As an addendum to question 10, there's a line from the song Schism by Tool that's been playing over and over in my head these last couple days. The line is: "I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them tumble down". May not mean anything at all but it sure is a damn good song. ;)

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Hello John,

Let's see what we have here:

1) Is there a 'me', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever? how about self, is there anything that is separate from everything else?
"Me, a name I call myself" -Do-Re-Mi

Me is a label for Self and Self a label for thoughts pointing ...

Dear John,

A few years ago I was contemplating the nature of seeking when a thought occurred to me – “Just change your perspective.” I knew this was a huge revelation and somehow the key to finding what I was looking for. Unfortunately, at the time, I had no idea what it meant.

Fast forward to ...

Hi John,

Happy to share the story, once we're done. :) Don't wish to influence your own lovely seeing unfolding.

I'm not sure, but I think we are done. Need to take a couple of days to let things "unfold" as you say. I'm off work right now so I will be able to focus 110%. Get back with you soon ...

One last observation tonight.

I was walking the dogs in the woods today. While strolling in complete thoughtlessness there was a sudden sound of rustling in the bushes and flapping wings as a startled bird took flight. Immediately, and without effort, a single word popped into my head... "Dove ...

Hi John,

Been a busy day but wanted to get in touch so you don't give up on us. ;)

There are changes, major changes... At least it feels that way. Hesitant to say I'm at the gate but there certainly has been a shift in perspective or experience.

-The frustration in gone.
-Intellectually I know ...

Hello John,

Just a quick update before trotting off to work.

Great! In any room, take a few minutes to settle down - and then slowly look around and, one by one, take off the labels from what is seen. By labels, I mean a "sense of knowing" of what is being seen. So even if "cup" is set aside ...

Some additional thoughts here.

It seems the closer I examine this no-self idea the more disheartening it becomes. As much as I read about it, and thought I believed it, I guess I never really examined it. To be honest I'm finding the whole thing a little sad. It's almost like mourning a death

And ...

Good morning, John... or at least it is here in Texas.

Yes! This is how it is. No thinker and yet thinking happens. No reader and yet reading happens. No seer and yet seeing happens. So where do you reside?

Well the obvious answer to where I reside is no-where since there is no self to do the ...

Hi John,

Thank you for your input and patience.

The word "awareness" is a pointer - thought different folk use it in different ways. Let's say there is the experiencing of that which is always constant, ever-present, perhaps ever-presence.

So I examined this idea that the awareness is just a ...

Some more questions about this awareness. The awareness seems to be the one constant and I think it is that which I believe I am. But now I'm starting to question even that.

Is awareness real or is it too just a function/result of this process of living? Is awareness no different than sound, color ...

Hello John,

So I have to admit I initially felt a great deal of resistance to this exercise. My first thought was “Oh no, here we go again, more visualization exercises that I just don’t get”. That is until I dug around a little deeper.

As I was reading the stories on the site and the member’s ...

For the most part this exercise brought about slight pain and pressure in my head from the intense concentration. However, there were a couple of fleeting moments where it appeared the cup was not a separate object from the table. It was more like an appendage growing out of the table rather than an ...

Intellectually I’m probably a 20. Experientially I would say a 70. Therefore, if I’m being completely honest with myself, the me I believe myself to be is probably around a 50.

Hi John,

Thank you for responding to my post. And yes, I would be delighted to have you as my guide.

I read the intro, the disclaimer and watched the video (along with others on the site). I also checked out your personal blog, and have to say, I am very excited about working with you. I suspect ...