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I've actually deleted my Facebook a while back, I might create a new profile just for he purpose of this group ...

Hi Robyn, I couldn't use the computer yesterday, and today I logged in and saw your post and the private message, awesome!

As I menioned in my pervious message, I think you would make a great guide for others. If you're interested, let me know and I'll get you hooked up with the information you ...

Hello Robyn, thank you!

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

No. These are all labels, thoughts, that don't point to anything. It's a mental concept which dissolves as soon as you look directly at it.
There never was a ...

So, you have an expectation that that shouldn't happen once you've seen? Sorry. ;-)

Hahah, well that's encouraging.


Can you say with a big fat yes that there is no 'I?'

YES.
There are still periods of identification but as soon as looking happens, identification dissolves and it's clear ...

Hi, Robyn,
I'll try to fill in the gaps from the last couple of days, so it may be a bit long.

Are you familiar with the story, The Emperor's New Clothe by Hans Christain Andersen? In that story, the emperor was duped into believing a very special set a of new clothes had been made for him that ...

Hello Robyn,

It's been a very busy day and I don't have time to write a full reply at the moment, just wanted to say thank you for your quick response, I appreciate it.

I will try to post later this evening, if not today, then tomorrow.

Have a great day!

Hi Robyn, thank you for your quick response.

It's a very moody day so far, feeling kinda down so we'll see how it affects the process.
By the way, in all of my posts I write as I go, taking breaks and coming back, so the tone and direction might change completely from beginning to end.

So yes ...

Hi Robyn, sorry for the delay, the last couple of days have been super busy.

every component of DE has a following thought which labels it.
Or is it sometime first-this-then-that phenomenon?

Not sure if I understand your question correctly, but it seems that the raw sensory experience always ...

there's this strong sense of being a self who's experiencing all of this.
Tell me, in terms of Direct Experinece, what exactly is this sense?

Let's see.. the Direct Experience of this moment consists of:
The sight of the computer screen in front of me and its surroundings.
The sounds of ...

You may start to see it but this domino effect may not have begun and you could doubt you are really seeing. So, can you put aside this expectation?

Are you willing to set aside the hope/expectation that it will happen in a certain time frame?

Yes, putting aside all expectations. I'm ready to ...

Hello again Robyn, you can call me Orr, as that's my real name and would probably be more direct and effective :)

Okay, so I've spent a lot of time writing down excpectaions, hopes, and fears. But then, the proccess of writing it down and digging through expectations made me realize that really ...

Hello Robyn! Sounds great, aprreciate your help. I'm ready to begin :)

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
What I understand by this is that there are natural processes and movements that flow by themselves with each moment, affected by countless conditions, patterns... Life. And that we put a made-up ...