Ahhhh ... Thankyou from the bottom of my heart, Bill - the journey was something else! Thankyou for being my guide and sticking with me - and just telling me to keep looking, even when it felt I was all looked out - it worked :)

I'll definitely be sure to stick around and keep this fresh ...

Hi Bill! Happy Saturday :)

OK - let's put this baby to bed ...


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

- No. As I said, no separate self now, so no separate self ever. There's nothing more to say about it.

2) Explain in ...

Hi Bill - sorry I couldn't get back to you yesterday ... the week is running away!

Yes! I'm pretty cooked - all sides done :D

Can you tell me without any hesitation that there is no self around to be found?
Like none.... and there never was one...
Any other pressing questions or doubts on your ...

What am I seeing and feeling now?
Am I a separate self apart from reality? Could this ever be the case?

Just what’s happening … typing on keyboard - happening, blossom on tree - happening, big sigh - happening. Everything just as it should be … just fine! Nothing wrong, nothing right either ...

In the above context.... tell me about your current level of seeking. Comment on any of these you want to.

I found this quite pesky … I want to say that seeking is over, and in a way, be done with it. And again, in a way, I do feel that I am done with it … just not quite ;) I realise that this ...

Hi Bill - Happy Sunday :)

We see quickly that nearly everything is a concept or idea... and a few of them strung together makes a story.
The story of 'me' is always the best one too... :)

Are you a concept? (not the fictitious 'me')

Yes.


How do you know this?

Because ‘I’ am not a direct ...

Hi Bill - hope you've had a good week :)

Let's go then - What is a concept? What is not a concept?

Not sure how to answer this! Concept is a way of thinking about something, an abstract idea, a belief (perhaps). A way of describing something perhaps. In the final analysis, a concept is just ...

Hi Bill :) Hope you're good!

Its really just getting clear on what is going on and looking for yourself.
There is nothing that anyone else has or knows that is relevant on this that you don't.
Its simply a matter of continuing to look until you are convinced... and only you can do the convincing ...

Hi Bill


Question - If you can remember when you first started this and how you felt then... is your 'view' about things and life the same? Is anything different now?

Things are different. I can see that our thoughts and labels ABOUT life color it and form our beliefs, and this really all stems ...

Hi Bill - hope all's well! Just a short one to check in and let you know I've not disappeared .... just taking in your latest posts and letting the words and guidance do what they need to. I'll respond fully at the weekend - this week's a write-off as far as me-time goes.

Thanks for being around ...

I thought more about this 'what more do I want/what more am I looking for?', when I was out walking earlier. Realised how ridiculous it seemed to say, 'I want certainty!'. Thing is, there's no doubt at all that there's no I or me, no separate self running the show. It's seen that there's no one to ...

Hi Bill - Happy Weekend :)

I got really frustrated with this ‘stuff’ the last few days. I looked and saw the I and the self and the me are all just thoughts (could go on with lengthy description but no point). Looking right now, there’ s no I typing, no I looking out the window. There’s seeing that ...

Hi Bill - hope all’s well!

Please respond on the next two.
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Close eyes and sit quietly, wherever you are, and notice what is real: body, furniture, feelings, thoughts, sensations, surroundings. Can you find an “I” here? Or are there just thoughts, feelings, sensations?
When you open your eyes ...

Hi Bill - hope you had a good weekend :)


Yes, this epitomizes our dilemma, and shows our normal response to it. This 'thing' is going to happen... out in the future.... with the next post, the next page in the book, the next 'tip', tomorrow, when this or that happens..... on and on.
This is the ...

Hi Bill - Happy Friday! I'm feeling better so thought I'd show up at the keyboard while the going's good.

I'm not sure I can properly explain though I’ll try … there seems to have been some shifting of some sort over the past couple of days. It’s funny, because looking seems to have been happening ...