Hi Jon,

Thank you, thats absolutely fine.

Kind Regards,

Anna

Hi Jon,

Yes of course. So in the morning when I was getting ready to leave "I" was deciding whether to wear shoes or sandals and eventually opted for sandals. On close examination there is no I that decides, movement occurs and hands pick out sandals but at no point can an actual self be located ...

Hi Jon,

Thank you for your kind words :)

4) What was the last bit that pushed you over, made you look?

I think I've answered this already in my reply to question 3. As I mentioned earlier I had been experiencing a lot of fear which had pushed me into longer and longer states of presence and ...

Hi Jon,

Thank you for sending the questions. Here are my answers:

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

No there isn't. It is only a thought and thoughts generate feelings and then similar thoughts claim to own these ...

Hi Jon,

Thank you for your reply.

You're right, I don't have anymore doubts about having crossed the gateless gate. It took me a few days to get accustomed to it and to know it for certain. I also understand now that this is not the cessation of thought but the knowing that thoughts are just ...

Hello Jon,

Thank you for your reply. You've asked me some very interesting questions and I will attempt to answer them to the best of my current understanding.

What about the times that the thought 'I' appears? Have you noticed that this can happen, in spite of finding no self?

Yes, definitely ...

Dear Jon,

Thank you for your reply. There is no rush at all so please take your time.

Warm regards,

Anna

Warm Regards,

Anna

Hello Jon,

Thank you for your email, I was very happy to read it. I have a had little more time to experience and understand this shift since my first post and a few things got clearer to me already but its all still a bit new and wonky.

Now to answer your question.
That sounds interesting. Does ...

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
The central core that used to be what I knew to be me seems to have changed. Its as if there is no central magnet that attracts all the thoughts anymore. Thoughts seem diffuse, they come and go but ...