Thankyou Wesley, you have been the perfect guide for me. Namaste and all the best to you too.
Big hug
Russ

Hi Wesley,
Assuming the same questions as before, ...

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
NO separate entity at all, nor has there ever been.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and ...

Hi Wesley,
Yes, run those final questions by me again, and I will see what arises this time.
Hug
:)
R

Hi Wesley,

Great! Is it absolutely necessary that it be labelled as "withdrawing"? And is there anything wrong with withdrawing?

Thankyou for this guiding here. Exactly right. It just is what it is, no need to label it and make a story out of it. it just is. smiling here, like a big relief to ...

p.s.
the observations are accompanied by thoughts (content often conflicting, as in the hand raising exercise)and sensations.
it seems to be less weighty to observe the body/mind experiences in this witnessing manner.
so yes helpful.
R

Hi Weslsey,


What actually happens when you 'withdraw' from a situation though? Think of it as if there's a witness who has to describe what happened objectively without any interpretation. "He withdrew" or "he stood up and walked out of the room"? This may be helpful, break down what is ...

Hi Wesley, :)

So just with thoughts passing freely, and there only being more thoughts claiming they don't pass freely plus a body sensation, look at fear for what it is in your direct experience. What is fear? What's it made of? Look underneath the label 'fear'.
With fear, there's the thought ...

Hi Wesley,

Do thoughts really not pass freely? Does that actually happen, or could it be that there are just other thoughts claiming that thoughts don't move and pass freely? Perhaps it's paired with a sensation in the body, so it seems to make it somehow 'sticky'.
Yes, that's exactly how it ...

Hi Wesley,

The body just chose, like it just breathes.
Great findings here and with the feelings. How does it feel to see this? Relieving? Uncomfortable?
It actually feels quite amazing. That decisions are so simply happening, so naturally, by the body, without thought. But also uncomfortable to ...

Hi Wesley,

Place two objects in front of you. Pick one object up, and watch very carefully this process and what's really happening. Where is the 'brain' in this? What's really happening, what can really be known 100% sure?
Okay, so what i found was that the hand was drawn to one object ...

Hi Wesley,
1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, there is no separate entity 'self', 'Me' 'I' in reality anywhere. Ever. Only in language do they exist.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it ...

HI Wesley
Have been away a couple of days with no internet access....am ready for your 6 questions :D
R

Hi Wesley, :)
How does this all feel to you?
I feel as though you have walked me through the most important realisation of my life. To a freedom that alters the way I experience life,...more wonder, as I look and see reality, instead of assumptions and their illusions. There is a sweetness to it ...

Hi Wesley,

Nice observations. So what about the cup even having a back side, or even having a bottom? Still an assumption?
Yes, still an assumption. without picking it up and examining it all over, these observations are assumptions.

So let's revisit listening than. That a sound is "over there ...

Hi Wesley,

this is a great exercise for seeing how there is raw sense information, and how thought "fills in" or "assumes". We're just looking at how this works with sight, rather than sound.

Put a cup in front of you.
-What's on the other side of the cup?
-Is there any liquid at the bottom of ...