Would you please give a few examples

Ok. Yesterday I decided to go see the new Star Wars movie. It's seems like a decision was made, but no "I" made that decision, it just happened. I chose vanilla ice cream rather than chocolate , again there is no denying that a choice was made, but where is ...

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

No, there is no seperate entity, me or I , in any shape or form. There never was.

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

Can you say with 100% certainty that yes, I, the separate self, is an illusion?

Is there anything else that you feel to explore at the moment, or are you ready for what we call 'final questions'?

Dear Ghata,

Yes I can say with 100% certainty that I, the separate self is an illusion.

There is ...

How has it been since this shift happened and how are you feeling?

I feel good. Outwardly nothing has changed. But I feel more relaxed about things. I seemed to have had the idea that I needed to lose this sense of self, but now I realize that's all it is, a "sense" of a self. Not a real self ...

Is there anybody experiencing, looking, aware of something? Or is there just experiencing, looking, being aware? As you go through your day, have a look.

There is just experiencing. Everything is just experiencing. There is no experiencer.

There seemed to be a shift yesterday. Christmas Day. I ...

Go back to the situation with your boss. Let yourself feel the hurt again.

Where do you feel it in your body?
Which kind of sensations arise?
Feeling the sensations, is there a feeler and the felt or just feeling?
Can you find a separate 'I' who is experiencing the hurt?

I feel it in my ...

i"m not sure which question i missed.

i just wanted to add that i had an interaction with my boss today. he was basically saying i hadnt done my job.
this made me feel very defensive and frightened. like a little boy accused of doing wrong and not knowing how to fix it.

this feels very old and ...

Look behind it, can you see anything hidden behind this feeling of pointlesssness?

What is this feeling protecting you from?

It seems to be protecting me from being hurt, there is a sense that if I am fully alive I will be vulnerable and get hurt. Is it possible that for some reason you don't ...

What you wrote sounds to me a bit as if the thoughts - after you seeing through their trick with the I - are throwing a tantrum: "If there is no I, no self, why should there be any feelings, anything at all! Experiences are experiences and they are just nothing!"

Yes, yesterday my thoughts threw ...

Is this how you feel like now or how would you describe it?

If there is no I, no self, how can I feel anything. There is just the experience of whatever is happening.
Happening to no one.

What is the I seeing yourself and others playing their role?

The I is just another thought.

Is this ...

[quote][What is different now compared to the beginning of our dialogue?

Did you notice any changes in your everyday life since we started the discussion? How do you experience the situations you encounter, nice ones and difficult ones?
/quote]

Nothing is different, nothing has changed.

I more ...

Tell me more about how the self can be enjoyable and how it can bring great suffering.

Perhaps I should have said the "belief" in a self. With the belief is the thought that this is happening to me.
Without that belief it's just happening. For instance the feeling of pride at having accomplished ...

Very slowly, turn the head around where you are right now and notice what you see.

When you see a form, does it have a name, like table or chair? Or is it added later?

No the form does not have a name, it is added later.

Where does the name come from?

I don't know where the name comes from ...

What happened to the watermelon? Was it true what thoughts said: that there actually was a watermelon?

Can you believe a thought without checking the actual experience?

Nothing happened to the watermelon, there never was one.

No, you can't believe a thought without checking the actual experience.

Find out where this assumption is coming from.

The assumption is coming from a thought. I don't know where the thought comes from, it just arises.
But it seems I have a choice to believe it or not.