Hi Warissem,

Is there a distance between the “world” and the knowing of it ?
Is there a watcher, an actor ?

No distance, no watcher, no actor, no self. all of it just happens.

For now there seem to be no doubts beyond what I checked in last time. Thanks again.

In gratitude,
Nik

Dear warissem,

Apologies that this is slightly late, needed time to. Really sit down and do it.



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

No. There is no 'self',, 'me' or I at all anywhere or in any shape or form. It is an ...

Dear warissem,


I am back after the vipassana. While I know through these exercises that the separate self is an illusion, through this intense 10 days I was able to see how much power it still has to shape the world experienced, the emotions, the tendencies to impatience, the experience of pain ...

Hi Warissem,

Is seeking still going on and if so, what are you looking for?

Right now, no seeking is going on. My one question of what is guiding this body, this 'Nik' character that I started with has so clearly answered through this process. The journey now is to really let this integrate and ...

Dear Wariseem,

Really interesting exercise thank you, it really felt releasing, yet another layer gone.



Can it be known how tall the body is?
Does the body have a weight or volume?
In the actual experience does the body have a shape or a form?

When i just focus on sensations the body does not ...

Hi Warissem,

You say that decision is made by a thought. When eyes are open, is there a thought deciding to see ?
Is there a thought deciding to here ? or to smell or to taste ?
No when eyes are open seeing, hearing, tasting happens automatically. There is a choice made whether to breathe through ...

What is it exactly that is choosing which hand to raise?
Nothing. I've done this exercise a few times now and i cant find anything that is choosing. It seems to come from nowhere..

Can you find a separate individual or anything that is doing the choosing?
No.

What is it that is controlling ...

Hi Warissem,

Is “I” a motion, an emotion ? Are you the anger or the joy ?

No, the 'i' isnt an emotion. the anger comes. the joy comes. and they go also.

How can “something” which it is not found anywhere, as you said, be the driver of the ship ? Describe what do you mean by “the ship” and by ...

Dear Warissem,

Do you see that "the willing of a particular thought to appear" is already appearing as a thought ?
yes. its like taking a look at another level. and it is indeed just another thought.


Look at direct experience (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching or sensations) and ...

Where are they coming from and going to?

They seem to come from nowhere and disappear there again

Did you do anything to make a particular thought or thoughts appear?

It feels like sometimes i willed a particular thought into appearing. Other times they just came.

Could you have done ...

describe direct experience of what is happening here now (where you are).


Hi Warissem,

Direct experience of what is happening here now is my body's sensations on lying on the bed, the softness, the pressure, the sound of the fan, birds and construction. The touch of the fingers typing out this ...

Dear Warissem,

Thank you for the offer to accompany me through this journey. Apologies that this is late, i will check the forum rather than wait for mails.

Please let me know how to proceed.

Light,
N

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this? I keep asking myself, who is in this body? Who or what is there? what is actually real? what do i really know? this body moves, sees, loves, heals, experiences but what is doing it? the only answer ...