Hi Ian

Good to hear from you.

This is useful. To come back to the simplicity of sensation.

Absolutely. It doesn’t have to be turned into a ‘practice’ because it’s always available. It doesn’t have to be special or amazing, but sometimes it can be. . Sensations just are.

I was touched and ...

Afternoon Ian

Thanks for your two posts

There is a recoil that I sought reconciliation, 'home', comfort but I don't see that any of that is on offer. I don't feel equipped or ready.

Yeah I think that recoil seems to be quite common wherever there was an expectation of how no self should look ...

Hi Ian

Thank you for going in with writing the examples.

I am actually more struck by your words here :

For years I thought self enquiry and non-duality modalities in general, and LU seeing more specifically as (rather naively) equating to some upgrade in wellbeing. 'Getting this' would mean ...

Hi Ian,

I have just picked up your last two posts. Thank you . Lovely to hear from you.

Please allow me a couple of days and I’ll respond.

With best wishes

Jon

Hello Ian

Thank you very much for writing your most recent answers.

One thing that I could say right now is that several questions are qualified with the statement “give examples from experience” . You have done that for at least one of those but in several cases you haven’t.

It’s easy to ...

Hi Ian

Good to hear from you.
Thank you for posting those two answers.

I appreciate that writing answers to these questions can take time so it’s good that you felt free to deal with them in more than one post. It’ll be great to read your answers to the remaining ones, when you’re ready.

All ...

Hi Ian

Hey, no, don’t apologise. It’s good to read what you’ve written and I’m very interested. Also, to see what you make of those questions.

Thank you for writing and speak soon,

Hi Ian,

No rush but as and when the answers start to form do write them and we can look at them together.

Much love

Jon

Hi Ian,

Ok, here goes:


How does it FEEL now? (This is different from asking for a kind of conceptual explanation).


1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it ...

Hi Ian

Thank you for telling me about this. It’s interesting that you slept on it and on waking things were clear.

Well, you may already know the form at LU Gate? At this stage, you having told me without doubts that things are clear now, we ask some final questions. Would you be interested in ...

Hi Ian

There's a gentle but firm not going to thought with whatever comment, suggestion or scenario it might be offering up. Or if found in thought, the default is to release to the openess that is absent of the addition of thought.

This brings focus and appreciation to that other than thought ...

Hi Ian

It’s great to hear you speak this way. There’s definitely a “no ground to stand on” quality to these breakthroughs , or at least, moments of that.

It’s good to hear you speak of warmth. And of “door is open”.

I wonder if you’ll find that other insights follow? It’s probably different for ...

Hi Iain

I’m so delighted to hear that! That’s tremendous.

How does it feel / seem now? What is different?

It was great to see you the other day.

Love

Jon

Hi Ian

We are doing a runner back from 40C mid-France. It’s already cooler now we are at Chartres.

Yes, staying next to a river among many trees was very beautiful. Very peaceful.

I've settled upon the above, and If me is imagined, there is nothing to even look for to run with.


Well, at some ...

Hi Ian

How is it going?

I’m in France for a few days, where it was 40C yesterday!

Let me know how you are getting on?


Jon