Jack:

Hey so I know I said to take your time and you should. Meanwhile there’s a couple of things you posted that I ought to respond to.

“There’s obviously no self in the 5 main senses, seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling, physical sensations. Or at least, not one distingishuable from ...

Sorry, two typos:


"IT doesn't always go..."

"...THIS stage of you...."

🌈

Hey buddy there's no need to finish anything quickly. Meanwhile you've gone directly to one of the most fundamental questions human beings on the path ask to get to truth. Brilliant.

The traditional ones are

"Who am I?"
"What am I?"

A koan kinda version is

"Before I was born, who am I?"

But ...

you're the best,
Jack.


I know you are but what am I?


;>)


If I’m the best, then you are a big sweetie.



This!


“THERE IS NO ROOM INSIDE SMELLING FOR ANYTHING ELSE TO BE HAPPENING BESIDES SMELLING.
I like this. makes sense.


Don’t forget this.





ME: "If there is a self, tell ...

ME: "Please review your straight up "Y/N" answers and see if there’s anything really different about any of them or the other examples that makes “Probably” relevant here, either with or without your question about language."

On the self-doubting lens, yes, no need for probably. it was a Yes ...

Its THE WEEKEND! :>)


ME: "Also interested in what happens when you hold "mu".

Bunch of different things.





OK. Let’s stay focused on the central work. As far as what we are doing here is concerned, consider your interest in koans a separate hobby. Things may look a lot different after we ...

Gotcha, thx for letting me know.
Also interested in what happens when you hold "mu".

No hurry.

Nite!

4/23


First, thanks for the starry night vacation story. I got a good feeling from the idea that everything in my experience has what is essentially my whole universe to play with. It’s not like i’m a box that has to stuff shit down and keep it locked tight. I got a little bit of the sense of “I ...

HI!

Ok. my take from this was that whatever comes up for me, is just essentially 1. what’s there and 2 just scenery, just like a cat purring. I don’t need to push parts of me down or bring them especially into the foreground. Really, just don’t think about it too much, let it be there, and what ...

4/21

Hi Jeff, let's call soon. I'll text you on whatsapp tomorrow, gotta get it set up and it's 1 am my time now.


Great!
Looking forward to it!



ME: "OK, what do you think I meant by 'don’t suppress anything?' "

I think you meant 2 things: don't hide anything that I think is important just ...

Good work.

I'll reply to the rest of your message if you still want me to but I really want comment on this from the smelling activity




Yes, please reply to the rest of my message as I suggested in terms of timing, etc.



You're doing it well.

Please re read the instructions, notice any ...

4/20

Hi Jack!


Please remember to use the quote function when referring to something I said.


Got it on the slow down, and got it on the don't suppress anything.


OK, what do you think I meant by “don’t suppress anything?”


I said: “You may tell me if you like.”


You said:



I actually ...

Sorry,

"I think you would be pleasantly surprised (even if the "pleasant" is coming to the truth of your sadness, anger, frustration, resentment, or fear...at least you will know what the demon is that is nipping at your heel for what it is."

should have been...

I think you would be pleasantly ...

To clarify, my earlier comments about corner-cutting referred to the writing format, not the drills. For context, my last post was 1150 words.


I don't actually know what you mean about the writing “format”. You may tell me if you like.

Your answers in the “drills” are usually more succinct ...

I'm not a koan teacher, only an amateur appreciator. Yours is interesting. I'll sit with it myself. The other two just really send me.

That's a problem!

What we will be when we arrive completely (not what's on offer here, we are only after the no separate self distinction - that is just the ...