Has there been a shift in perception?
Yes, when I think about it that way there has been. Not so much as a direct feeling or sensation in the body, but more subtly in my reaction to stuff. I haven’t been getting nearly as anxious as I had in the past during certain events or situations. Also, my ...

How does it FEEL to see this?
How does it feel to see that there is nothing in control of the hand movement, the turning of the palm up and down, that it is just happening? I can’t actually say that it feels like anything. There are thoughts that it is interesting, but really no feeling attached ...

How is the movement controlled?

The movement isn’t controlled, it just happens. Flipping of the hand appears to occur in actual experience as image, seeing the hand flip, and sensations in the wrist where the movement occurs. There is nothing in control of the movement.

Does a thought control ...

How does it FEEL to see this?

Honestly, it feels confusing to see this. Best way I can describe it is surreal. I get it, but I still question how is it possible.

Now, can you find any "self" in Actual Experience?

Actual experience is the sound, image, smell, taste, thought, sensation. Is there a “self” that can be found in any of these? No, in those there cannot be a self found. In order for a self to be found in actual experience, the self would have to ...

I took a look back at the question about the experience of the word ‘Green’ that was in red font and that the actual experience is seeing the color red not green as the label suggests. For the Apple, the label Apple isn’t the actual experience, the actual experience is seeing the color red and green ...

So, like the spoon, the apple isn't real. It is just our thoughts and interpretations of colors, sensation, taste that is creating the actual experience, not an 'apple'. Apple cannot be found in actual experience, because there is no apple, it is the colors, sensation, thought. Sorry if I am saying ...

What is known for sure? Color is known and thoughts are known.

What about the content of thoughts, what they describe?

What is known for sure is the experience of seeing the colors of the apple, the shading, reflection of light. The sensation of the smooth skin is also known. The thought and ...

When you look at the word label ‘GREEN' , what is the actual experience? The experience is seeing the color red.

Is the color red ‘experienced’, or is the color green ‘experienced’ as the label suggests? The color red is experienced since that is the color that is seen.

Does the label ‘GREEN ...

I have struggled with this one.

The lie is a lie to myself, that I don't care what others think.

What is found?
I notice a burning sensation in my heart area, a feeling of heaviness. I want to call it guilt, but I know that is just a label.

Do you see that?
Yes, I do see that these ...

1. Is one truer than the other, and If so, which one?
Yes, the second way, not associating/labeling an I with the experience.

2. What is here without labels?
What is here without the labels is only the experience of hearing, seeing, sensations, thoughts in the present moment.

3. Do labels ...

Post several of your own observations in a list *exactly* like the one above, please
Fingers typing, simply = seeing image/ feeling sensation
Hearing HVAC hum, simply = hearing sound
Hearing office discussions, simply = hearing sound
Seeing words appear on computer screen, simply = seeing image ...

Please let me know if you are clear about this or if you would like any further clarification.

This is clear to me.

Now what comes up when reading that there is no separate self, never has been, and never will be? That the whole thing was a made up story that we believed.

It is intellectually hard to believe that there is no separate self, that there is no “I” because it has felt like there is a me that is ...

I can be your guide, if you would like.
Hi, yes that sounds great.
How will life change?
Life will be less reactive and more open to receiving experience as it is and as it comes.
How will you change?
More loving of all life experiences, less taking personal responsibility for everything that ...