Hi Angel,

Vince offers guiding sessions every saturdays, wednesdays and mondays:

Saturdays 9pm AEST
Mondays 6am AEST
Wednesdays 3pm AEST

Don't forget to convert Sydney time (AEST) to your local time.
The zoom link is always the same. I'm sending it to you by private message here.

Warmly ...

Hi Angelfire,

You should be the one to find out the answer using direct experience.
To me the answer is obvious who decided to carry out this work!

You use expressions like I agree there is only a sense of me and the process of personal improvement and I know logically I have none (control) which ...

Hi Angelfire,

It's nice to hear from you again!
I thought of you these last days :-)

have sort of made my peace that getting to where I want to be will take along time

If you meant that where you 'want to be' is awakened/illuminated, then it's true that 'awakening' is not a single final ...

Hi Angelfire,

When we look very closely and precisely we come to see that “me” thoughts only refer to other “me” thoughts, not to an actual abiding “me.” Observe thoughts with precision: can you ever find a ‘me’ within the “me” thoughts and feelings, or just a sense of me?

Where are thoughts ...

Hi Angelfire,

Nice to hear from you again!

I'm glad you didn't give up and keep noting fears and illusions.
Could you pick up the last exercise and send your insights, please?

The ego has many many layers, like the onion. You can't expect it will disappear at once with a 'pufff'.
What you will ...

Hi Angelfire,

I have fear that this will impact my relationship in a negative way, rather then positive.
During that emotional reactive phase the biggest challenge is to stay with the body sensations and not react (which hurt those around us), dissociate the mental narrative from primary ...

Hi Severian,

Let me know which part is challenging and if you prefer a different type of exercise.

Warmly,
Atmajnani

Hi Angel,

I do not understand your question on what is here without lables, sorry if you can clarify that question?


Well, you answered yourself in your reply. Without labels there's JUST THIS! Sounds, colors, smells, taste, body sensations!

Should I just keep fighting through it?
Never fight ...

Hi Angel,

Don't worry, you are progressing!
The noticing or awareness of our conditioning and mental labeling is the beginning of change.
If you start noticing in the same moment it's playing out, then you can behave differently with awareness.
This process takes time and willingness to dissolve ...

Hi Angelfire,

First of all, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas time with your dearest ones!
I noticed you didn't use the quote function in your reply. Here is a videoclip on how to use it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCbZYSvnTpc&t=1s

The sense of this programming is strong, even though ...

Hi Sev,

First of all, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas time with your closest ones!

... 'other' thoughts were still in some way related to myself or from myself. Always reinforcing me as a story in a sense.

Yes, it's an astonishing conclusion, isn't it?
All thoughts are directly or ...

Hi Sev,

Yes, we tend to live in our heads and it takes practice to center attention in sensations and feelings.
Here it is a more concrete exercise:

Get a sheet of paper and draw a line that divides that sheet in half. Label one half 'self' and the other side 'other'. Sit down and start a timer ...

Hi Sev,

How are you doing?
Shall we move to a more concrete exercise?

Atma

Hi Sev,

Yes, you used the quote function correctly, but you copied and pasted all my text instead of just the question.

Could you give me an example of what you mean?

For now just notice the difference when you put your attention in the senses and the mental chat takes the background. Without ...

Hi Severian,

Keep putting your attention in the sensations instead of thoughts and then let me know how it goes.

Meanwhile, here is a videoclip on how to use the quote function:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCbZYSvnTpc&t=1s


Warmly,
Atmajnani