Hi Cheryl,

I hope you have enjoyed your trip!

1)Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?
No.

Was there ever?
No.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own
experience.

The ...

Dear Cheryl,

That sounds wonderfully exciting, I hope you enjoy your trip :-)

How’s life these days?
Something seemed to unravel when I recieved your email a few days ago. The last doubt perhaps? There was a real sense of grief when the I was seen through.

Now things go on much the same, but ...

Hi Cheryl,

Sorry for my delay in replying. I'm trying to find a better way to dedicate time to these questions. This is my personal priority but parenting and caregiving are making me a little unreliable at the moment. Is this ok for you? I don't want to be wasting your time as I know I said I ...

Hi Cheryl,

Where is the owner of being?
There isn't one. Only an I thought when it appears.

Where is the I-me-mine?
Nowhere.

Where is the I, for instance?

Say I, I, I several times. Where is that "I" located?
There isn't one.

Say me, me, me several times. Where is that "me" located ...

Hi Cheryl,

I hope you had a wonderful trip!
Sorry the email notifications for your last two messages went to a different email folder. The girls started back at school this week, we are settling into routine again :-)

I have been sitting with these questions over the last few weeks and find I have ...

Good morning Cheryl,

We are home and over the jet lag. I am able to commit to daily communication again, is it ok to continue if it's suitable for you?

Thanks,
Carla

Hi Cheryl, I apologize for taking so long to reply, our time commitments traveling have been more than anticipated. Would it be ok to put our communications on hold until we return in 2 weeks? We will be home August 28.
Carla :-)

Dear Cheryl,

Do past and future exist?

No. They are only in thought.

in direct experience, how do you know that thump--head-turn was cause and effect?

I don't. I can't. It requires the content of thought.

Carla :-)

Dear Cheryl,

Do cause and effect exist without thought?
Yes. Many things occur unnoticed without thought attached. Just labeling requires thought.

How are ‘cause’ and ‘effect’ experienced directly?
Through hearing, seeing, smelling etc.

Thump sound - hearing
Head turns - sensations
Eyes ...

Hi Cheryl,

I hope you enjoyed your vacation.

Can you take me through a biggish decision that you made recently - not something very personal so you can share more details about it.
The location of a recent day trip with our extended family.
How did it come to be?
Extended family wished to ...

Good morning Cheryl,

Is the knowing an aspect of agency? e.g., I know this. My senses sense this.
Ah. This seems like the 'my awareness' discussion from an earlier message. The knowing is an attribute and it's only through thought that it has a feeling of agency.

Or is the knowing an ...

Hi Cheryl,
Happy to be back to work :-)

Do senses exist physically as receivers/detectors?
No.

How is that observed?
The only way to create a receiver is through the combination of sensation and thought. The sensations/seeing of fingers along with the thoughts I am touching/ these are my ...

Hi Cheryl,

I hope you enjoyed retreat! Apologies for the delay, it took a bit for our family to adjust to the time zone.

Where are they coming from and going to?
I don't know. They appear and disappear in the same way sound, sensation etc does.
Did you do anything to make a particular thought ...

Hi Cheryl,

Our family is travelling to Australia this week so my replies may be a little inconsistent for a bit. I don't think I can reply every day. We should be settled by Sunday. I will be in Australian Eastern Standard Time for the next 6 weeks, and able to resume daily communication.

Carla :-)

Dear Cheryl,

So, is there an owner of the 'body', is there a center to which sensations are happening?
No. Body is a label, "my body" a label also. No centre for sensations. This has been most obvious when touching the back of my head. Previously it would have felt like "behind me" with my head ...