Hey Rali,


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

No there is not and never was a separate self, me or I at all. There never has been a separate self.

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

Thanks Rali,

I appreciate all of your guidance and help with seeing this clearly.

Does awakening actually happen to whatever is happening?

No, awakening does not happen to whatever is happening

Or is “awakening” just a label for the recognition that there was never a separate entity here who ...

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This made it very clear. The doubts I have felt were popping up as things are reorienting. Each time it has been seen to be a thought and nothing more.


When that thought “Maybe this hasn’t actually been seen” appears — what is it, in direct experience?

Just a thought

Is it ...

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Thank you for the response and pointers.


Did a separate Thomas ever actually exist in the first place?

No

Was there ever a separate “who” doing responsibility before?

No

Or was responding already happening exactly as it does now?

Responding was already happening.

Can an ...

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Can you find anyone/anything IN the sensation itself, or BEHIND the sensation that is fearful?

No, nothing about the sensation is fearful

Now look at the thought that comes with it. Can you find anyone/anything in the WORD ‘fear’ that is fearful?

No, the word fear is not fearful ...

Hey Rali,


There’re a couple of phrases I want to look at closely:
No there is just now
Can a thing called “now” actually be found?

No

Does “now” have a shape, boundary, duration, location, beginning or end?

No shape, boundary, duration, location, beginning or ending.

Or is “now” another ...

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What is memory exactly?

Thought labeled as memory

What is the memory ‘made of’?

Thought

Is there any difference between a ‘general’ thought and a ‘memory’ thought?

No they are the same

WHEN does the memory actually appear?

It appears now

How is it known that a ‘memory ...

Hey Rali,

There’s one phrase I want to look at more closely:
The intention was set while reading the instructions.
What exactly is this “intention”?

Intention is a thought and does not describe a separate thing or process. There is no actual intention or separate item that is the intention ...

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All of THIS is the same medium.

Can a “medium” actually be found? Or is “same medium” another description thought adds to the absence of real separation?

No medium can be found. This is a description of the singularity of THIS.

Endless and intimate.
Look carefully.
Is “endless ...

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Without the labels “sound”, “sensation”, “seeing”, “thought” — are separate things actually found?

No

Or is there simply what is happening/just THIS, and thought later divides it up and names parts of it?

This is the correct case

If there are no separate things prior to thought ...

Hello Rali,

Can the thing called “attention”/”focus” be found?
No there is not a thing call attention/focus

Does attention have a shape, location, or boundary?
No it does not have a shape, location, or boundary

Can you see anything moving from one image to another, or from one thought to ...

Hey Rali,

I have continued looking today using DE/AE. This has been an enjoyable experience and seems to be becoming a habit to look in this manner automatically.

Thank You,

Thomas

Hey Rali,

How does it feel to see what actually is?

It kind of feels like everything is out of focus. Depth and distance do not seem as exact. Have been doing this as often as possible through your the day.

In that moment is there anyone or anything which recognises the thought or is being ...

Hello Rali,

Thank you. I will give individual answers for each pointer utilizing the forum quote function moving forward.

When you look at the painting…all there is, is the paint. Different colours in seeing create the illusion of things but all that is there is seeing. Different levels of sounds ...

Hello Rali,

Look again at the image. For a few moments, forget what is not available — taste, smell, touch, the unseen side of the apple. Stay only with what is actually here.
What is present? Colour? Shape? Shading? (in DE all colour/seeing)
Perhaps thoughts saying “apple”?
Now look very ...