is there an 'I' that 'does' this? If not, could you find a different way to express what happened?

There is no “I” that did this, let me rephrase,

It wasn’t something I did or did not do, but more like an awareness. The simple awareness and experiencing everything being as it is in this moment ...

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?
Was there ever?
There never was a separate self to begin with.

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 ...

What are you responsible for?

I am not responsible for anything. There isn't any responsibility at all. Since “I” never existed it couldn’t be or ever have been responsible for anything, it's just an illusion.

Thank you again for the guidance Adil!

What are you responsible for?

I am not responsible for anything. Anything that I think I am responsible for is just a clever way of my mind finding attachment in the illusionary world. Since “I” never existed it couldn’t be or ever have been responsible for anything.

Are you the owner of the attention to rotate it ?
No, I am not the owner of attention, there is no owner to attention.

Who is responsible for attention (which thought to arise) ?
No one is responsible for attention, because "I" have no control over the thoughts that arise or which direction my ...

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

There never was a separate self to begin with.

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 ...

Do you have any doubt ?

Can you say a big fat NO to the existence of a separate self, me, I , Harrison ?

Do you have questions ?

Thank you for everything Adil. I don't have any doubts and I can definitely say no to the existence of me. I appreciate your clarity and support with looking and ...

Now at the place you sit,

-Is there a boundary between the body and the clothing? Is there a boundary between the body and the chair?

There isn’t a direct boundary within my experience.


-Listen to a sound again, can a dividing line be found between the ‘knowing’ (experience) of the sound ...

1-I AM MY NAME /
I don’t believe this

2-I AM THIS IMAGE IN THE MIRROR I HAVE A BODU I AM IN THIS BODY OR MIND,
I don’t believe this either

3-THERE IS A CENTER EXPERIENCING LIFE,
I don’t believe this

4-THERE IS CONTROL, I CAN CONTROL THINGS
Nope

5-I HAVE FREE WILL,
6-I CAN DECIDE ...

But is there an experience of the ’now’ moving along the line of time?
Any experience of one ‘moment’ giving way to the next? If not can you talk about cause & effect ?
Is there any actual or direct experience of one event following another?

How fast is the ‘present moment’ actually moving ...

In other words, where can a border between sound and the knowing of the sound be found
Without thought a gap isn’t known.

For this I used the sound of my fan in my room. Without thought the knowing of this sound that I call the sound of the fan doesn’t exist. It’s just experience of noise that I ...

Looks like the ending was cut off in the last post, here's my full response!

without thought how is this "gap" known"?
The gap appears to be in-between thoughts and sensations or maybe beyond that. when my thoughts aren't the center of my attention and I bring my presence to the stillness of the ...

Can you describe this gap please ?
How can you know this ?
What is the direct experience of this gap ? Is it a smell ? taste ? color ? sound ? sensation ?
Or is it just another thought ?

Describing it is hard. It’s like there’s there’s “me” the experiencer and something behind that feels ...

Look at what is experiencing..
Is there a gap between experienced and experiencer?
Is there a witness of experience somehow detached from what is experienced?
Is there a you, outside of what is happening?

Focus on feeling, what do you feel right now? Where in the body that sensation is located ...

Is it possible to remove "me" ?
how can you remove something unexisting ?
Isnt it only a thought links sensation to another thought like there is a sensations in the chest (thought says: it is fear i know this from the memory(another thought) ?
No, its not possible to remove "me" because you I ...