Thank you, this has been a great pleasure. Thanks to you and the other guides! I will also check out possible groups.

Love and peace,

Jussi

What is missing for you to say 100% that there is no separate "self?"

Nothing is missing. I have no doubt: there is no control at all. At the same time, I have learned that there is no such thing as ultimate truth. Nothing can be known with complete certainty, and that is also a relief. I can say ...

Hi Stacy, here we go again:

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

No, there is not and never has been.
Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own experience ...

Hi Stacy. A bit busy at work but I get back to questions during a weekend.

Peace

Jussi

Hi Stacy

Can you say 100% that there is no separate self anywhere?

Yes, I can.

Love, Jussi

Hi Stacy, here we go:

How is the movement controlled?

This is a hard one. At first, I think that I made a decision to flip the hand. And also that it is my decision to do this exercise to make my life better. It seems to be because I consciously think about it. But then I do the exercise, I ...

Every word of that sentence is a made-up concept. It affects your thinking, yes. But it doesn't create or change the experience. Can you see that it is only your thinking that is affected?

Yes, I see this. It's just thinking.

Let's say you knew nothing about "anger" or "dogs." You'd just stand ...

Find the lie. I don’t need the whole story, just a few key words to refer to it.

Hi Stacy

I dug up a text message where I told my boss that I had a fever, even though I was just very tired. The text message still causes tension throughout my upper body, especially in my stomach. Still, I don't ...

Do labels affect the experience or just describe it?

But also: I am not sure if labels affect how we experence the experience. If you see the sign "Watch out, angry dog!" and you see the dog in the same moment, label "angry" affects on your experience or not?

Hi again, Stacy

There is a belief that labels have a one-to-one correspondence with something called "reality." But there isn’t. Just like it is a generally accepted belief that labels like "good" and "bad" are inherent characteristics of "things." But actually, they are not.


Yes, actually I ...

Ups, I did forget to quote those.

Sorry!

J

Hi Stacy, thank you for the exercises. I have been doing this while going to the work and back and dome at home.


1. Is one truer than the other, and If so, which one?

When I say “I,” the thought or observation point seems to “rise” slightly, perhaps to the level of the eyes. The phrase “I write ...

Then I want you to re-read the Direct Experience pointer & do it again with your answer in the exact order & form as the example.


Hi Stacy. Thanks for the video, it’s helpful. I misunderstood the task or at least the reporting. Let’s try again:

Seeing a cat simply = shape / color
Smelling a ...

Post several of your own observations in a list *exactly* like the one above, please.


At night, I woke up with an anxious thought: What if the idea that there is no self is just a thought created by the mind to ward off the pain caused by separation or something else? It is just a defense ...

I

think that this matter cannot be grasped through direct experience

"Grasped" might be wtong word in this, better is "perceived".

Love! Jussi