Search found 7 matches

by Gravitas
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Just came back from a walk where I noted percepts several times per second. Let me write down some of them

Foot in boot = sensation
Trees sway = image
Bird chirp = sound
Wind on ears = sensation
Kids playing noises = sound
Car driving past = sound then image
Birch scent = smell
Bright sky = image ...
by Gravitas
Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Should I write more of these? That would be post factum. I've been noticing these throughout the day in different settings.
by Gravitas
Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:33 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Post several of your own observations in a list *exactly* like the one above, please. Same word forms. Same order. EXACTLY.

Looking at the wall = image
Feeling the body rest on the bed = sensation
Hearing the lawnmower out the window = sound
Seeing the cat walk by = image
Thinking about what the ...
by Gravitas
Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Please let me know if you are clear about this or if you would like any further clarification.
I'm clear about what you mean by direct experience. Seeing vs knowing. I will try to put aside knowledge and look only in the sense fields which you listed in green.
by Gravitas
Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Now what comes up when reading that there is no separate self, never has been, and never will be? That the whole thing was a made up, story that we believed.
Honestly not much is coming up. There is a tingling in the fingers and lower legs that I'm unable to name as a feeling. The thoughts come ...
by Gravitas
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Re: Overly intellectual but willing to look

Hi Stacy,

Thank you for volunteering your time and attention!

I gladly agree to your requirements and will write honestly, try to look plainly at reality, put aside other teachings and post a minimum of once a day.

Sorry for writing that confused mess. I think I have aspergers and there's a ...
by Gravitas
Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Overly intellectual but willing to look
Replies: 12
Views: 302

Overly intellectual but willing to look

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this? I understand by this the realisation that there is no person which the thoughts keep talking about though I'm lead to believe these thoughts are not going to stop either. I expect part of the ...

Go to advanced search