Hi Josh,

Spot on. Thanks for your honesty!
Do you see what just happened here? A huge mountain of theory, determinism, neuroscience, and philosophizing has collapsed.
All that remains is a single thing: a physical tension.

Take a look at what ist happening here. The thought process acts as if ...

Hi Josh,

Take your latest text and apply a simple grid to it:
Bold the parts that you are actually perceiving with your senses in this moment.
Cross out everything else—any explanation regarding causes, conditioning, or the organism.
What remains in black and white on the page?

Best regards,
Daniel

Hi Josh,

You have realized for yourself that you cannot find an originator or owner of the perception anywhere.
And yet, someone is waiting for something to change or for something to be "done."

What exactly do you think the "I" can do right now?
Please list for me, specifically, what action ...

Hi Josh,

It’s nice to hear from you. Since I realize you need more time—and we don’t want to put any pressure on you here—we’ll waive the two-day rule for now, if that works for you.

You have clearly revealed how your mind constantly links physical sensations with visual images and overlays them ...

Hi Josh,

all right...;)

To examine the feeling of separation and that persistent impression of "my body / my self" directly, I have a powerful mirror exercise for you.

Take your phone with you to take notes in front of the mirror. Go through the steps one by one – take your time and look very ...

Hi Josh,

Well described, and I am glad that you are finding relief.

Amidst all the observing of what is present, do not forget the one fundamental question that is really at the heart of the matter: Do *you* exist?

Kind Regards
Daniel

Hi Josh,

Of course I spent some time over the weekend “trying” to “recreate” that momentary sense of dropped effort… which is the antithesis of dropped effort. Hahaha.

Yes :). It's nice that you can laugh about it.

I don't know where the attention goes before it goes there… the shift is not ...

Hey Josh,
but I briefly (barely longer than the time it takes a muscle to twitch) had a moment in which the seeing of the scene was just allowed to be, like I was just allowing it to come in without trying to make something “special” happen. It’s hard to put in words, it might just be my ego ...

Hi Josh,

I continue my observations of objects, examining the boundaries between them and between them and myself (and how and where I perceive this separation as real).

Fine. Ask yourself: Does this boundary exist in your actual perception, or is the "boundary" itself merely an imaginary line ...

Hi Josh,
how are you?
Everthing is fine?

Danb wünsche ich dir alles gute.

Kind Regards
Daniel

May I ask how you approached the questions? Are your statements based on logical deduction?

Hey Harry,
no problem at all!
You absolutely don’t need to apologize. If it feels complicated, then perhaps my question was just a bit too cerebral.

I am becoming increasingly adept at consciously noticing my thoughts in the moment.

So let's shift focus. You said that you are getting better ...

Hi Josh,

nice to read.

I cannot find an “owner” of the feeling in any location, even in the location where the feeling associated with the owner is located.

The association is a concept just as the owner is a concept.

Good Catch!

Of course, this comment is superfluous, since the ...

You say that perception "knows something is there." That sounds logical. But take a completely unbiased look when touching the stapler:

In that pure sensation, at the very first moment, are there really two separate things—a "knowing/awareness" on the one hand, and the "something" being felt on the ...