Hello Kay,

Where are these other 'entities' exactly?

I meant 'entity' as a mental construct,an idea
they are not anywhere , they are thoughts

Is there a 'self' that is responsible for anything?

no there is not, the self is a thought and is not in capacity of 'taking responsibility' or being ...

Hello Kay,
hope you are well
just a quick one to say I will respond tomorrow
been on a whole day journey and couldn't access the internet on the train, now too tired to engage in responding
be back tomorrow

Hello Kay,

Yes, it is similar to the other questions :) Would you be able to provide and example please, from you own recent experiences of how you are not responsible for anything.

ok,lets see
evertything is dependent,it's not separate from everything else therefore one entity/thought can't 'be ...

Hello Kay,

thanks for this experience!
and for clear pointers,examples and explanation :)
the exploration feels very supportive

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

no,there isn't anything or anyone called 'self' or 'me/I ...

Hello Kay,

Does what IS/experience/THIS actually appear, or is it always here? Is THIS never not here?


yes, it is always here, it's always been here

Where does experiencing end and experiencer begin?

experiencing and experiencer are not separate -it doesn't have ending or beginning place ...

Hello Kay :)

yes,that's clear - there is nothing actually happens or appears to anyone , there simply is appearance
Appearance of what exactly?

appearance of what is


Without thought, how could it be known that sound is different to sensation etc?
And for differences to be known there would ...

Hello Kay,

Where is this ‘thinking mind’ exactly? Where is it located?

it doesn't have a location, it's a story, it's made up and it simply appears, same as sensation just appears

Yes, exactly…so how can thoughts (or sensations, taste etc) be appearing to a someone, or happening to someine if ...

Hello Kay,

yes, I thought this body + image has appeared before and i rather treated it this way
however every time i look at it in the mirror there is a different story and different colour - when i really look at it , every time there is a fresh/new looking What makes it seem as if there is ...

Hello Kay,

Sorry for the delay, Yes - I wish to continue with the exploration - my laptop broke down in the weekend and was not able to respond

Hi Kay,

hope you are well,

I am now working on a week-long retreat - thought will have more free time but the program is quite full;

Finishing on Friday morning and will get back to you with the response to the last exercise on that day

hope that's ok

Alaya xx

Hello Kay,

thanks for this :)

Has this body image + story ever appeared before - or is this the only time you have ever been aware of these *exact* colours and this exact story about the body?


yes, I thought this body + image has appeared before and i rather treated it this way
however every ...

Hello Kay,

memory is a thought about the past experience, about something that has happened previously Something that HAS happened, or something that has SUPPOSEDLY happened according to a thought story?

good point, memory is a thought about another thought story, indeed about something that has ...

Hello Kay,

What does ‘here and now’ actually point to? Does it point to a location and time or does it point to experience (THIS) that is always here now and is the ‘herenow’?

it doesn't point to any location or time
yes - it rather points to experience, to whatever IS Now

What is memory ...

Hello Kay,

thanks for this

But is there an experience that the ’now’ is moving along the line of time?

whatever 'now' is - I can't grasp it or measure it, it's already gone whenever I want to 'look' at it;
I can't point where exactly 'now' moves to the past or future

Any experience of one ...

Hello Kay,

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?

no actual connection found,
there were thoughts about the image, identified as 'me'

Is there any connection between the felt sensations ...