Hi Andrew

Yes, the mind/ego structure is very good at creating stories about progress. But notice, all of these are still thoughts. Thoughts commenting on thoughts.

So pause here:
What is aware of all of that?

The rage, the futility, the despair, they too are all arising.
But are you those ...

Hi Andrew

Thank you for the honesty.
You’re at the gate. The mind is doing what it does – trying to understand liberation as an imagined someone would.

Let’s look.

You say “I appear to decide things”.
Right now, look directly, not to the story.

Can you find the ‘I’ that decides?

Not the ...

How are you getting on Andrew?

Hi Andrew.
Good.
Stay with only the chest sensation. Let all interpretation, even the label “fear,” fall away. Don’t explain it. Don’t soothe it. Don’t try to release it.

Just go into the rawness. Let it be. The ache, the tightness - let it fully exist. Let it burn.

No commentary. No analysis. No ...

Hi Andrew

Can you notice what’s actually here before the thoughts about effort, suffering, and agency appear?

Right now, without using any idea, concept, or mental story:

Where is effort?
Where is suffering?
Where is agency?

Look closely.
Not the thoughts about effort or agency. Not the memory ...

Hiya

Yes, there is knowing but it's not your knowing.

The you that wants freedom from suffering and relief - who is that? Who is the I that is claiming suffering? Who is the I that is efforting?

A shift can only occur when the illusion of self is no longer there. As long as there is an 'i' that ...

What is it that you want? What are you afraid of if there is no seeking?

L

Hi Andrew

Who knows the answers?

Can a thought 'know' anything?

L

Hi Andrew

I understand. It's not a one-instant hit for the vast majority of people. It can be a slow unravelling.

Please tell me about the one who is experiencing emotions, feelings of hopelessness and who is efforting.

What can you tell me about the 'I'?

Thanks
Lorraine

Hi tired seeker, what do you expect will change after 'awakening?'
Thanks L

Hi Vince

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?

Was there ever?

There isn’t a separate self anywhere – it seems to be a psychological phenomenon. No there was never a self – it just wasn’t known

2) Describe how the illusion of an independent ...

Hi Vince, can you please send me the questions.
Thank you, Lorraine

There's nothing but awareness.

Hi Vince - thank you. Arghggh ... :)
Much appreciated.

Morning Vince, when the self drops do we still have the same love and care for our children [fear].

Im now asking questions like if there is no self will I still love/be loved.

Thanks