Dear Elizabeth,

How did you know?
This morning I was awake for almost 3 hours as the inquiry continued to ”do” me, deepening into this “I” investigation. Then the getting out of bed, putting on the yoga clothes, lighting candle at the altar …. Like I have done so many times before. Today felt ...

Hi Elizabeth,

This was the most difficult question yet and I'm still not sure what I even said. :-)
Here it goes:

So you are miserable and want to know why. Let’s take a closer look the self that seems to be at the center of so many of our problems.

Soon after birth you were given a name and a ...

Thank you, Elizabeth. That's so good to know that I have the power of inquiry at my disposable and that by resting in awareness and seeing from there, things shift on their own. The struggle is over.

I jumped on here with a quick reply as I am still going to answer the remaining questions. I think ...

Hi Elizabeth,

This one started hurting me head trying to explain how this whole self thing plays out. Here's what came tumbling out.

Explain in detail what the self is and how it works. How did it start, how does it continue?

The self is an idea, an entity created in the mind from thoughts and ...

Hello Elizabeth,

I am taking my time with each question to look more closely. The others will follow.

Is there a you, at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?

I began with this question during my morning practice of journaling and being still. I looked at the moment this form was born ...

Hi Elizabeth,

I’ve been spending 30-60 minutes upon waking in the morning doing inquiry. It simply seems to arise. The question what is hearing the sounds of the birds? What sees the trees out the window? Then there is this looking for THE self. I find so many changing identities coming and going ...

Hi Elizabeth,

Thank you for the great pointers and questions to be with. I am taking a little more time with them today and plan
to respond later in the day.

I've been looking at different situations and tracing them back to see if I can find the one who made it all happen and so far no luck ...

Hi Elizabeth,

Continuing to be with the questions.

If you look behind the thoughts is there a real Karen in any form?

Not a real Karen as in the identity of a Karen. Really, what is a “Karen” anyway? It can only be created through words and pictures that make it into something that then ...

Hi Elizabeth,

Enjoying this close-up investigation. I might be going in circles here but I wanted to be honest with what seems true.


So, we may not own anything, except as a concept.
If that is true, what is directing/choosing and running YOUR show?

I don’t really know what is directing this ...

Dear Elizabeth,

Been going through my day with these two questions ...

What are the “notes” attached to?

So here’s how this plays out when I stop and ask myself this question … That “me” identity definitely asserts itself saying they’re attached to me. I’ve got this body and shape and I move ...

Hi Elizabeth,

A little bit more from yesterday ...

What mechanism is at work here and when did you start this strange practice of mentally applying objects and other things to an I ?

The mechanism at work is this rather peculiar process of a solid “me-form” moving through life thinking she is ...

Hi Elizabeth,

These were some great questions. Taking my time with the answers and here are a few that I let percolate today:

How do we own things?

By attaching “my” or “mine” to an object or idea, like my brilliance or that shoe is mine. It seems like a benign process yet it seems to create ...

Dear Elizabeth,

Thank you for getting me started here. I am confident that I can stay with the process and write daily. I also understand that it’s best to put other practices and tools aside while engaged in this looking with you.

We can get started by getting a little of your story, in ...