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by Brant
Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:03 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Nice to see you're still here Freddi.

When I look for a self I begin to notice body sensation (not self), thoughts (stories of self) and fuzzy background thoughts (deep assumption of self). The surface level thoughts are easy to see through as not self, but the fuzzy deeper layers take some ...
by Brant
Sat Dec 19, 2015 4:51 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Hi Freddi - I'm back. Wondering if you're still available for a bit of guidance.
by Brant
Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:41 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

what are you looking for that isn’t this?’, which do you trust most?

The mind is the only thing which produces an illusion of anything other than This. Looking for what isn't in direct experience is impossible unless tuning into and believing thought. Thought happens, the content of which depicts ...
by Brant
Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:50 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Yes good points.

What are you looking for that isn't this, right now?

The mind could answer with a million things, but they could all essentially fall into the category of 'a Super Brant'. Not putting the question for the mind to answer pulls me to first see who/what is asking the question. At ...
by Brant
Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:33 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Hey Freddi. The past few weeks I've done something unusual... I've continued looking and watching. In the past I could only go 3-4 weeks before it became too much and I'd get kind of down on not being able to see what I needed to see. The weight of self has subsided - things are less personal now ...
by Brant
Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:59 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Ask yourself : Who or what is it that is seeking ‘no me’ clarity? Who or what needs a reason for this?
See what comes up and let me know.

There is usually a feeling behind the eyes... followed by a thought of a thinker. if i trace the source of that thought and try to see it in real life it ...
by Brant
Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:51 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Hey Freddi - I'm here til the end. I may need to take time off and regroup and re-attack though. Doesn't mean I won't still be working at it and watching and questioning.

The last week I've been looking and watching a lot. I've been looking at resistance and what it is, and also fishing around to ...
by Brant
Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:11 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Really? Is that a verifiable fact or an assumption? Does an action need an subject to be carried out? Get up, walk across the room and look at what is actually happening in direct experience, not in assumptions. Is there a ‘you’ doing the walking or is there just walking? What do you see?

what i ...
by Brant
Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:39 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Who or what is looking for a change? Who or what would like not to have to be 100% vigilant, who or what would like to be a better self? A thought? An idea? Can an idea be improved by a thought?
Is this anything more than a nice little mind labyrinth? This can go on and on, like a hamster wheel ...
by Brant
Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:20 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Please consider this for a moment and stay with it: What are you looking for that is not already here? What expectations do you have about what seeing would be like? Give me a good rant on what you are looking for.

I'm looking for a change... something where i don't have to be 100% vigilant 100 ...
by Brant
Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:03 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

So I watched for an hour last night and an hour just then... not sure how to proceed anymore.

Question that belief. How is it manifested? Is it a physical sensation? Is it a contraction in the abdomen? Look at it. Is that contraction 'Brant'? Is it a sensation of aliveness? Give it your whole ...
by Brant
Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:50 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

I'll take some time now. I am a little confused... have got it... haven't got it... what's to be got... by who... it all seems irrelevant somehow or not so important.

I was wrong - there is still a strong belief in a me there. It's been a tough day or two after the highs of the previous few. I ...
by Brant
Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:13 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Are these thoughts believed? By whom

Exactly - who can do the believing - no-one - there are just thoughts.

Are experiences allowed to come and go?

Who or what can possibly disallow experiences. So yes they are allowed to come and go. No choice in the matter.


I'll take some time now. I am a ...
by Brant
Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:22 am
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

Ok, things have been a bit confusing over the last few days - sometimes I'm totally positive I've seen what I need to see (that there is no seer), then others I'm not so sure. All the positive affects from that deeper looking experience have mostly worn off now (from what I can tell), but I'm no ...
by Brant
Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: THE GATE
Topic: Looking for some direction
Replies: 113
Views: 8255

Re: Looking for some direction

I'm in a very spotty reception area at the moment - have to type this on my phone outside. I'll type a response to your questions offline and post them tomorrow. I have no doubts now though... gateless gate makes sense now.

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