Thank you so much. I would love to carry on with some more discovery.
Best wishes d

Thank you Dridhamati
Best wishes d

Hello again

1. See sandles
Want - grasping. Urge
Thought - must buy flip flops - this is a narrative/story!
Move towards - walk/action


This seems clearer ...
See cup of tea
Want it - not a thought as such, but an urge
Arm goes out to get it
Move to mouth
Swallowing
Story not involved.
All ...

Hi Dridhamati

Thanks for this.
Dee wrote:
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.
I don't know. Perhaps things can be directed to some extent but mostly life just does ...

Hello Dridhamati

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

No! It's an illusion. I is an illusion, me is an illusion, self is an illusion - all concepts. There are experiences via the senses - eye, ear ...

Hi Dridhamati

I keep looking! noticing experiences and concepts. I have taken on work where I get no breaks. Evenings have been taken up with meetings, other work etc. I will try to make time tomorrow evening to consider the questions.

Best wishes d

Hello Dridhamati

Sorry I've taken so long. I've been overrun with work and as a result other things that I need to do have taken up much of my time. I'm have been considering the question. Back soon - ish!

Best wishes d

Hi Dridhamati

Thanks for the questions - back soon!

Best wishes
D

Hi Dridhamati

A surprise - sensations are just there - rather than arising and passing away. They eye organ (concept) comes into contact with the object (concept) - both are just there! Work in progress.

6 element practice - absence of a self and the final stage. No concepts, no beliefs, so self ...

Hi Dridhamati

Hi Dee,

Dee wrote:
Concepts arise. They are recognised as concepts. They are sensations arising in the mind.
Belief is like a concept - it arises and passes away.
Thank you Dee.

Stepping up the observation process here:
Exercise: looking at ‘arising and passing away’.
Using ...

Hi again

Concepts arise. They are recognised as concepts. They are sensations arising in the mind.

Belief is like a concept - it arises and passes away.

Best wishes d

PS no - I don't believe in the concept of a separate self. Concepts get in the way - but I don't believe in them either,

Best wishes d

Hi Dridhamati

Concepts! I claimed/protected "my" "space" when "I" was bumped into, twice.
"I'm" busy working. "I" have to do these things.

An "attitude" of self creeps back - is that Santa back or a concept?
Now I don't know if I'm undermining the concept of a self or no self!
There are ...

Hi again Dridhamati

Yes self definitely creeps back. I noticed today when a person bumped into me twice in a shop - my space, I'm here. And when I'm busy doing things - home, work, perhaps on auto pilot.

Best wishes d

Hi Dridhamati

Dee wrote:
Oh yes. Distance, focus, perspective - concepts! Not experience.
That's it.
Now, pushing the observation further, challenging all labels that come up, where does it lead?

There's just vision in contact with sensations. Are you asking something else?

Dee wrote:
I like the ...