Hi Todd,

Thanks for everything. It was great to have someone of your caliber and experience guiding me. I am very much interested in working towards the other fetters as well. Can you pls include me when you start those activities,

Thanks once again.

Regards
Sri

Hello Todd,

Thanks for the question.

How would you describe this (looking and not finding a self) to someone who has never heard of this? Can you please describe this seeing?

Here is how I would describe this process to someone new.

1. Sitting in any comfortable position, gently close your ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your great insights as always.

You are absolutely right about "not to expect" the synchronicity, I also came to that conclusion recently and mostly notice these things as a fun activity and not take them too seriously. we don't want any letdowns if they suddenly stop ...

Hello Todd,

Pls see below.

Give examples from the last few days - What is different before you came to LU and now?

Is the attitude towards other people different? Can you give an example?

Some things I am noticing the past few days is a kind of peace and relaxation. Also noticing synchronicity ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks. Sorry about the delay because I missed my email notifications.

Yeah. It was an interesting meeting about a topic everyone struggles with : Free will and Control.

But can you give an an explanation of what responsibility actually is?

Responsibility is executing the tasks ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your wonderful suggestions and expert guidance. I always felt I was in great hands guiding me through this process and I deeply appreciate it!

Thanks for the reference to Christiane Michelberger. I already checked out her website and found very interesting and useful ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for guiding me through this process.

I did relax my muscles around the eyes and used peripheral vision and it does help in reducing or eliminating the sense of perspectival self temporarily. Great suggestion!

Are there any different sensations in your face, neck, or shoulders ...

Hello Todd,

Sorry about the delay in response. Last 2 days were crazy at work.

Even though the event occurred, did you actively decide which words or sentences you were going to utter? Or did it still seem automatic, but relevant to the conversation that was happening?

Nope, I did not think ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your great responses and queries.

Did you feel any particular muscular tension in the head or face, around the eye sockets, or anywhere else that seems to be contributing to the feeling?

Yes. I did especially around the eye sockets and tension on both sides of the face ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your great responses and queries.

Did you feel any particular muscular tension in the head or face, around the eye sockets, or anywhere else that seems to be contributing to the feeling?

Yes. I did especially around the eye sockets and tension on both sides of the face ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for patiently staying with me thorough this process! The meeting on Sunday was interesting to hear different view points and folks with different levels in this pathless path.

This is excellent. You kind of worked your way there. You went from wanting to get rid of an I to ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your detailed responses and queries!

I am going to try the quote function, hopefully it comes out fine.

If awareness exists, which it seems it does, does it really matter whether there is identification with it?

No, It does not matter if we need to identify with ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your encouraging words! It gives me confidence I am on the right path.

Pls see my responses below and also some observations I have been having recently.

Todd: Just because awareness seems to exist, does that mean that it is YOU? Can awareness simply exist without ownership ...

Hello Todd,

Thanks for your responses and prompts.

Here are mine.

Todd: Now, do you feel that you ARE that Consciousness/Awareness?

Srikanth: Initially I was only intelluctualy feeling I was that awareness. But if I look at the body, I am aware of the body, if I inquire about the mind, I am ...

Thanks Todd for your reply.

Let me post my responses to your queries.

Todd: We’re going to do some direct pointers to get at this as we go along, but for now I’ll just ask, can consciousness control and make volitional decisions, or is it simply the awareness of what’s already occurring?

Srikanth ...