Hi Jeff

A topsy turvy couple of weeks and still pretty turbulent. I won't go into details here.

Very tired and worried. Found some peace this afternoon in simply letting go, non doing and giving up the struggle.

Thanks

Rob

Hi Jeff

Welcome back

Currently dealing with a family medical emergency which is consuming all effort and attention.

I'll be a little slow in replying

Feel free to post questions

I will attend zoom once this calms down

Thanks

Rob

Hi Jeff


Can a thought resist anything? Or is "resistance" just an empty thought?

A thought can't resist anything. It can say a lot and be very convincing if identified with but in a way, it's just an empty thought.


Is it possible for this to be different?

There's no way of stopping thoughts ...

Hi Jeff

Thanks for the questions

Leave this with me
Let me look into it


Cheers

Rob

Hi Jeff

Great questions

What is being resisted?

It could open up a can of worms and provide a big list of what is being resisted such as thoughts, feelings, emotions, situations, pain, this that and the other etc

But I suppose the short answer is thoughts or ideas which are themselves empty. So ...

Hi Jeff

Thanks for your reply.

I reflected today and felt the need to clarify. Disappointed is such a strong word. I didn't mean to imply disappointment with the guiding or LU. I suppose it was a more unrealistic expectations. The mind can conjure up lots of ideas.
That's all they are though ...

Hi Jeff

It's been a long time but the main points are after the experience at LU there was some peace and deeper experience day to day but there was also, if I'm honest, some disappointment. I felt/thought I hadn't seen even though my dialogue I confirmed the final questions it didn't feel like a ...

Hi Jeff

Yes, no problem

Thank you

Rob

Hi Jeff

Thanks for your reply.

Rob is fine

Here is the previous thread. Hope the link works. It was titled "Falling into"

viewtopic.php?t=6427

Thanks

Rob

Thanks

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

There is NO separate entity 'self', 'me', "I", at all, anywhere, in any way shape or form. It has been looked for extensively and is not there,

Was there ever?
NO, there never was.


2 ...

Yes please :-)

Ready and waiting

A bit of a ramble this morning that all just fell out through the fingertips
What do you mean by that?

Ahh, it felt like a lot of words had been written. Sometimes a short direct answer is written. Other times it turns into an essay. By falling out through the fingertips is was referring to how ...

Hi Matthew

Hoping you are well

Is there contracted experience?
Or is there experience of contraction?

Very interesting. Yes there is a difference.


Is there contracted awareness?
Or is there an awareness of contraction?

Is there contracted knowing?
Or is there knowing of contraction ...

Thought tells the funniest stories, doesn't it!

Dangerous things if left unguarded. I mean they can cook up a story in a few joined thoughts that seems so real.



Isn't also "black mood" just an appearance within this spaciousness?

It must be, yes. This spaciousness is the space that ...

Hey

So. It's been interesting.
Most recently it's been a really tough couple of days with a black mood. As best as possible holding that gently but awareness of thoughts about this shouldn't be like this etc. Trying to re-create the seeing that was had previously where the "me" thought was clearly ...