Hey Tim,

No problem. Things are going very well. I do notice a lot of forgetfulness, by the way. Something my wife and colleagues have started noticing. The world of time is observed in such a strange manner, currently...

If this would have started to work out like this, without this strange path ...

Things are changing very rapidly, Tim. The present moment is starting to feel more and more as everything there is and that feels very, very peaceful. And spacious. It's like a field of peace, permeating everything in and around me, if that makes any sense...

Illusory thoughts about the present ...

So this belief was identified. A belief is just an assumption, it's never true.
Therefore, can you drop the beliefs?
Yes, absolutely! All real "true truths" are only directly observed, of course. But so is the belief that thoughts, sight, sound, touch are simply awareness appearing to itself, in ...

Can you find, in your direct experience, any separation between a thought (which could contain e.g. a belief) and the KNOWING of that thought?
No, none at all.
Is there any gap at all, between the knowing and the known?
No, it is all just appearing. Yet, somehow there is a quality of ...

Great! You see, “mind” and “brain” are just useful conventions we use for labelling, modelling and understanding the apparent processes and functions of everyday experience. But if we really look closely, the only thing that can ever be found in direct experience is the experience of thoughts and ...

Where do you find "brain" in direct experience?
Where do you find a "mind" in direct experience?

Yes, it's nothing, really. Just thoughts... :)

Just one question, could you please clarify your answer to #5? Provide examples from your daily life on how control, free will, choice and decisions play out.

Of course. But then I’ll have to go into the thoughts about the experiences as well. A bit of both. To first go into the actual experience ...

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, there's just thoughts and feelings arising from our conditionings that get labeled "me", but "me" is nothing more than a label that is usually accompanied with a strong sense of belief ...

Every time old conditioning arises, it is an opportunity to have it burn. Simply look for the "self" in that reaction again. Each time it is seen to be false, something no longer needed evaporates. Repeat as needed. This can take a little time, or a lot of time, depending on the situation. This is ...

Things are still coming and going. I'm starting to notice my "self-created" atmospheres around frequently visited places, like work and home which always felt more like "the world imposing on me". Now I remain unthouched and simply observe it. It gives distance to atmospheres. Like there's no ...

Yes! So is there ever really “unclarity”, or only ever a belief that there is a lack of clarity?
Is there, in fact, clarity all along, except for a thought-belief otherwise? :D It's like when a movie projector is out of focus, we see a crispy clear image of a blur.
So. It seems you are through ...

What's funny is that this can't feel as escapism, because that's just a thought as well. Besides, I notice I find myself doing just the things that my ego/conditionings don't prefer. No procrastination, as in a battle between "I should" and "I don't want to". Those thought are now simply observed ...

Not listening to the arising "me" thoughts about craving and pushing away, and then simply watching them go feels very relieving and clarifying. It really strenghtens the silence behind it. What seems to be key is to not see the dream of thoughts as real, even when we do find ourselves acting on ...

Okay, something has shifted. No idea of this is temporary, but it's like "I" don't want to keep things in check anymore. I watch the "in check keeping" pulse arise........and then I let it go!

For my spiritual samadhi chasing mind this feels very much like things will go astray, but the opposite is ...

Can I just check that these two things were all you meant by "clear cause and effect"?
Yes, that's right.
And you have seen clearly that the next thought is not "decided" -- it is "experienced".
Yes, whenever I pay attention, this is clearly seen. But it sometimes feels like I should need to pay ...