Hi Kay,


1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
There is no separate 'self', 'me' 'I' and there never was.

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

Hi Kay,

Did you find an actual link between the thought "I am anxious" and the sensation itself when doing the exercise given? With your eyes closed and being aware of both thought and sensation...did you see anything that actually linked them?


I didn't see any link. Only thought/story was ...

Hi Kay,

To experience "the taste of ice cream", you would have to be separate from the taste of ice cream. But if you ARE "taste of ice cream", you can only be aware of being the taste of ice cream.
Do you see the difference?
Yes. When I am patting my dog, it is just patting (sensation). There is ...

Hi Kay,
This took all day to think about.

What is the memory ‘made of’?
It’s AE of thought, seeing and hearing. Kind of like a movie, visuals and narration.
Hmmm…there is no time, so how can memory be made of seeing and hearing?
Memory is not made of anything. It’s the thought content of AE ...

Hi again,

After I hit Submit I was thinking about the last question more...... and I think I am not grasping it.

try again:

Past thought: Smoking is dangerous, I know people that have died from lung cancer related to smoking.
Future thought: I am going to get sick if I keep smoking.

According to ...

Hi Kay,


What is memory exactly?
Memory is a label.
What is the memory ‘made of’?
It’s AE of thought, seeing and hearing. Kind of like a movie, visuals and narration.
What is the exact difference between a ‘general’ thought and a ‘memory’ thought?
They are the same. Both are thought-labels ...

Hi Kay,

So is the 'here and now' a time and a place?
'Here and now' and 'time and place' are thought labels that facilitate communication. They do not exist in AE.
There is no here or now as 'now' does not refer to a time and 'here' does not refer to a place.
HereNow points to the current and ...

Hi Kay,

So is the 'here and now' a time and a place?

'Here and now' and 'time and place' are thought labels that facilitate communication. They do not exist in AE.


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Hi Kay,

So, if we just look at seeing ie AE of colour for now, is anything actually changing when you walk from one room to another?

Here's the thing, what I have unlearned so far is that the colors/shapes are all connected and it's thought that suggests separation. So, when I move from one room ...

Hmmmmmm I did it again.....
Let me break it down and see if I notice what you are pointing to.

Walking from bedroom to kitchen the AE is sensation, seeing , hearing, thought.....
The body is walking from one room to another and stuff is "just appearing out of nowhere" in each moment as AE of color ...

Hi Kay,

So now...I want you to walk from the room you are in to the kitchen. And I want you to notice how the surroundings seem to change. Is there actual change happening?

The surroundings seem to change because AE of thought points to such a story. However, nothing is changing. "Changing" is ...

Hi Kay,

It is AE of sensation. If you close your eyes and walk…how is it known that what you are seeing suggests you are walking?
If eyes are closed there is nothing to suggest walking other than the sensations.
But is there an experience that the ’now’ is moving along the line of time?
There ...

Hi Kay,

Is there an inside or an outside? If there is an inside - inside of what exactly?
If there is an outside, the outside of what exactly?
There is no inside and outside it is one and the same. There is no body. Only AE is present.
And what is the AE that is present?
It is AE of thought ...

Hi Kay,
Happy weekend from Cold Canada!

Is there any connection between the felt sensations and the image in the mirror?
Or just thoughts (and/or mental images) suggest that there is?
There is no connection between the felt sensations and the mage in the mirror it really is thoughts that suggest ...

Hi Kay,

So can this self or 'sense of self' actually be found anywhere or is it simply a thought/idea?
Have another look and see if the 'sense of self' seems to exist in other locations of the body.
The sense of self for me anyway, exists in the forehead behind the eyes area. But it is actually ...