Hi Dave,
I can't thank you enough for the clarity you've brought.

As always,

The very best to you and yours,

Rod

Thanks Dave,

It's been such an excellent conversation. Your guidance in helping me to look past habitual assumptions, directly at what happens has been of such benefit.

With appreciation,

All the very best to you,

Rod

Hi Dave,

Is memory thought about actual experience?
Can there be experience outside of what is unfolding?

Hearing, seeing, feeling (sensation), taste, smell occur. Nothing/no-one experiences them, they occur. Thought doesn’t experience them in any way. Thoughts about them subsequently occur ...

Hi Dave,

Thanks for reviewing my stuff. I know you say no patience is required but I'm very grateful.

Are “memory-thoughts” any different from other thoughts? Do the thoughts actually “percieve” anything or is something else going on?

No, memory is simply a thought like any other, as is a ...

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

No. Looking closely it becomes apparent that the concept of a separate 'I' 'me' 'self' is just that, a concept. Not something that actually exists. It's a mistaken perception.

Was there ever?

Again no ...

Thanks Dave.... I don't know what happened there and yes, I completed all the questions.

If that's ok, I'll resend without trying to use the quote function. It should be clear which wuestion I'm as swearing as i copied each one as a header to my answer.

Thanks

Rod

Hi Dave,

I hope this finds you happy and healthy. I enjoyed working through the questions. They did a lot to help clarify my thinking.

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

No. Looking closely it becomes apparent that the concept of a ...

Hi Dave,

FYI ... Just to let you know, I have a few time constraints at the moment but am working my way through the questions at every opportunity.
Going back through our dialogue is helping to clarify things even more.
The best,
Rod

Hi Dave...

Does that all sound okay to you?

Absolutely... looking forward to it.

All the best,

Rod

I spent my life living for tomorrow,
Now I live in today.

I see why it's called "liberation". I don't feel the need to be so "careful" in life.
There's a sense of "nothing can harm me" ... There isn't a "me" to harm.
I don't have this realisation full-time 24/7 but when it's there, it's there in spades...
The best,
Rod

Hi Dave,

Thank you for walking me through this exploration.
So - at the beginning of this investigation you mentioned that you had got it.... Is this still clear? Is there any doubt at all? Is there anything still to look for?

It is much clearer now than previously. Had you not taken me through ...

Hi Dave

Firstly,
If I seem to be going on about apparently the same thing - I'm just checking that things really are clear!

I absolutely get that. Language can be pretty slippery sometimes and punctuation makes a significant difference to meaning.

Thinking is still actual experience isn't it ...

Hi Dave

I need to edit my replies more carefully making sure I've written exactly what I mean.

Is a raw sound heard or is there only hearing? If there is such a thing as a raw sound - there would have to be something separate to it which hears it?

No. There isn't a separate "Raw sound". The ...

Hi Dave,

Sorry. The comma is a punctuation error. A better way to say it is simply, "thought doesn't think".
Experience doesn't experience. There isn't "another".
I'm hoping to get back to this a little later today to respond fully to your previous post.
The best,
Rod