Dear Warissem,

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, there is not a separate self/me/I entity anywhere in reality. It seemed like there was, but it was just imagined and believed in. It doesn't exist in reality now, and ...

Dear Warissem,
If you think I am ready for final questions, then so be it.
Thanks
Marty

Dear Warissem,

Is there a you, a separate self interacting with others?
No there is not. Just the illusion.

The sole "practice" is knowing of being aware (awareness aware of itself).
A concern: Is it possible for "awareness to be aware of itself" all the time (like when focusing on tasks ...

Dear Warissem,

The sole "practice" is to be knowingly aware.
Does this mean knowing and being aware of life unfolding on its own, moment to moment?

In the last few days there has been a significant increase in time spent seeing life unfolding on its own and the body doing its own thing.
Yes ...

Dear Warissem,

Do you want to say that there is no separate self but there is still behaving as if there is?
Yes, this is true. It doesn't seem to be a result of doubt or belief. More like a habitual behaviour, and also fear of losing control.
Thanks for the link to the wonderful video.
In the ...

Dear Warissem,

Are you expecting that thoughts about a separate self, about Marty will cease?
No, this is not expected. It is hoped that thoughts about a separate self will continue but no longer be believed in.

Are you a separate self here now, at this very moment?
If so, where are you hiding ...

Dear Warissem,

Does it mean that there is a separate self when distracted by the illusions?
No, there is not really a separate self when distracted at these times, just a belief in a separate self running in the mind, and attention focused on it.

What do you mean by illusions ?
I mean the ...

Dear Warissem,

Do you see clearly the difference between what is here now and the stories about it?
Yes, this is seen clearly.

Do you see that the stories are not put as a charge on the back of a body or whatever object?
Yes, stories are not actually attached to anything. This only happens in ...

Dear Warissem,

Seeing happens as direct experience not in thought. Is "a hidden controller" not another thought?
It's true, "a hidden controller" is just another thought.

What arises as thoughts, feelings when you read this :
There is no you, no Marty, no separate self in any shape or form. It ...

Dear Warissem,

This "seems" to be part of the "problem for me" - a slight doubt based on the idea that maybe there is some deeper unseen level of thought or an entity/soul that might be controlling this.

Doing the exercise again, sure no controller can be seen, but how do I know for sure there's ...

Dear Warissem,

How is the movement controlled?
The movement seems to happen on its own.

Does a thought control it?
Thought does not seem to be controlling it.

Can a ‘controller’ of any description be located?
No

How is the decision made to turn the hand over? Track any decision point when ...

Dear Warissem,

Took a while to realize that the colour of the type was part of the exercise! It seemed pink rather than red. Maybe that's part of the exercise?

When you look at the word label ‘ GREEN ’, what is the actual experience?
The actual experience is seeing pink/red.

Is the colour red ...

Dear Warissem,
An interesting exercise. Definitely simplifies and clarifies the present moment when doing it.
I find that labeling thoughts is much more difficult because thoughts tend to "absorb me" so much that I'm rarely able to be aware of them.
Is this exercise intended to be a demonstration ...

Dear Warissem,

Continuing on with the exercise/questions:

What does the word/label ‘body’ ACTUALLY refer to?
What is the ACTUAL experience of the body?
The label refers to a body in the medical sense, with all its organs, muscle, skeleton, etc.
The actual experience of the body is just whatever ...

Dear Warissem,
Can it be known how tall the body is?
Without using thoughts or eyes open, there is no sense of how tall the body is.
Does the body have a weight or volume?
There is no sense of this either.
In the actual experience does the body have a shape or a form?
There is only a very ...