1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
The illusion of the separate self is a thought. It arises in the moment. There is sensation and a label, and more thought about ‘I’ and ‘me’, ‘my life, ‘my past’ etc.
There is no separate ...

Do you want to give the checkpoint questions one more go? We can still stay in touch after them, I can still help you on your "journey" here on this thread or outside of LU.

Hi Rali! Yes for sure, I’d like to look at the checkpoint questions again. I have them here, from before — are they the ...

Hi Rali,

There are some really good insights and pointers. I love the part about thoughts - primary and secondary - so much. As always, so much appreciation!


Relief doesn’t disappear when the “someone” disappears, it just stops being personal.


Ok right. this is so key. No denying the ...

The sensation doesn’t point to “over there,” doesn’t name itself “love,” doesn’t ask for anything, doesn’t bind you to anyone. The whole tangle comes from a thought about the sensation — not from the sensation itself. When the story drops, what remains is simple warmth, free to appear and disappear ...

Hi Rali,

Sometimes it takes hearing something a few times before it sinks in. Thank you for saying things in different ways, with clarity and creative insight.


Love isn’t a problem. Clinging to the idea of love is.
It’s very common to think that love has to come from someone else, from outside ...

I think I posted this already, a few minutes ago. but don't see it in registered in the thread. re-posting just in case!

Hi Rali,

Please excuse my slow reply — even though there’s actual no forgiver or forgivee in this situation lol. As I mentioned in the dm, I really have no explanation for the ...

PS along the lines of euphoria being sensations + thought commentary, is it similar to when we love things?
I saw this quote a while back and wanted to ask your opinion!
"The feeling of love is a great mistake if one gets entangled in it. There is love for so many things. The minute the illusion is ...

Hi Rali,
thank you for your reply. and the needed reinforcement, for re-simplifying and staying with DE :)


Events are only witnessed, not decided, and the next moment is always a mystery.
Look carefully:
Is there an event and something separate that witnesses it?
Or is there only the event ...

con't :)


Describe decision & give examples from experience.


Events are only witnessed, not decided, and the next moment is always a mystery. Even if it’s likely to seem to follow a predictable sequence, there is no following, just arising. And I like that point about “immediacy” helped this ...

Let’s move into the checkpoints now. These are not tests or grades — they’re simply a way to look again from different angles and confirm that the seeing holds steady in ordinary life. Take your time answering them, directly from experience, not memory or logic.

I wasn’t sure how much time to ...

Hello Rali!

Once again, thank you for the pointers. They are always good, but sometimes they hit home in such a way that the world feels slightly different, in such a welcomed way.


Look right there. Is it the noise itself that gives relief, or is it the small gap that follows it? The stillness ...

Hi Rali,




What you describe is very natural. When perception shifts, the “social self” — that old reflex of wanting to appear “normal” or “in control” — can stir up extra mental noise.


This question might just be another way the mind tries to derail things — by slipping back into thought and ...

Hello Rali,
Hoping you are having a great week! Thanks for your questions and pointers. Always feels like 'time' slows down during these moments of reading and responding. Very surreal. And quite fun :)

The very question “Am I still seeking?” is another thought appearing. What could possibly ...

Use it only if it helps you relax back into the moment, not as a test or mantra. The phrase itself isn’t magic—it’s the pause that matters. Let it be a gentle reminder to notice simple, present details: the contact of your feet on the floor, breath moving, sounds in the room. If the mind turns it ...

Hello Rali,

Life has taken on a subtly different flavour these past few days. Almost like things are in a kind of slow-mo. Like the relationship to time feels a bit different. Although liberation isn’t about benefits, I can’t help but appreciate that life feels lighter and different:)

Trying to ...