Dear Rali,

Sorry for the delay. I had an unexpected medical diagnosis that threw me for a bit and internal stuff has been sorting itself out.

Can anything be found that is separate from this unfolding, right now?
Nothing.

Is there anything outside of this unfolding?
No.

Or is there simply ...

Dear Rali,

It’s been no time at all.

“Sometimes they seem to influence more than other times.”
Influence what?
Having trouble following the thread of what this refers to. Probably thought.
I’m seeing that sensation is more interesting/full than thought. Attention naturally in sensation more ...

Dearest Rali,

Can an adversary actually be found?
No adversary is found

Or are there simply thoughts commenting on other thoughts?
Yes, that!

Can thought itself be an enemy, or perhaps an adversary to what or whom?
Thought can’t be an enemy or its own actual adversary either, or one to ...

Dear Rali,

Can a body actually be found detecting anything? Or are there simply sensations, thoughts and labels?
This is cracking me up for some reason. I see the body can’t detect anything. Body gets sensation and then thought labels.

Apart from sensations, can anything called "body" actually ...

Dear Rali,

Did anything make it arise?
A mind story seems to make it arise, but that mind story is not me

Did anything make it change?
No, it just changed by itself

Did anything make it pass?
No

Or was there simply a continual unfolding?
Continual unfolding

What is wrong with anxiety ...

Dear Rali,

Who exactly was buying into the thought content?
No one. But looking back to a supposed past it seemed like there was a me believing in the thought content. Now I see that there’s no one yet anxiety thoughts continue.

Can a “buyer” actually be found?
No

Or were there simply ...

Dear Rali,

Notice whether a self is required for anxious thoughts to arise.
It doesn’t seem like there is ever a separate self, but that doesn’t stop anxiety from arising. It arose last night and I saw it as only anxiety rather than buying into the thought content. While watching the thought ...

Dear Rali,

What has changed, if anything?
Nothing has changed but things are sometimes seen differently. I stop here and there during the day when triggered to look closer, hear closer, feel directly (emotional stuff included). Then there’s an “oh yeah, that’s how things are” moment.

What has ...

Dear Rali,

When you say "everywhere," is that actually found? Or is "everywhere" another way of saying that no location can be found?
I knew you would tag me on that :-). It’s hard to say it how it is. But paring it down it’s like sound is all, but location-less, no distance.

If no location ...

Dear Rali,

I waited on sound and people for Kirtan last night, it was divine.

Does a little entity ever become visible? Or are there simply expressions (colours), sounds, movements (colours/sensations) and thoughts describing them?
Is it any different?
No entities became visible, only colors ...

Dear Rali,

Thank you for the fun response.

When your dog looks at you, what is actually found? Before any interpretation, are there eyes, a gaze, a little someone behind the eyes? Or are there simply colours and sensations (e.g. “warmth”) appearing?
I see only colors and shapes, yet a love ...

Dearest Rali,

Does love actually require two separate selves?
No, there is still love without that

When you pet your dog, where exactly is the love located? Is it in you? Is it in the dog?
The love is everywhere, with a little tuggy feeling around my chest/neck.

Is it travelling between two ...

Dear Rali,

I sat with this for the last 24 hours and it’s softening.

What exactly is uncomfortable?
Looking at her and not finding her “self”
Can the discomfort be found?
Not really, it’s like an itch I can’t scratch, no substance to it
Where is it? What is it made of?
Around the vicinity ...

Dear Rali,

When another person is seen, what is actually present?
I see a body, or color/shapes.
Before the labels – person/ man/ woman/ friend/ stranger - what is found? What is the difference between “stranger” and “friend” in DE?
Just body. Stranger and friend are no different in DE.
Can an ...

Dear Rali,

How has ordinary life been affected by seeing that no separate self can be found?
There is a subtle difference in being that I can’t really describe. Looking at things different sometimes. An increased openness and more awe and groundedness/grounlessness. Feeling a part of things. Last ...