Conventionally speaking you take responsibilty for your son and etc just like you grab the thing falling of the table spontaneously, right? If that disapeared it would probably be a sign of the clarity of insight deteriorating into an extreme nihilistic belief. But is there actually a need for or ...

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

no, there's a tag on some thoughts that's intended to mark things as 'I' but it's not a real thing in experience.



2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it ...

I do think that's already happened for me, yeah.
The seeking does vary wildly over time but it's a lot less pressing than it used to be, in general :)

I don't think there's further shifts of perception coming from this avenue (which is to say my current perceptions are quite different to how they were a few years ago). as an example, it used to feel like "I" was in my skull, driving my body like a robot, trapped in a small dark space defined by ...

That can open you to seeing there's no separate self.
I don't think I think there's a separate self, fwiw.

How is the movement controlled?
it's just kind of happening.

Does a thought control it?
no

Can a ‘controller’ of any description be located?
no



How is the decision made to turn ...

Is there any clear dividing line between them? Or only the Sensation with no clear division?

no, there's no clear division between butt and chair, there's just sensations in space.

What is found?

my chest, stomach, neck and shoulders all contract slightly around my throat.

Do you see that?

yes. It's the same (ish) feeling as writing down "I am sitting" earlier or saying "I'm a little teapot" now.

it's clear to me

The problem with the linguistic mode is that it's got a subject and object built in. it's very difficult to engage with it without getting stuck in the tarpit.

currently language is mostly triggering idea chains for a talk I'm giving in a few weeks, which is very grabby for me ...

thanks again for your time on this, Stacy. much appreciated.

it's clear to me that 'thing-ness' is a layer that can turn on and off, and can be wildly wrong, and I've observed the label on a thing change in realtime often :)

below are my answers:



When you look at the word GREEN’, what is the ...

Do you see that?

Yes, I feel a contraction attached to lying, in my shoulders/chest/up into my neck and throat. there's a fast grab through my core as well but it's less clear to me than the upper stuff.

they don't change the experience, though they make it less fluid and more about thought than the other senses.
conflating two senses of experience, here, the specific sensory experience and the subjective experience overall. I'm aware this is also constructed, though I can't, like, just obviously ...

For each 10 minute period pay attention to any bodily sensation i.e. is there any tightening, or any relaxing?
I did this for a shorter time, because the first part was very contracted and unpleasant and actually it's happening now as I type lol.

questions:

1. Is one truer than the other, and ...

Post several of your own observations in a list *exactly* like the one above, please.

seeing a cashew = colour, image
smelling a cashew = smell
feeling it in my hand = feeling/sensation
tasting it = taste
hearing it crunch = sound
thoughts about cashews = just thoughts

I did this a few times ...

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

I'm clear about it.
With the socks, it's mildly funny because I only have black socks, but I understand the difference between knowing this for reasons and observing it directly.

Please Quote one question at a time with one answer underneath. I read von my phone. Later we'll be asking other volunteer guides to read your answers, and this makes it easier on them.

very sorry, won't happen again.


So now what comes up when reading there's no "self " never has been and ...