Greetings, Gerhard.

Been MIA... Sorry. We were away, visiting some friends.

I am going to take a bit of a breather from LU, if you don't mind. I don't feel I am doing it justice, and your kind counsel is not getting the respect (from me) that it deserves. I am simply not putting in the time and ...

Addendum.

During my walk on the beach this AM, I tried to look at this 'place-before-I' and found pretty much the same as I wrote earlier today. It is really the first time I have ever considered this 'before' place. There really is no adequate way to describe it because it doesn't really exist in ...

Greetings,

Let’s see what’s there ‘before’. Take a few moments’ to just relax. Just let things be for a couple of minutes. Maybe you could pick an object, or a sound etc that’s there right now. Observe it (like you observed the ocean or the seagulls.) Just stay with the experience of ‘seeing’ or ...

Well now … The days fly by with little time left to respond to you. My apologies. Not sure I am playing by the LU rules, but I am doing my best.

Not writing does not mean I am not actively thinking about what you wrote, or, doing the looking you suggest. Indeed, your counsel is foremost on my mind ...

No rush! All good. And, just a heads up: we'll be traveling this Sat and Sun. Just sayin' :)

JW

Whassup?

Thank you for your thoughtful response. Before I respond, let me update you a bit.

After I sent you my last missive, I talked to a good friend who, like you, is a guide, albeit not with LU. She and I have talked quite a bit over the years about all things non-duality, and she is following ...

My “I’ll talk to you on Mon or Tue” wasn’t entirely honest. Here’s the truth.

I am angry (which may suggest you’re onto something by pushing me to look at the existence of a self. See later.)
At some level, my anger seems driven by the illogical reasoning I am experiencing by non-dualists. To ask ...

Good morning Gerhard,

Need a bit more time to give this my proper attention. I will get back to you tomorrow (Monday) or Tue at the latest, ok?

Thank you. JW

Good evening Gerhard,

Please look at the following and report back:

- Where is this navigator exactly? Can you find him? Where is it's location?
- What is it?
- How do you know when it's there or not?

This is a tough one for me. I've eluded to this before. Somehow when I need to navigate a car ...

Good morning Gerhard,

Please find an environment that’s not too noisy. Sit down and pay attention to a sound. Please observe the following.
- Where does sound end and the listener begin?
- Is it possible to put a credit card in the gap between the sound and the listener?
- Can the listener be ...

Gerhard, I will get back to you later today or tomorrow. Thanks. JW

Greetings,

Thanks for your patience. Life comes at us fast, or so it seems, so if I don't respond immediately, please accept my apologies in advance. I am running as fast as I can. And, apart from traveling and family, etc., I shared with you that I am not the sharpest crayon in the box, so I often ...

Hi Gerhard,

Yes, still with you. :) I don't give up easily.

Indeed, yesterday was a travel day and I will respond to your email tonight or tomorrow AM.

ttyl. JW

Perfect. No problem. Tomorrow is probably (not certain yet) a travel day for me, so no rush. Best, JW

Good morning,

You noticed something in experience ("a bit of distance") that seemed to suggest that the thoughts weren't 'personal'. Then something else arose with the content "since there was no way of knowing whose thoughts they were, I concluded they were mine, for now", and then something else ...