Hello Hare,

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

There is no separate entity 'self', 'me', 'I' to be found anywhere at all. This has always been the case.

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

Hi Hare,

Everything.........

S'dh X.

Morning Hare,

Who's chewing?

Who's pooing?

Couldn't resist sharing first response to your posts (when I'd stopped laughing!)...........

To the Adams Family theme tune:

There's chewing and there's pooing
But who is doing the doing
Of the pooing and the chewing?
It really isn't 'me ...

Good morning Hare,

Are you saying 'sort of yes, there sort of is a self that somehow reappears when not looked for'?'

There is no 'self ' that can return when not being looked for-in fact looking/not looking currently feeling irrelevant, there is just how it is.

"There may be some experience of ...

Hello Hare,

This is THE central mental story, moving the focus away from what is directly seen into thought and ideas, including - classically - ideas about how things could be better in some projected future.

Whoops, down the rabbit hole again.........

The big question is, to believe these ...

Hello Hare,

Has the illusion of self been seen through?

Have spent most of the day reading over dialogue so far. It's been a pretty thorough investigation and nowhere has a fixed or separate self been found, just thought/idea/habit. Still, saying yes or no to whether the illusion has been seen ...

Hi Hare,

Where is mind? Can it be found in actual, direct experience?

Mind not found, just experience of having thoughts/ideas/memory etc

. Is 'mind' choosing to add thoughts, ideas and labels?

Not choosing, no. It's just what happens.

What is the distinction between sounds happening and ...

Merry Christmas Hare,

"Is sense experience 'you'? Is aliveness 'self'?".........Sense experience is what is happening all the time. 'Me' is just a thought/idea/ label added on by mind. So is 'self'. Aliveness is.............................................................????

"Is there anything at ...

Hello Hare, just to let you know, went thro and responded to questions in order you posted, but somehow got mixed up in the typing and don't know how to sort it out-slight techno overload happening!

"List a few things about yourself that would give a basic description"........Female. 50 years old ...

Hi Hare,

"Where does the idea come from that you are supposed to be letting go?"...... Just thoughts/narrative in response to your question about fear.............

"Whatever is happening is what's happening.......no problem".......Thankyou for reminder.

"Tell me about the truth that can be ...

Hi Hare,

"I'm wondering if there is fear about losing the self"......Would like to respond to this, excuse language, just letting words flow.....am aware of agitation, tension, tightness, 'holding' in body as am moving through this inquiry-when responding to your posts and more generally throughout ...

Hi Hare,
Blessings of the Winter Solstice to you.
Sorry, won't manage a 'proper' post today, too much happening. Look forward to being back tomorrow, all being well,

S'dh X

Hi Hare, thanks for mini-post!

"It can be useful to do excercises actually sat at your computer"......This is what I have been doing all along.

"Are passing thoughts and emotions actual reality?........What happens if you stay with the pure sensations?".......Visual experience happening, light of ...

Hello Hare,

"Are passing thoughts and emotions actual reality......look carefully, DE only......be rigorous"....... Sitting quietly. Visual experience, hearing experience and physical experience all happening and paramount in awareness. Felt experience of breathing and sound of breath. Hearing of ...

Hello Hare,

"Meeting experience isn't always enjoyable"......No, but really meeting it just lets it be what it is and that is v. powerful esp when experience connected to potent triggers-grief, loss etc. Really sitting with and looking at what was arising in around loss of my friend yesterday felt ...