Now inquire about this. Would your sense of “I” be diminished is you had a brain injury or diminished brain capacity? If my brain is injured and if I can't function normally, then definitely my sense of I will take a beating. It's a shock and I would be depressed.
you are not your thoughts. How ...

Hi Mike,
Actually people I know consider me as more kind and patient. Self-centerdness and lack of compassion within me was realized by myself. On further probing, I consider my pain /story is of the worst kind that could happen to anyone, and thus other's story is nothing for me (Just wanted to ...

Hi Mike,
To progress you must put your beliefs to one side. You must also be prepared to accept this inquiry values direct looking and experiencing to a more intellectual approach. A “willing suspension of disbelief” is required while you directly and honestly look for answers. Are you willing to ...

Hi Mike,

I don’t doubt that you experience the feeling, but was the feeling caused by anything that is real? feelings are caused by thoughts...they happen but are not real (as previously understood).

Say a thought to help arise by seeing a man who is in trouble. By helping, I feel good as well ...

Hi Mike.

When you use the word “I” in the words you write, is that word referring to something that is real or something that is an illusion?

...."I" refers to the mental image of mine. The mental image (collection of thoughts ..I like this, I hate this etc.) can't be touched, smelled or tasted ...

Hi Mark, extremely sorry for this delayed reply. Can we continue now?

If you are your body, where does the “I” live in the body? In the heart, spleen, colon, the left arm or big toe? Have a close look and see if you can discover the location of the “I” If you locate it somewhere does that make it ...

Hi Mike:
A thought is an input. I can’t see a thought, nor smell, taste, touch or hear a thought . A thought therefore fails the test of “realness” although there is no doubt that thought happens. (the mind chatter that you can hear is verbalising the thought, which must precede any mind chatter ...

oh and my thoughts....some jumps up from no-where, some are logical, and some I don't understand. They simply come to my mind. Good, bad, ugly all of them..Since I am experiencing them, they must be real too.

Hi Mike,
Sorry, I forgot to show my gratitude to you for doing this with me. Thank You! But every day, you also experience things that appear to be real but which are not able to be seen, tasted, heard, touched or smelt. Can you thing of any experiences that you've recently had that were based on ...

To be effective, three things are required of you: 100% honesty, a willingness to leave all of your long-established beliefs behind you as you enquire, and a degree of courage. It’s not always easy to dismantle the known and comfortable, but the inquiry will get nowhere if you’re not prepared to do ...

Hi..

Not sure what to write here. I have gone through some threads of others. Looks interesting. Probably, I am seeking more clarity in my thoughts. The question which bothers me a lot is - what is the purpose of life ? Sometimes I get depressed, as I fail to see any meaning in this world at all. I ...