Pete, many thanks for all your help.
I am about to send you a PM

Hi Pete,
No problem, and sorry for the oversite.

I am just going to do this off the top of my head; no system to it.

In respect of control and decision-making, you had given the task of raising an arm.
I had just before that given an example of a similar experiment I had picked up whilst reading ...

Hi Pete,
Thanks for this.
I will try to answer all in this post, but if a run out of time another will follow tomorrow.

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


No, this is now entirely clear to me, beyond doubt. Old patterns ...

Hi Pete,
Thanks for your long reply.
It was very helpful and has reassured me that the experience of seeing the truth of no-"i" - the particular way it has manifested itself for "me" - is, well, true. As has been said more than once here on LU, this is individual and different in everyone. My ...

Hi Pete,
A bit later than usual today: it's been a hectic day at work today...

With 'you' revealed as a thought story, what remains?

What remains is all this stuff happening, appearing and disappearing.
All objects, phenomena, happen, do their own thing, and they appear in direct experience ...

Just to clarify:

>For DE of sensations (i.e. feelings, touch), the answer is no.

Meaning: I don't find a body...

Further observations.

To experience the body I rely predominantly on sight and touch.
Touch is divided into kinaesthetic and touch proper.
(Maybe better: somatic sensations --> touch + kinaesthetic, it doesn't matter)

If I close my eyes and rely on touch and KE, then I do not experience my body.
I ...

Thanks Pete, for getting back to me without waiting for a second post.
This I feel is an important juncture in our investigation and so it's best to go slowly.
I want to get (or rather: see!) this right.

I will pick up your new questions and leave the previous one I left unanswered to one side ...

Hi Pete,
Just when I worried that things are moving to smoothly...!
This is a difficult area for me.
As I start typing now, I realise I am a bit constrained for time today.
I will likely reply in 2 posts.
Also, your 2 questions are in many ways different and I need to give them both time.
i'll ...

Apologies if the following seems pedantic, but I always need to really be sure that what you're telling me (and not just you, anyone that I'm guiding) is based solely on direct experience

Yes, please do come back to this again and again.
I am aware that I can easily skim over things...
However ...

It's clear that when we breathe, blink, digest food etc. there's no 'I' involved, but how is it for you when walking?

How is it when doing various everyday things like say, brushing your teeth, washing up, that kind of thing? Try all kinds of stuff.

Is there any 'I' there for any of these actions ...

it made me think that this could be either the "I" or be caused by an as yet unseen "I"

I understand what you're saying, but notice that interesting though it is, again, this is about thinking rather than direct experience.


This was about the senses.How true it is! Since then, it is becoming ...

Okay, so here goes.
Hi Pete.
I think you're right, I am overcomplicating things.
And also you're right in this being a "gentle" exercise.
It is almost like a "relaxing into" seeing/hearing/etc.

One of the reasons I am cautious, is because I know I can fool myself into believing anything (well ...

I'm not happy with what I posted about the looking exercise.
It sounds contrived and not genuine.
Re-reading it, it looks too much like I was trying to achieve a certain result (based on what I think I know).
Also, extrapolating from another modality (hearing), I moved away from direct experience ...

oops, "there is no eye" should read "there is no i".....