughts pretending to be a separate self."

If a thought were to come along as the words/feeling - "this is me, this is who i am"
who/what is doing the pretending?

Nothing.

It is just a thought.

2) "There never was anything ...

6) Anything to add?

End of seeking :-))

5) Describe decision, intention, free will, choice and control. What makes things happen? How does it work? What are you responsible for? Give examples from experience.

There is no one who could have control.

There is no one to choose anything.

There is no one who could have free will ...

Just wanted to mention though..when you wrote "thought causes apparent separation". You are spot on. The keyword here is 'apparent'. All they are, are thoughts and although it can 'appear' to create separation, do thoughts actually have that kind of power?

No.

Thoughts can't create separation ...

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?

No, it is all just thoughts.

Thoughts pretending to be a separate self.

There never was anything else.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and ...

There is a body that is real.

Separate from other bodies.

This body is not my wife or children or neighbour.

It has a mind that has thoughts.

there is observation that the other bodies are different from this one.

Few questions for you.

It get's really subtle here...
1) Can a mind be ...

Thoughts are real.

Thoughts are definitely real. BUT. The content of them (what they are about) are not. None of it can be found in actual experience.

Example:
If I had in my left hand an actual bottle of water and in my right I was holding up a sign that said H20...which would you choose ...

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?

I'm kinda stuck on this.

There is a body that is real.

Separate from other bodies.

This body is not my wife or children or neighbour.

It has a mind that has thoughts.

Thoughts are ...

OK, I'll take my time so it is clear.

Many thanks Cody, for your time and patience.

rvh

Sounds good Cody :-)))

rvh

Sorry for the late reply. Was traveling today.

No problem :-)

choosing happens.

Could you clarify a bit here for me. Can a word, I, choose? Choosing thoughts for sure arise but can thought choose? Or is it truer to say...as you write.... choosing happens?

No thoughts can't DO anything ...