Hi Paul

I have decided to take a break for a while and try again in the future.

Thank you very much for all your help.

Frik

Hi Paul

I have decided to take a break for a while and try again in the future.

Thank you very much for all your help.

Frik

Hi Paul

No, not medical.

Thank you
Frik

Hi Paul

Thank you for the Zoom link, ill look into it.

Ask what is my next thought?
Wait for the answer and in this space between the question and the answer, what is there? repeat as often as possible please.

My body is experiencing an almost burning sensation on the skin.

Thank you
Frik

Hi Paul

Were you able to find and feel "Frik" in a direct way like the other parts of your body?
No

Where is it?
Nowhere

What did you find? Something? Anything? Nothing?
Nothing

What sensations did you feel in your body that identified "Frik” (If any).
None

Tell me what you experienced ...

Hi Paul

During the day Investigate both pleasant and unpleasant experiences in the body. To see if there is anyone present they belong to, or anyone that they are about. report what you find

They are not about anyone and they belong to no one.

Thank you
Frik

Hi Paul

Where is this discomfort in the body, is it all over or in a particular place, the abdomen or the chest, or neck?

In the chest, stomach and kidney area.

Can you describe this discomfort in physical Direct Experience ie. a tightness or heat or cold, contracting?
Tightness and pressure ...

Hi Paul

When you ask, "If there is no choice made by an "I" what is pursuing this line of questioning?"
This is thought story.
Does there need to be an "I" to pursue a line of questioning?

No, the thought stories are driving the questioning, creating doubt and an illusionary explanation for the ...

Hi Paul

Sorry for the delay, I posted an answer but must have not sent it properly.

Is there a Fear that this line of questioning will lead to something unknown?

Not sure what the source of the fear is.

When you watch this what comes up, what is being noticed ?

The body relaxed a bit, focus ...

Hi Paul

Been troubled today by thoughts insisting that I ask, what is driving/motivating me to continue on this path against resistance? If there is no choice made by an "I" what is pursuing this line of questioning?

The ego is another concept, another name for a separate self, can you find a ...

Hi Paul

When you read this now what comes up?
A lot more comfortable with the idea of no separate self.

Has anything changed from the beginning of our dialogue to now?
Have definitely opened to the fact that no decisions are being made.

Are the thoughts coming up that want to defend the ego ...

Hi Paul

Are you thought?

No
As we have discovered, thought is made of stories, are these stories you?

No
How does thought suggest that you could make a choice that is clearly not your preference and thereby exercising choice?
It Can't

What did you choose, your preference or not your ...

Hi Paul

Questions:

Remember that we’re looking for some kind of function, a something, an ‘I’ which is doing the ‘choosing’.
In step 1 when thinking about their respective qualities, did you ‘choose’ the qualities?
Or did they kind of appeal by themselves? If some preferences manifested, did you ...

Hi Paul

This tightness is contraction, notice this contraction and the varying intensity, is it always there with a differing intensity?

Yes

If it is, what do you notice about this contraction over a day in you normal day to day?

It intensifies as the day progresses and is most intense by ...

Hi Paul

Word “I” exercise

Let’s look at thought and the content of thought a little more:

Write the word "I" on a piece of paper. Look at the word, is that YOU?

No
Speak the word “I” silently; be aware of any sensations or responses to this word. Are any of these reactions in your body or ...