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by dudleydawson
Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:27 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Finish me!
Replies: 8
Views: 645

Re: Finish me!

Hello again!

Does this mean that 'I' is the whole body? Is none of it? Is just a part of the body 'I'?
I realize that the I is not the body. but somehow it feels like "I" am trapped in this body, or confined to it somehow.

If thoughts are of such obscure origin... why give them so much credit ...
by dudleydawson
Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Finish me!
Replies: 8
Views: 645

Re: Finish me!

Hi Again,

here are the answers to your questions.

Can you point at it with your finger? Where is this 'I'?
I cannot point to it. I cannot find a specific location for this I.

Okay. If thinking plays such a huge role in your life, let's start right there. Can you sit down quietly and watch ...
by dudleydawson
Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Finish me!
Replies: 8
Views: 645

Re: Finish me!

Hi,

I think I misspoke. When I say "freedom" I mean freedom from identification with thought and concepts. Thanks.
by dudleydawson
Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:57 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Finish me!
Replies: 8
Views: 645

Re: Finish me!

Hello,
Thanks for the reply. Will clarify.



What do you mean by 'I' in your sentence
I guess I mean this body/mind.


[quoteCan you tell me a bit more how this is nauseating? How and why did the seeking become obsessive?][/quote]
Figure of speech. by nauseating I mean the amount of time spent ...
by dudleydawson
Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:13 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Finish me!
Replies: 8
Views: 645

Finish me!

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
There is nothing here except what is happening. No entity that things appear to or that decides or chooses actions in any way. Oddly enough seeking still happens and there must be something that is ...

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