Thoughts and beliefe what you are, that there is a "me" is pure lie.
I don't share this conviction...yet.
So, when you are aware of that can you believe that you are persona?
Do you need thoughts to tell you that there is no "agent running the show" here?
I don't find a me, but I don't view the ...

Yes. Meet this part.
What this part is made of?

I’m not sure I can tune into that part specifically. I sense that when I think of myself, there is focus on the physical sensations of my body. Ie - the feeling of being surrounded by the body.

If thought is all this is, then how do I see that ...

Hi Lubo nice to meet you :)

Notice the body, we believe we are, is also in the visual field?

Yes I notice this often. I guess I feel like part of me still thinks I’m behind my eyes so it makes sense for the body to be in the visual field.

You are not persona, we just imagine what we are ...

Hi there. Is there something I can do to get re-added back to the pool? I’m still have a strong sense of self that I just can’t seem to see through despite not being able to find the self. Thanks.

So what about this 'self' then?
What is it, really?

Yes, hmmm. I suppose what remains is simply a sense or thought of looking out at experience.

I’ve been meaning to ask, lately it’s felt as though everything I feel physically is not me. I think I fixate on physical emotions quite a bit as I’ve ...

Can you find anywhere where "you" autonomously intervenes into life, choosing something that is not the product of all the elements; that is not a part of the overall flow?
No I guess I cannot. What I choose is pre-determined I by pre-existing conditions and events.

2. Now please consider a ...

Hi Phil. Kind of uneventful here lately. I’ve been pretty consumed by work and haven’t had much time for this. I do want to get back to regular updates - but I feel like I’ve lost some momentum. Im not sure how much progress I’ve made so far be honest. I’ve felt like I’ve understood what it means ...

Hi Phil.

Yeah things are progressing. It seems I’m going through a phase where I might be starting to notice how everything is just sort of happening on its own. I guess it’s causing me to question whether or not I’m really in control of anything. I realize this was what a previous pointer ...

Hey Phil.

I’m going nuts, to be perfectly honest. I am trying so hard to figure things out, or do whatever I can to see that there’s no me. Not being able to see this is becoming quite frustrating.

Watching lots of Angelo videos, reading lots of the LU Enlightenment Quotes app, and meditating ...

Phil,

Last night I watched this video by Angelo. This resonates with me very strongly. He describes the fact that there are two selves: a small one and a big one. He says that oftentimes people get lost in self-inquiry by trying to find that the self doesn’t exist. I have described to you feeling ...

Hi Phil.

I've been thinking about what you said in that awakening is just the realization of the absence of a separate self and the dropping of a belief about what I take myself to be. I really don't think I'm there. Perhaps what I've experienced so far is just experiences. I don't seem to have any ...

Ugh, this no-self perspective has returned. I can see that much of what I wrote in the previous post doesn’t make a lot of sense from this way of seeing. It’s amazing how this can get so hidden and forgotten. Does it eventually get easier to “remember”?

Hi Phil,

Sorry - I was away in the woods for the past 3-4 days. I apologize for forgetting to let you know I’d be away from internet connectivity.

I haven’t spent any time doing any pointing activities lately. I’ve been going through a period of somewhat intense emotional reactivity that has ...

…when you give yourself completely to the experience, it can be revealing. It's not what you thought it was at all. maybe a good analogy would be like the eye of a hurricane, like a stillness appears of itself, but not separate from the fear. You may know what I mean already.

Although the fear may ...

Hi Phil,

So, as reported, I believe I had a glimpse of no-self, and things got a little disorienting for a few days, but I think the sense of identity has fully returned.

Should I resume the pointer activities?

Also, I really enjoyed the Sunday chat. Thanks for the invite. I will be making an ...