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

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own experience. Describe it fully as you see it now.
The self is a ...

In truth, this experience is completely beyond thought, i.e. non-conceptual. Beyond concepts also means beyond words, literally. This is why we cannot just tell someone how it is directly. It is not possible! Thought/words/language simply cannot contain it. The same way we cannot ever fully ...

Ok!

I feel like I understand in an experiential way “form is emptiness and emptiness is form,” and “everything is resolved in the unborn.”

This is hard to put into words, but it seems like this realization will grow and take deeper root as the momentum of this personality shifts to incorporate a ...

How does it feel to be no one?
How does it feel to have no story?

Strangely enough very much the same as before, but also different in the sense that this is always the way it’s been, staring me right in the face! Time also seems to have collapsed somewhat in the sense that there’s only this ...

Whoops! I’m doing this on a phone and missed the last part.

Has there ever been a ‘self’, anywhere in existence, now or at any time in the past?
Or is this only a story?

Never ever. It’s always just been a story.

Yes, it is also part of the story, if you look close enough.

Is this clear?
Does any doubt remain?
Yes! This is too funny 😂 No doubts!


When hearing a sound, is there anything other than the heard (the experience)?
When seeing a visual scene, is there anything other than the seen (the ...

Whose body???

To what is this "my" referring to?

No one's really, the "my" is referring to a thought construct.

Where is this observer? Can it be found in direct experience, or is that a thought story too?

No it can't, it's also just a thought story.

There seems to be something that I can ...

What we commonly call a “feeling” is actually usually a body sensation + thought label. Can you see that if you take a look now?

Oh, for sure!

So where does a belief in an “I” or being “in control” remain now?

In the sense of being in a “body” perhaps? This is a common one.

Not so much in ...

Apologies for the delay. This weekend was surprisingly busy.

Next time you talk out loud, observe the process from the background.
How EXACTLY do you talk?
How do you form the mouth shapes, control breath, and pitch to form words?
How do you do ALL those complex things right before the sounds ...

Ok cool! I’m going to take some time with this, and will respond tomorrow!

Ok! So looking at my self I see

My history and future (thought)

My body, especially physical sensations below my belly button, in my sternum, in my throat, and at the base of my skull when I think about I or me (some parts of this are ae, but seem distorted through narrativizing or labeling ...

Ok!

How does actual experience compare to thought?
AE is incredibly more vibrant. It’s like grapefruit juice compared to pamplemouse la croix.
Which feels more real?
The actual experience.
Was thought able to fully capture all the detail and richness of the experience?
Not at all!
Can ...

Hi Tim!

Thank you for working with me! I’m fine with Morena, or you can call me Ruth. I’m not fussed either way, so whichever you prefer :)

Prelims sound good! I’m ready for some deep, honest look-and-see.

Ruth

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
The ego self is both the content of and a construction of thoughts, so it doesn’t actually have control over anything. Reality is a leaderless unfolding from manifold perspectives.

What are you ...