Is there something independent, separate from life/the flow of life? Is there life at one hand and something which has the ability to flow in it on the other?"

No. Nothing is separate. It’s all just happening here. So some of my answers refer to illusion.

Regarding this apparent responsibility - do you and the responsibility exist as more then thoughts? Is there anybody separate to be responsible, is there any real controller over thoughts and actions whatsoever?

I am glad you asked, Elad. I had been thinking of clarifying that my answers were for ...

1) Is there a separate entity, 'self,' 'me,' 'I,' at all, anywhere, in any way, shape, or form? Was there ever?


ANSWER: There is no separate entity, self, me, no "I" at all, anywhere, in any way, shape, or form. There never was.

2) Explain in detail the illusion of a separate self, when it ...

Okay! Let's wait til tomorrow. If in the next day you feel any reservations, something not clear, or more things you want support investigating, share.



OK. Soumds good


Hi Deb, anything you want us to clarify further come up?


No. I’m ready to answer the questions. I will just answer ...

Okay! Let's wait til tomorrow. If in the next day you feel any reservations, something not clear, or more things you want support investigating, share.

OK. Soumds good

So we could go to final questions now or we could wait and see how things feels tomorrow. No hurry, we want you to feel as whole with the process as possible when we land.

As long as I can sit with the questions until tomorrow if I want, I’m fine with proceeding. If you think it's better to wait ...

Yes! Now when you stop trying to describe, stop believing labels about reality instead of experiencing reality:

Is there a separate self or doer?
No separation is found. No fixed self is found.Selfing happens in the thought realm. No doer is found. Doing happens.

Is there any doubt?
Doubts ...

Spend some time with the dissapointment, this won't necessarily make your personality and psychological dispositions any easier, it might in fact just.make them more obvious, which could evoke more resistance and thus worse patterns of negativity.

Spend some time with this, then tell me what you ...

While working to finish documentation for work earler, I was in the living room with my husband who was watching TV. I could tune out the TV but spoke out harshly to my husband when he repeatedly tried to get me to attend the show instead of the work. He suffered a brain injury a few years back so ...

It's important that this process be about the truth you discover and not something I look for, except that I look to help you look... So just checking in: do you feel safe with me that this is all about your truth, you can disagree with me, and my only job is to support your looking for yourself ...

sensations do not inherently express a particular emotion (like anxiety) just like they don't inherently express a separate self. Those illusions only are created by the combination of sensation and belief. We don't have to see that all the time, sometimes we can just enjoy the "relative level of ...

The key is to really look into what is there moment to moment, as opposed to *being lost in content of* thoughts

Agreed.

I am ready to answer the final questions, although it is time to get ready for work now. I will check back here after the workday is done.

What is the sense now of access to clarity about no separate self/doer or lack thereof? How does it feel?

When I look, I can see no separate self can be found.

There are moments of absolute clarity.

Habitual thoughts such as how I am lacking tend to obscure the clarity. As you mentioned, I ...

Deeper Body Investigation

Here is an even deeper investigation of the body. Please follow each step, don't leave out any. Take your time. Don't move to the next step until the previous one is clearly seen. Repeat the exercise several times.

Stand in front of a bigger mirror.

(1) First, close the ...

I noticed that I failed to complete this exercise, which was assigned prior to the deep-body exercise.

Nature Exercise

Go out into nature and spend some time watching the movement of the whole. See how clouds move, trees swing, leaves wiggle, grass moves, insects, birds - all move all the time ...