Thank you for your patience and guidance.

Stop thinking for a moment - what remains?

Stop controlling for a moment - what remains?

Stop trying to get any improvement or understanding for a moment - what remains?

The answer to all three is "nothing". I don't see or feel anything during these ...

In case you missed it, or got confused by the mistaken use of quote function

I totally missed it as I was only looking at the last message. I thought you were easing it up on me :)

What is this you that does that? Where exactly is it?

I don't know what is this that does that. I was trying to ...

Thank you. Will do.

Sorry for the delayed response. I guessed I missed the notification. I went online to make sure I didn't miss anything, and apparently I did.

Check can again. Clearing of thoughts might happen or not, but can you control if it does? Look right now, in a second either (a) a wish to clear thoughts ...

Thank you.

Going back to the exercise:

1. Can you choose the very content of the next thought? Can you choose willingly the next thought that will arise?

No, I cannot. I can clear my mind of thoughts, but I can only hold them briefly.

2. Can you choose the very quality (tightness, openness ...

I understand the exercise, and I can accept the perspective that I am seeing life instead of navigating it (though not without resentment), but it throws me into a loop. I seek self-improvement. I seek to worry less, love more, and feel great in every possible aspect by doing so.

The notion that I ...

Hi,

It's interesting seeing my responses from not a while ago.

1. Can you find anywhere where 'insert name' autonomously intervenes into life, choosing something that is not the product of all the elements; that is not a part of the overall flow?

I want to think that I'm controlling the overall ...

Hi Elad,

I think I'm ready to continue from where we stopped. If you are up for it?

I just read our last discussion, and maybe we should continue with me answering it again?

Thanks,

EYG

Hi Elad,

It's hard for me to keep it on a daily level since I find recent discussions very challenging to understand and process. This process confronts me with strong beliefs I have been holding, helped me, and led me through the journey to this point.

1. Can you find anywhere where 'insert name ...

Hi Elad,

I'm insecure about the process. I feel that there is a higher truth I should be seeing and that I haven't reached it yet. That said, I looked at some content posted here by other members and was encouraged that the process isn't about a higher truth. It's about seeing, challenging existing ...

Hi Elad,

How is the movement controlled? I make an effortless decision. It almost feels like the movement isn't controlled, but I'm deciding it. I processed the written exercise and decided to execute it.

Does a thought control it? The idea of the exercise led to the decision through thorough ...

Hi Elad,

I don't see anything that controls the movement. The more I observe it, the more I'm surprised by the rate and differents thoughts that appear to me.

Elad

Hi,

I tried to connect yesterday with no luck.

I practiced and observed without trying to control my thoughts. My initial thoughts were triggered by the physical sensations I felt/heard. After a while, it felt like my body went to a different level of presence, and I wasn't responsive to the ...

Connection on the forum is challenging the past few days.

It was difficult for me to "disengage" from communication methods during the day for 30 minutes, and during evenings, it was hard for me not to fall asleep during the practice. It was even challenging not to fall asleep when practicing at ...

Hi,

I tried the practice a few times. The first time, I recorded my thoughts by voice and fell asleep in the process.
On the next try, I was interrupted by multiple offspring after 10 minutes. I'll hopefully find time today to dive in again.

The thoughts that I had started with concern about ...