Greeting on this Visakha Day.

Thank you for your careful attention.

A rant? Just let the words flow...Oh my.

- Is there a 'me', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
When I am present and inquiring, there is no me, at all. But there was a belief in a me, sometimes still ...

Hello again and continuing thanks for your guidance.


But this here-ness... somehow is me, but while being me, it doesn't feel personal.



Then what does it mean to say that the here-ness of perception is somehow YOU? How does that actually show up in experience, other than it being familiar and ...

Thanks again for your thoughtful responses.

Is the perceiving personal in any way?

No. It doesn't feel personal.
The perceiving itself has a raw-ness to it. Not personal.

Is the 'hereness' personal in any way?

Now this is an interesting question.
Here is usually defined by 'my' location ...

Thanks for your continued efforts.

It kind of feels like it's hiding behind me.
...
Hiding behind whom?

I knew this question was coming as I typed the statement above. But it's an honest appraisal of the feeling, so I didn't edit it away.
Hiding behind whom? Hmmm. This one seems really ...

Thanks again for your thoughtful comments and questions.

Here goes...

Yet can you find a me and a world? Where do you end and the world begin?

No I can't find a way to divide these two things. I can't find a place where me ends and the world begins.
Upon examination 'me and a world' is a ...

Hello Damon,

Thank you for taking the time to present me with such interesting questions.

And I see and understand that we're not trying to get me to some special state of consciousness. And though intellectually I can appreciate that it is in fact the normal state we're discussing - from here ...

Good morning from Thailand!

Thank you for taking the time to guide me.
Posting at least once a day sounds great.

Close to what? What is it you are looking for exactly? What's being chased, sought?

Close to something fundamentally different in where I see the world 'from'.
I'm 'looking for ...

And I would really appreciate some help.
Really appreciate some one guiding me out of this small mind.

Thank you.

David

Hello. I don’t really know how to introduce myself, or what of my history really matters. But here goes.

I’ve always been drawn towards what I thought was the essence or core or truth of this life-self-mystery. Christianity as an early teen, then science, then Eastern ideas mixed with St Germain ...