Hey mate,

Alls good thank you. It is just that I am very busy at the moment. I will get back into this discussion when things settle down again.

Regards
Michael.

Hey Lorenzo;

I have been very busy of late. I will have time for a proper considered reply over the weekend...

Regards
Michael.

Hey mate,

No worries.

Regards
Michael.

Evening Mate,

Are you everything?

What a question!! It seems to be that I am what is experienced at any given moment. So that is everything that is experienced. Its hard to say for sure exactly what you might be. I ask the question does it even matter.

Is this a problem?

Well I don't think ...

Hey mate

I should add one doubt in thought seems to nullify everything I said above. Can you please elaborate on this
What do you mean?

Yes I see why this is a difficult statement to understand. When I look and see what I truly am, which seems to be everything, thoughts/doubts can arise which ...

Hey Lorenzo,

How is life in these days? How is the experience of moving through day to day experience?
Is something different?

Alright I guess; I have just started a new job and I have a lot of new learning to do. There is no escaping have to learn new material; unfortunately when things open up ...

Hey Leroenzo,

Ok, but how do you feel emotionally regarding to that statement? lorepep wrote:
Now, if I tell you that there is no "self" in reality, in any form...how do you feel about that? What pops up

Well to start with if you asked me this a couple of weeks ago I would of felt resistance in ...

Can you do that? Can you see the sensation for what it is, without the thoughts saying that the sensation is you

Yes; when I say I can see the sensation for what it is, I mean to say that I see as it some sort of undesirable feeling. I suppose sensations are mysteries.

If you focus on the ...

Hey Lorenzo,

Are you imagining the sensantion or is the sensation there and thoughts say that this familiar sensation is 'you'?

well If I look without thinking them the sensation seems to be there. It might appear to be some sort of tension band across the heart area of my torso. It is a ...

Hey Lorenzo,

Hope you are good buddy!

This self quality, this 'sense of self', I guess it is a sensation.

Now, try this:
Close eyes and imagine you are holding an object, let's say a spoon. Imagine it as fully and vividly as you can, so that the sensations are felt. Weight, texture, temperature ...

What do you mean by that? Is 'you' getting sucked? or is there just 'getting sucked' as a movement as all the others?

I mean to say that I get sucked into certain thoughts and feelings that arise. There is a belief that they are me; me being the self. So some thoughts, sensations and feelings ...

Are you sure? Are you completely clear about this?

Yes; everything thing just 'pops up'. There is no person doing it. There is no person thinking up ideas and images; it all just happens.
I can get sucked into feeling or thinking that I (who does not even exist) is doing something. This all an ...

Hey Lorenzo,

Can a 'self' be found which feels those sensations?

No; it seems to be that they are just arising out of nothing.

Close your eyes and and focus on one sensation, it may be the pressure of the chair on lower body or every other sensation is fine, is there a 'me' feeling it? Explore ...

Hey Lorenzo,

Hope the weekend is good for you my friend.
Ill spend the comtemplating the above and report back tomorrow.

Regards
Michael.

Hey Lorenzo,

I hope your doing well.

Now please, list a few items from your experience right now, and divide them in two categories 'story' and 'direct experience'. Just list a few of them.

Yes I get the idea behind direct experience. I knew it all along; it was only doubt that was second ...