Unending GRATITUDE.

You're an angel, Sarah.

Love,

Emily

Darling Sarah,

LOL – Whatever thoughts have to say about anything – is straight back into concept! You see this now?
YES, and I see just how easily those thoughts fly into concept!

So Im going to get these answers to the other guides just to check Ive not missed something – OK. If you could ...

Dearest Sarah,

Can you actually detect what that sense of self is made up of now? Can you see it?
Yes, that sense of self is now seen to be made up only of thoughts and sensations, and somehow, there was the additional thought that this sense should/would go away.

What would expect this ...

Precious Sarah,

I'm trying to answer as well as I can, and am happy to answer anything you wish to ask, and also delighted to continue these exchanges if you feel it's appropriate!

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

Hi Sarah,

Tried to re-enable the PM function, and sent you two PMs (same one), but I'm not sure they actually SENT to you, as they appear to still be in my Outbox. Not sure why, as I did SUBMIT them. Let me know if you did receive the PMs. I will reply later (via the forum) to your detailed ...

Darling Sarah,

So – how are you feeling? What is being noticed?
Anymore questions – anything you wish to look at? Is seeking still happening?

Thank you, Sarah, I am feeling the same as always, but there is much more noticing of thoughts and sensations happening by themselves, and the knowing ...

Hello Sarah,

OK – so tentatively asking you to look should the occasion arise!
Thank you, I will definitely do so. :-)

So – a little checking exercise!
Have you been able to find, a ‘self’ that is the ‘experiencer’?
Or a self that is the doer, or can control what happens?
Or a self that ‘makes ...

Hi Sarah,

OK – so moving this on a little bit more have a look when the migraine shows signs of starting. Is it still there?

Yes, the underlying quietness is always there. It's usually after several hours, when the migraines get really intense that I have, in the past, lost sight of what is calm ...

Hi Sarah,

Emily wrote:
Nope. Without the thoughts/story - no ME. What a relief!!
Keep checking!

Yes, I will definitely keep checking, and checking some more.


Emily wrote:
The exercise was extremely meaningful
Lovely. OK – so just for checking purposes – see if this exercise is being used ...

Hello Again Sarah,

Emily wrote:
and in those times some clarity peeps through, and a real sense of peacefulness and "things just happening" emerges.

Lovely. See how often you spot this. Look through your day - is it always there?

It is always there, but often thought is in the foreground doing ...

Hi Sarah,

OK - I just knew those questions were going to come back at me! LOL. Thank you for continuing our exchanges. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

Emily wrote:
I do see the things we've talked about, but I'm not FEELING them, or as if there has been any genuine understanding. It ...

Hi Sarah,

Emily wrote:
Ahhhh. I see that hearing/seeing/tasting/touching/smelling have no director, no separations to be found, and do happen regardless of noticing, regardless of thoughts seeming to obscure them at times. All is happening effortlessly.

So then Emily is separation felt anywhere ...

Hello Sarah,

Emily wrote:
Yes, this was thought stories, throwing a very big wobbly. (Love those Yorkshire words!) Yes, there was serious effort/desire to "understand," and the lack of understanding led to frustration and confusion. Nice and wobbly. (Thoughts have definitely led the show for ...

Hi Sarah,

Emily wrote:
Then of course, I was thinking about the fact that there can be a loud sound right beside me that isn't even HEARD if the mind is very focused and busy with something else...

Is loud a label too? If not heard – then what? Is it there in direct experience? Can you ...

Me Again, same day...

Then try it with hearing. Notice the sounds you’re hearing, like the chirping of the birds. Notice the habitual thought, "Those are birds." Notice the habitual thought, "I hear that." Now just pay attention to how hearing happens. Take your time with it. Can you find a ...