Sorry for the late response Vivien, I was without internet for a few days there.

Thank you so much for your guidance through this process. Your patience and questions with the ability to unblock progress is phenomenal. Thank you! I will join the aftercare groups now.

Thank you again!
- Jordan

Hey Vivien,

Is there a solid center called body which is different from the other experiences called 5 senses? Is the body itself is something other than experience?

No, just the labelling of part of the experience which is no different than the rest of experience.

Is there a center called ...

Thank you so much Vivien! I would be happy to answer any further questions from the guides.

Thanks again!

Hey Vivien,

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

It is now clear that there isn't and there never was. Simply labelling of things that were mistaken for a self, a me, or an I.

2) Share in your own words what the illusion ...

And thank you Vivien, no doubt is present - it all seems so simple! Thank you for all of your help in this realisation. I will continue to notice and let it unfold.

Thank you so much!
Jordan

Hey Vivien,

Is it also totally clear from immediate experience that there is no thinker of thoughts?
And no decider or a chooser?

There is no thinker, and certainly no decider or chooser.

Is there any control over thoughts, any, whatsoever?

None whatsoever. Any sense of control is itself a ...

Hey Vivien,

So please look for evidences in everyday life what it’s seen (on / off) that there is no personal self… and notice the effects of those moments of seeing. What do you find?

It’s hard to describe but I have noticed it in the mundane like doing the dishes or tidying up where I have ...

Hey Vivien,

It’s difficult to describe - it’s kinda like it was before, experience is as it was yet with a realisation that should have had huge implications to an “I”, yet it’s as it was.

Language is proving difficult here but I’ll try: there is a sense of not being as hung up on internal ...

Hey Vivien!

I think that's everything, thank you! Thank you for your patience in working through this process.
I was going to ask what to expect/if there is anything to do in letting this unfolding happen, but I was able to answer this for myself: there is no one there to expect anything or to do ...

Hey Vivien,

Thank you - that explanation has helped clear things up significantly for me.

What is the difference between doing and happening in your experience?

None whatsoever, I can see that they are different words for describing the same thing.

Is the separate self doing anything in ...

Hey Vivien,

Sorry I've taken a few days to get back to you on this one, truth be told - the first question had me stumbling a bit but I see it now.

Well, are you after a special feeling/ state?

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't - I was, but I see that this is just another narrative that I ...

Thank you so much Vivien!

Can you say with 100% certainty that there has been a shift from an intellectual of understanding of there being no separate self to an experiential recognition of it?

I have certainly felt a bit of a shift - it's definitely more felt than ever before (along with a ...

Hey Vivien,

Thank you! It's certainly becoming clearer to me.

What is being done for colors and shapes to be? Is there anything be done for colors and shapes to be, or they are just there effortlessly?

They are just there - no effort required for them to be there.

What is being done exactly ...

Hey Vivien!

I have sat with the questions for a couple of days now, and I'm glad I did.

What makes that deciding thought to appear? Is that your doing?

No. It certainly isn't. It becomes clear when I try to find the origin of the thought, where it came from and where it goes after it has passed ...

Thank you for these prompts Vivien, I'm going to take a day or two to sit with these inquiries because this gets to the crux of the whole thing for me. Already I can see progress in noticing with the hand experiment and the breath, so I'll sit with it and let it saturate before replying.

Thank you ...