Hi Rali,

Where is that 'I' that sees and smells?
:) Nowhere. Seeing and smelling is just happening. It is very difficult to write from 'no self' perspective. Language is constructed the way that every action is combined with word 'I', 'me', 'you'. In reality the 'I' is just a thought. Thought ...

Hi Rali,

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 separate entity ‘self’ at all in any way, shape or form and there wasn’t ever.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how ...

Hi Rali,

So can you say with a big fat YES, it is clear what the illusion of a separate self is?

YES! it is absolutely clear.

We have some traditional final questions. Would you like to answer those?

Yes, of course.

Love,
Vitas

Hi Rali,

Thank you very much for you patience and guidance. It helped me a lot to see how everything is in the reality.

Is there anything else that you want to explore together? Is there still seeking? How is life these days?
For now I just need to let everything settle and just live the life as ...

Hi Rali,

Sorry for my late reply, but I had to spend more time with your last exercise to not answer it from the thought perspective.

Is there anything that is separate from everything else?
No, there is not.

Is there a border that divides “me” and “my body” from everything else, or is it ...

Hi Rali,

How does that make you feel?
The best way to describe it would be – „Less ups and downs, or more calmness “. If everything is just happening so, why worry too much or at all, or why to be too happy or too much excited. I feel like everything is slowing down.

Yes!! Thought comes with ...

Hi Rali,

Thank you for being with me.
I had to take more time to look to all of your exercises and I see that every time it destroys more and more of this illusion of "self".

So let’s leave thoughts aside for a second. Stay with the raw sensations (“tension”, “chest”). Is there anything in these ...

Hi Rali,

When you say that “"me" is still here” where did you look? Is it because thoughts says so or you actually looked and saw? Where exactly does it “shine” the brightest?
When I look I actually do not find “me”, but my thoughts, emotions and body sensations (tension, pain) indicate that “me ...

Hi Rali,

You might this video helpful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lm3G0_ ... ex=17&t=8s
Thank you for that video. It was really helpful.

If I don't think about myself, there is no me at all. Everything that is - just pure sensations. So it means that "I" can only be found in the thought ...

Hi Rali,

When you say “awareness”, how is this experienced in DE? What is awareness? Is it a container for experiences?
Some kind of lone witness?
Or is witnessing too just happening, done by no one? Is awareness a container in which all arises?
Keep digging.
Does it have any observable ...

Hi Rali,

Thank you for your time and exercises. I really appreciate that!

A thought appears.
In that moment is there anyone or anything which recognises the thought or is being aware of it?
At the beginning I thought that it is me who recognizes the thought, because somehow it is known that ...

Hi Rali,

Thank you for informing.
Have a nice time in the wild.

Love,
Vitas

Hi Rali,
Here are my last observations:

So is there really “fingers” or are ‘locations’ (body parts) just labels for sensations and colours that appear or not together?
“Fingers” are only labels for sensation in DE.


If “body” is a label pointing to sensations and colours, can sensations do ...

Hi Rali,
Thank you for your guidance. This time it was not so easy and obvious, so I needed more time to look deep.

How does it feel to see what actually is?
It feels strange and interesting at the same time. To see what actually is I need to focus and look. If not, the mind gets in the way and ...

Hi Rali,

I have looked into daily activities and tried to label them.
Here are some of these activities:

Break down daily activities into these categories (which are all Actual/Direct Experience) and report back with lists EXACTLY like the one above. Please write a few examples from your daily ...