Hi Preet ...

I'm back to 'normal' world ... just had two months in the protectors camp at Bentley ... stopped the CSG mining ... we had 300 in camp with 3000 people driving in when needed facing off 900 riot police ... NSW government cancelled the police operation to clear us out and suspended the ...

Hi Preet,

I'm a bit on and off in replying to you at the moment, spending half my time camping at the Bentley CSG blockade here and the other half at home. Please bear with me.


as if my mind is constantly keeping

What is the "mind"? What is your direct experience of "mind"? Is there a mind or ...

Hi Preet

Yes, attention is just another word for the content (thoughts, sensations, emotions, etc) of my awareness. If I “focus” in on the sensation of
MY awareness? I focus??? What is it that lay claims to this ownership?


Sometimes I experience the series as one cohesive whole, as a discrete ...

Great Preet. Enjoy :)

Hi Preet,

Ghnasi
Thank you ... I don't need memories as there are often sensations happening in awareness that I can only describe as him. ie I feel him regularly. So weird and so much love.

what about decisions that involve choosing from a number of options?

Watch this, its a great ...

Hi Preet - apologies - for some reason I'm not getting the automated emails ....

Will reply later today ... I'm really well and have been patiently waiting

Thanks

Mike

Hi Preet

Thanks for your condolences. A massive outpouring of love, celebration, rememberance and grief for Ghnasi - very beautiful journey.

Are you ready to start again? If so read below .... :)


Decisions seem to arise as spontaneously as my thoughts. In fact, the decisions are thoughts, which ...

Hi Preet - somehow I didn't get the notification of this ... and then my dear brother Ghnasi died a few days ago ... we are having our final celebrations today and then I'll get back to replying to this

Love Mike

Hi Preet

However, there still seems to be some sort of “decider”, or at least the entity (me) that is confronted by the two choices

Look ... What is your direct experience of a "decider"? Is there a decider? Or just decisions - in the form a actions or thoughts?

Don't think about it ... just ...

Great ... talk then

Hi Preet,

There’s just walking happening. Thoughts occur while I’m walking, but not about the walking itself, and the “I” that I identify with doesn’t control the walking, or my breathing or any other autonomous processes. In that sense there doesn’t appear to be a “doer”,

Yes, it seems life ...

Deer Preet

You’re right: the sensations simply occurred, not "to" "me". I registered the sensation, such as an itch, and I did something about, like scratching it, but that doesn’t mean the sensation was “mine”. Without labels, just the perceived sensation was there. Labels do seem to affect the ...

Hi Preet

Thank you again for clarifying the difference between direct experience and thoughts. Your examples were helpful, but I feel as if I have yet to fully grasp DE. As this is new for me, I’d appreciate it if you continue to catch me when I drift off into expressing thoughts vs. my direct ...

Hi Morning

I've been tied up on another project but now have some time today ... and will respond.

Thanks for checking in.

Mike

Great Preet.

enjoy.