There is so much gratitude for your guidance. You were very forceful at not letting the delusional thought patterns keep sneaking into control, and incredibly patient.

There are some LU groups on Facebook for new arrivals, aftercare and further looking. If you wish me to add you to the groups (and ...

It's all good.

4) Was there something you looked into or something I may have mentioned that made you fully realise - Was there a moment where you 'tipped over' into realising 'no self'?

It started to become very clear when doing the sensory exercises. There is no real center. It is just a convenient illusion ...

Yes, this has been a few days of fascination with the universe.

It is necessary to explore sometimes. Let me look at your questions again and answer.

and also explain to me fully what you understand to be happening from what you have realised.

Thoughts occur. They have a possessive quality. This creates the illusion. Individuality is a form of thought taught to us as children. Sometimes directly from parents sometimes from environmental ...

Okay so the Jason illusion reemerged pretty strongly in the last 48 hours, due to a very large number of big unpleasant perceptions. But this has given an opportunity to explore difficult emotions and thoughts and to see that they also point toward nothing but other thoughts.

1) Is there a ...

Do you feel confident that you have realised that there is no separate self outside of thought?


There is no separate self outside of thought. That is very clear.

"I understand the lack of a personal self as a truly existing thing, but it comes with a feeling almost of sadness or melancholy ...

Choice is an unskillful word. It does seem to imply a chooser. "Chance" would be better.

So, no there is no choice being made by a chooser. It is all just arising.

So, there are no paths. Just what is.

tingles, warmth, heaviness, sharpness, coolness. these are sensations. They come and go. But when they come they bring the thought "body" and its various pieces. Are they related? Maybe not! I guess not, except by thought.

Nothing is making the choices. But there is more than one possible ...

Right now, is there an 'I' or a body seeing this text and reading these words?

Seeing and reading is happening. "I" only happens if thoughts relating to "I" come up. They are just thoughts that point to other thoughts. There is no real constant "I"

There is a body. The body is not reading or ...

1) In 'thinking' (or imagining) is there anything else to be found other than the current thought or the current imagined image?


No. Sometimes more than one thought comes up in a sort of sequence, but nothing else can be found.

2) Can you find an activity of 'thinking' / 'imagining' being ...

Yes, I want to continue.

I have been off the grid working for a few days.

I cannot find a process or a self anywhere. I will answer more specifically later.

Just checking in as you didn't comment or give another exercise yet. :-)

Still not managing to find a self anywhere. Freedom is feeling good. Still noticing tendencies toward craving and aversion, but they seem weak and toothless.

Things are feeling different. Suddenly relaxation rather than tension.

It is clear. There is no entity called "Jason." It was always clear, but thoughts were saying, "No, no, look here, I am Jason."

Now it is clear. Early on, you stated...

The realisation doesn't change anything

But it has ...

When you did the exercise, did you find a chain of events occurring?


Perhaps misstated. Perhaps it would be better to say a "bunch of different" stuff is going on, rather than a "chain"

there are several different sensations
there are thoughts
there are things seen

there is no chain. That is ...