hello guys,

I would also like to have some guidance via video call, I had some help from one of the guides here via the forum but it didn't really work for me and was quite stressful with trying to be exact as possible and with trying to write often, felt like a losing game.

thank you so so much ...

Gunn,

Is there a point where doubt doesn't arise at all or more like it does sporadically arise but it's immediately seen as just thought?

Dimos

hi Gunn,

Hoping for your advice. I feel like I am going nowhere with this. Life feels just too busy and ]forgetting to look is becoming more common. Quite open at the same time with VERY stable mood, gratitude, some openness. Intentionally not practicing in an attempt to not solidify that into ...

Hi Gunn,

Life really took over in the past months. I felt the need to simplify practice as much as possible so that it is easy to get into in when there is a moment here and there. I chose to do the "what is mu" koan, seeing that in many occasions I got responses from Angelo where he recommended a ...

Nothing really changes when an illusion falls away, does it ?

There is release and a sense of "how shortsighted I was for not seeing it" maybe relief, falling away of the need to chase. Maybe this is different though.

Who is caught in the circle, the narrow view? Who gets lost in a thought? What ...

What's fresh, Dimos? How are you? How are you feeling about this process together?

Hey, looking continues but life has been overly busy, even loosing the balance many days of what is healthy or finding times for things that support me long term. But it is what it is, plenty of opportunity to grow ...

I'm inspired to ask, too: What holds you back from seeing, UNEQUIVOCALLY AND UNDOUBTEDLY, a separate self does not exist; the 'I'/'me' in the thought world does not point to anything of substance.

What evidence do you have to the contrary? Or is this absolutely clear Dimos?
No idea. As I look no ...

Hi,

Thanks for all these ideas, will get back to you soon.

Dimos

Spend 5 minutes looking for the center of this lack. What is it made of? What is it when the label 'lack' is taken away? Try to see how this 'lack' is 'holding you back' from seeing clearly? And also please inquire: who is lacking? Who's 'lack' is this?
The label falls of quite fast, no lack can ...

hey,

Haven't been able to stick with the inquiry you last suggested, even though then it felt very relevant, now it is almost missing the mark. The sense of lack though is there, definitely something to see there. What was wondering more about is more about how the selfing comes about. How does it ...

This hits where in hurts most. Immediately frustration bubbles up. Thanks

This sounds like a lovely opening. How did it arise? Did 'you' make that initial urge towards this happen? Or did it just come up strongly on its own and subsequent thoughts taking ownership for the urge came next?
It is a gradual maturing of years of working with emotions. Also the desire to not ...

Hi,

Feel like there is no time to look close enough, that ordinary life is taking over in a sense and accepting that as this is how life comes and I do things I enjoy. But I find my self looking for very short amounts of time. Either there is work and things to be done or I indulge in some other ...

Do you find that craving can hold you pack from seeing truth? Not only in the moment it occurs but as an after effect. Let's say the craving for something arises but then it is satisfied while even being mindful of the process. After that is it possible that the fact that there is a momentum or some ...

And a side note, it's important to refrain from coming to the conclusion that nothing can be found, or to any other conclusion. Just thoughts and conceptualize as you acknowledge. Stay open to what IS, remain open to the unknown.

So, seeing the futility of doing. How does one keep unfolding, what ...