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Loving!

Noted & thank you, Stacy

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
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There is no separate entity 'self', 'me', 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form. There never was and never will be, simply.



2) Explain in detail what the ...

Yes, thought arising can refer to anything at all, but when senses are just content of thought & not Actual Experience, they're still content of thought & imaginary.

See the difference?




Yes, I see the difference.



Seeing that there is no self is like realizing that Santa Claus is a ...

Hi Stacy,

Something shifted - while not having shifted at all because it became so obvious it was always there and is here now.

I opened a live video of someone I follow on social media who does breathwork and he was saying:

"We are going to set our intention for the day ahead. We are going to ...

Palm Flipping Exercise


How is the movement controlled?



I cannot explain ‘how’. It feels like automatic actions not controlled by thought as no thought is perceived prior to each movement.



Does a thought control it?



No, the body movements just happen without a thought making it ...

the actual experience of seeing the apple, tasting the apple, holding the apple, smelling the apple and seeing the thought of seeing/tasting/holding/smelling the apple, simply



From the way you wrote it, it sounds like "thought" is actual experience. It isn't clear whether you mean, "thought ...

Good. Except for that 1st answer. Thought is divided into the fact that it arises and the content. Later you get clear that the content of the thought Apple is not true. The thought does arise.



Could you please expand a bit more on this as it is not clear to me how that differs from the answer ...

When looking at an apple, there's color; a thought saying ‘apple’; and maybe a thought saying, "I'm looking at an apple."

What is known for sure? Color is known and thoughts are known.

What about the content of thoughts, what they describe?


The content of thoughts means nothing when we can ...

due to not wanting to let go just yet entirely of the lie that is 'self'.

No, that sounds like fear. What are you afraid of?


Well noted Stacy - 'fear' did indeed pop up as a word in my mind when I was making that previous statement but I chose to suppress it instead of naming it.

Deep ...

Say to yourself or out loud: "There is a 'self.'" or any other thought that includes "I," for example, the list you made in that earlier exercise.

Notice similar sensations every time you try to include "I," "me," "my," etc.?


Yes - tightness, heaviness, churning, but now also tears added on ...

Hi Stacy,


First, can you remember a time when you lied to someone you loved?

Yes, I can


Find the lie. I don't need the whole story, just a few key words to refer to it.

I lied about where I was


Then scan your body for any Sensation (DE or Direct Experience), particularly in the gut or ...

For the first ten minutes write down what you are experiencing right now using the word “I”.


I am breathing
I am feeling tightness in my chest
I am hearing the sound of my hand rubbing against the paper
I am writing
I am having a thought about writing
I am biting my lip
I am feeling my lip is ...

Post several of your own observations in a list *exactly* like the one above, please. Same word forms. Same order. EXACTLY.



Seeing a glass, simply= image / colour
Smelling the water inside, simply = smell
Feeling the glass, simply = sensation
Tasting the water, simply = taste
Hearing the ...

Please let me know if you are clear about this or if you would like any further clarification.

I am clear about this and do not need any further clarification right now.

With gratitude,

Aya

Now what comes up when reading that there is no self, never has been, and never will be? That it was all a made up story?

Right now I feel calm and peace reading those statements.