Yes, it is about time that I did this. I'll set it up tonight and then "friend" you through the link. Thanks!

Thanks Vince, that sounds fine. But I'm not on Facebook, so I'm not sure how to proceed. I will
look at the stuff you linked.

Thank you for your ongoing help with this, Vince. I am most
grateful.

Now to describe this to someone who has never heard about
the illusion, you could use the metaphor of "waking from
a dream", which was an idea that I had used in thinking about
what it would be like. It is useful because ...

Vince: I wrote a reply to this, then posted it, but lost it because I was not logged in.
Had a laugh about that....Here goes again:

How does it feel? It is not what I expected. I expected a change in mind from "this"
to "this", along with a deep emotional experience. Instead, the key is in the ...

Thanks for this question. I'm awed by it. If I clear out all of the story, what am I doing now? The legend of Roger may be dead, and yet nothing is different, and life continues.. But if there NEVER WAS a "Roger"...this seems both amazing and funny at the same time.

Yes, ok, that is right. It is kind of like the "something" is assumed to be there, but once examined closely, piece by piece, nothing seems to constitute the entire "something". Memory plays a big role in it. I recall sitting down to meditate, as I've done before, then same posture, breathing, must ...

Ok, Vince: Something gets irritated if things don't go as envisioned in meditation, and something is pleased when things go well. So "I" is there. But where? When I ask that question, I don't get a clear answer, or place I can point to. Sounds are heard, sensations are felt, thoughts happen. The "I ...

To be truthful, I'm not sure, because if I really knew, I'd be there. I'm a long-time meditator in the Zen tradition, and I have seen what meditation can do. For many years, I wanted satori or an awakening that would knock me off my feet. I was influenced by an early experience I had that ...

I'm looking for a guide. This is my first post, and so I'm not sure how much info to include here. I'll just keep it brief for now...