1) There is no "me" living life, there are only thoughts, sensations, feelings, but there is no "me" that owns the experience, there never was.
2)The illusion of separate self begins as a young child, from environmental conditioning and from the way in which ideas are exchanged. A label and ...

zenkitties,

The emptying process has continued and deepened, the experience of no-self has brought about a deepening realization. It is amazing that it was not seen before, that "I" never existed at all. There are no words to describe the sense of liberation, and no individual person to experience ...

zenkitties, thank you very much for your assistance. I am not exactly sure what to make of what my experience has been. As I said, I searched for a self, an entity that is experiencing/directing life and was unable to find one anywhere in any form. This produced a profound sense of peace, a quieting ...

I have read Gateless Gatecrashers, as well as a number of guiding conversations on the forum. I hope someone can help me. I am desperate to put the illusion of self behind me once and for all, to put an end to the endless misery and suffering that is caused by identification with the "I" thought. I ...