Hi Rowena,


Can you turn seeing off? No
Can you NOT see what is seen? No

Same thing when you are facing to your left, can there be a choice to NOT see the view on the left? No
Same thing when you are facing forward with closed eyes, can you NOT see the what is seen? No

Is there an ...

When you look at the word label GREEN, what is the actual experience?
Is the color red experienced, or is the color green experienced as the label suggests?
My immediate reaction is to experience red.

Does the label GREEN have a one-to-one correspondence with ‘reality’?
Or does the label ...

Hi Rowena,

Yes, I am clear on the point that labels are things added to objects of experience and don't reveal anything inherently true about those objects of experience.

Thanks
Rachael

Hi Rowena,

I am sorry for the slow reply.

I have been trying this exercise - on an apple, and also on things I see in nature. I can kind of see that it is thought that labels the experience as something, and yet it does still feel like there is "something" there that is quite identifiable and ...

Hi Rowena,

I have been trying to notice the difference between direct experience and actual experience. It seems to be most difficult when it comes to 'thoughts', whereas it seems a bit easier for me to experience sounds as direct.

Having coffee on the balcony:
Seeing some trees and people ...

Hi Rowena,

Thank you so much for your reply. My time zone is MDT. I have pasted my replies below. It felt kind of difficult to access all of my expectations, but this is what came to me...

1. What do you think will be different when you realize there’s no separate self?
I suppose I imagine I ...

Hi Rowena,

Thank you so much for your reply. It seems to have come at a timely moment.

I confirm I am ready to begin and can reply daily.

Thank you,
Rachael

LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
I think I am becoming aware that my self ('Rachael') is made up of thoughts that reference a reality - a reality that is also somewhat made of thoughts? I notice that I started the previous ...