Hello Nic!

I hope things are continuing to unfold beautifully and that the smiling is still arising! Do you feel that there is anything else to investigate after a few days?


No, there is nothing left to investigate - the smiling continues :)

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at ...

Hi Nic!

That sounds wonderful! You’re very welcome. How does it feel?

Life is beautiful - the smiling still hasn't stopped :)

PS if you want to complete the process there are some closing questions and other guides approve this process. This means you can access various resources and forums ...

Hi Nic - hope all is well!

Sit quietly, take in a few deep breaths and then close your eyes.

Locate where you feel yourself to be. Locate yourself vertically in the body, horizontally to the left or right, and depth, how far in. Feel how big you are, where you reside. Then point with a finger to ...

Hi Nic - hope all is well.

I'm accepting of what arises, and realize that there's no where for me to go, and nothing for me to do, aside from what's right here, right now. I see that there are no boundaries through any of my experiences.

It sounds here, as if there is a sense of a me who accepts ...

I feel very confused today. It's like a sense of separate self seems to be there, but when investigated, the only things that are found are sensations and thoughts
This can be confusing, especially to the construct that is being seen through! If it is any help, there is nothing that is being lost ...

Hi Nic -

Just wanted to let you know that I've had a very busy couple of days, but I will respond to your post tomorrow. Hope all is well with you. Thanks again for your insights throughout this exploration.

- Andy

Hi Nic -

the questions I answered from your previous post about going out into nature were from my experience of going out into nature

I understand you are busy, but it would be good to do the looking in experience rather than from memory. Memory ensures that what is happening is in thought if ...

Hi Nic - glad to hear the festival went well!

This sounds really positive, how have you been over the weekend? Any shifts or openings, or doubts?

Not much has changed, although the "energetic" sensations have died down, and I'm not walking around in a daze any longer. No new shifts/openings. "I ...

Hi Skygazer74 - do you prefer to be called something else?

This sounds great, I’m happy that the boundary exercises led to an insight for you. How are these settling in your experience? How does it feel?

It's been an interesting couple of days. I've been walking around in a daze at work. I feel ...

Hi Skygazer74 - you can call me Andy.

I wanted to check in and let you know that I had a busy day with my children and was not able to get out into nature. I will work on this tomorrow and respond to your questions then.

Hope the festival is going well!

Thank you,

Andy

Everything that I am is made up of these senses
So what is that, what is 'everything that I am?'

I am the experiencing of these senses as they arise in the now. Everything that I took to be "me" is a mental concept made up of a world put together by thoughts. When the concepts are believed, the ...

Hello Skygazer74 -

I had an interesting experience/realization last night. I got up in the middle of the night and realized that there are no boundaries to any of my senses. Everything that I am is made up of these senses, which have no boundaries. When looking at only direct experiences, there is ...

I would also like to come back to those questions you did not answer later on to see if what they reveal :)

Nothing was really coming from those inquiries. I have a feeling this is going to be a long post - please let me know in your response if you'd like me to include them in the next post that ...

Hello Skygazer74

So I want to go back to the main assumption we are here for which is the self, which unlike the TV is not the same after the enquiry! It seems that there is some aspect of your experience where the self still asserts its existence, so can we look again at this?

If I ask you right ...

Hello Skygazer74 - It was beautiful, sunny day here as well. I'm based in the metro-Detroit area of Michigan in the United States. Where are you based?

What I meant by 'reifying awareness' is making awareness a tangible thing, or a goal of sorts. It seems like there are some beliefs about ...