Hi Barbarossa,

Thank you!
Is there anything you would recommend me to start with?

could you give me an example for a "decision-making process"? -just explain what you experience when a decision is made.

is there a "person/self" involved in a decision?

That very much depends on the kind of decision which needs to be made. If it is something simple like deciding whether to go ...

Thank you! No, there are no uncertainties or doubts anymore, right now everything seems crystal clear.

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 such entity in any way, shape or form and quite clearly there has ...

sorry for my bad english, i don't think that i got this:

there isn't really anyone - or should I say there really isn't anyone

right, but it sounds like you are uncertain about it.?

how would "direct experience" answer that question:

are such mind states a problem? for whom?

Oops, sorry ...

what if identification happens - when an illusion, known as illusion appears -
does that really matter?

are such mind states a problem? for whom?

No, I understand now. Greed, aversion, illusions only become issues if not recognised as such.

Since they are just mind states, they cannot be ...

I had to think of a connection. If I can only see, taste, hear, smell or feel a connection between thoughts and emotions, I cannot perceive one.

so the only thing saying there must be a connection is just another thought?


Exactly! That's why I wrote: I had to think of a connection.

when such ...

and look at their connection, IN DIRECT EXPERIENCE.
if you find it - what is it?
if you can't find it, if you can't see, taste, hear, smell, feel a connection of thoughts and emotions, what does that mean?

Thanks for your detailed explanation!

I had to think of a connection. If I can only see ...

Both thoughts and emotions influence each other

look at thoughts and emotions and tell me what exactly is the connection.

Thoughts are straightforward but emotions are complex. I have been trying to figure this out all day, again and again, but I am not certain. I will try to explain my ...

i'm not saying that your observations are wrong.
but if you take a look from another angle, if you take thoughts and emotions for what they are - just appearances, and look again, you maybe discover something new.


Just looking at them as you suggest I see a difference. When I look at thoughts ...

how is "memory" experienced -
what is the direct experience of "memory"?

Thoughts and images come up and also some emotions

The trigger is a fixed view or opinion, you could call this a thought-package which has been held for a long time

have you experienced this NOW, or is this a thought-story?
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No, i am not experiencing this now, I am just explaining what I have observed many times.

in such a situation, when thoughts seem to trigger emotions, LOOK at what is.
there are sensory impressions, thoughts and emotions.
look for a trigger - if thoughts cause emotions, there must be a trigger.
if you can find a trigger, what exactly is it?
if not, what does tell you, that thoughts and ...

my opinion

what is an opinion?
to whom does an opinion belong?

OK, it's just a thought, doesn't belong to anyone . . .



...when 'I' become those thoughts, feelings and emotions...
...the concept of 'I' did not disappear...

what is "I"/the concept of "I"? more than a thought/thought-story ...

what is a feeling/ an emotion/ a thought able to do?
is a feeling/ an emotion/ a thought able to do anything?

is there someone judging over feelings/emotions/thoughts?

No, thoughts, emotions and feelings are not able to do anything. The problem occurs when there is no awareness of them as just ...

When you STOP now and LOOK what is here...

a lack of acceptance of the situation just as it is

What exactly is supposed to accept the situation?
What exactly could NOT accept a situation?


When I stop and look now there are just sort of neutral feelings. This is what I would call accepting the ...