1) Can you describe the exact moment it was realized that there is no "I?" Where you were, what you were doing, etc.? Help us to picture the moment of seeing as it happened for you, regardless whether it was within this conversation or outside.

This happened in 2013, when watching a video from ...

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.
It comes out of the inner brain workings, where everything is divided into duality, so if it sees something there must be a seeer, if there ...

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

No there's no "I" or "Ego" , nor has there ever been one, nor will there ever be one.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from ...

If so, and if it is ok, we have 5 little survey questions we like to end with to sample peoples’ experience?
Fire away, happy to return the favor and make the process better for those who follow...

There is a Further Investigation forum here, where we take a deep look into that and all the other ...

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Yes, I can definitely work with that.
Many people thing indeed that it's conciousness, awareness, or some other new concept.
I'm definitely not one of them and glad you confirmed my current truth.
Thoughts are not real. TICK!
The "I" is ONLY an "I" thought. TICK!
Therefore the "I" is not ...

And anything I think the "I" is or isn't is not real.

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On the other hand if the "I" is not real, then what is real?
Then nothing is real, so the only thing I know is really real is that "I am".

Is “I” a real thing, or not?
Is there such a thing as “I”?
LOOK now, in your present experience.
Don’t use memory or analysis.

Well I can't really find it now or ever. Except for a thought "I", I can not find any "I" in there or out there.
Thoughts are not real so the "I" is not real.

We already saw with the piece of fruit, that thought is not real.
So if thought is not real, and ego is only a thought, then ego is .......?
If thought is not real, and "I" is only a thought, then "I" is .......?


So if "my body" is only a thought, then my body is not mine and not real.
=> There ...

Where does the next thought come from?
I've no idea and don't even know where the thought "I've no idea" came from.
Who decides what it would be?
This is a really insightful, I've no control over my thoughts. there's no I and no control
Who decides when it goes?
Nobody. It just seems to come ...

And my ego is still there suffering as usual...
What do you think the ego is, exactly?
Any ideas?
Well when looking into 'ego' is just the same as 'I' to me.
So I meant to say "I saw that there's no real 'I" and I'm still really suffering" :-)
Looking further into it there's only an ego when ...

Hi Tim,

Thanks for your reply and time.

it sounds like you are ready to look!

Yes, indeed!

Should I call you Dave, or is there some other name you prefer to go by?

Dave is perfect!

Does the above sound ok?

Yes, ready to go..

Best,

Dave

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
That there's only an 'I' when there's a thought 'I', and no idea where thoughts come from so there probably never an 'I'.

What are you looking for at LU?
Wel after the insight that there's no ...