thank you

Hi Stacy

Can you please advise the purpose of these support groups?

5) Describe decision & give examples from experience.

I cannot locate a decision point. There is a thought that something was decided, but this is just thought. Decisions seem to happen by themselves.

Describe intention & give examples from experience.

I cannot locate a point of intention ...

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

There is no separate "self/I/me" entity anywhere at all in any shape or form. There never was. These words self, me, I are labels, pointing to nothing at all

2) Explain in detail what ...

Look at what is actually going on and not what thoughts say - but what actually is.

What is memory exactly?

It seems to be a thought, mostly imagistic

What is the memory ‘made of’?

Thought

WHEN does the memory appear?

Now

What is the exact difference between a ‘general’ thought and a ...

But is there an experience of the ’now’ moving along the line of time? Any experience of one ‘moment’ giving way to the next? Is there any actual or direct experience of one event following another?

No, in experience there only seems to be a single moment. Thought seems to use memory to divide ...

Can it be known how tall the body is?

No

Does the body have a weight or volume?

No


In the actual experience does the body have a shape or a form?

No, simply sensations appearing

Is there a boundary between the body and the clothing?

No

Is there a boundary between the body and the ...

How does it FEEL to see this?


It feels utterly freeing, everything is just happening, nothing to resist anymore. There is no "me" in anything that can make a mistake, that can experience regret. There is nothing "wrong", nor can there ever be. All is as it is.

Can you say 100% there's no ...

How does it FEEL to see this?

Freeing, and then the feeling of fear takes over. The thoughts "but who will control anything if I let it all go" , followed by the thought "there never was anyone controlling anything, nothing will or can be lost, except for the delusion that there is an I, doing ...

I have a chonric body condition that causes spasms so its hard to always refer to body

my mind fired back with "how can I trust direct experience to be true, what if there is a self outside of experience"

anyway, have overcome this issue now. Its not about developing another belief in no self. The ...

Hang out there. Let it deepen.

I have hung out here, there is no self to be found anywhere, however there is an attempt by the mind to make awareness into a self and the reasoning is such - "well ofcourse you cant find the self, it is the one which is observing and looking, just as you cant bite ...

Hang out there. Let it deepen.

Thank you

Please let me know if you are clear about this or if you would like any further clarification.

I am clear on this



How does it FEEL to SEE there no separate "self?"

It feels freeing, all problems instantly end, all plans for the future instantly ceases, all regrets of the past mean nothing.

Yes, there is no evidence for an existence of a "thing" with its own identity as an "apple"

Do you SEE this or only think it?

I directly see that none of experience contains anything but experience itself

How does it FEEL to see no apple?

I'm not sure if I understand this question, can you restate it?