4) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own experience. Describe it fully as you see it now. (Feel free to use conventional language here)
The illusion of a separate self is a belief that there is a separate entity that humans call “I ...

Hi Xain. No worries on the delay and thanks for sending the questions. Very grateful for your guidance! :)
1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, no separate entity called “me”, “I”, at all. Never was. Only a thought of a ...

Hi Xain. Thank you again for your support! More than willing to follow the "standard practice" and check out the other 6 questions.

Thank you Xain for showing that there is not a separate "I" to do anything or even believe that "this" can even be clear or not clear in thought. Really grateful for "your" time, effort, and persistence! No questions. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you Xain. Really appreciate your help and guidance. Here are the responses.

So is there an 'I', a seperate self here right now?
No.
Or just the thought of one appearing?
“I” is just a thought.

Did 'you' choose to begin this conversation with me?

I thought I chose to begin the ...

Thank you Xain for your continued patience and persistence. Here are the responses.

An excellent, and obvious question.
Well, what can be found?
I cannot find anything concrete that thinks that it knows anything or can confirm that something or a situation is correct /incorrect, right/wrong ...

Ok. Can we say that EITHER it is something that can be found using the senses OR it is a thought?
Is that acceptable.
Yes, this is acceptable.
If so, which one does it appear to be given those acceptable constraints?
Seems like it would be thoughts. Can’t locate it with the 5 senses.

You ...

Thank you Xain.

Remember we are looking for a real, locatable seperate self, an 'I' - Not the thought of one.
OK.
When you say 'I don't know for sure' - What is this 'I' that doesn't know for sure.
Or is this a thought?
I still don’t know what this “I” is that doesn’t know for sure. I don’t ...

What 'I' did that?
I don't know for sure.
Describe it to me?

I don’t think I can as it is nothing separate from the body or mind. It just seems to be something inside of me, invisible, like a ghost or something. Seems to be located behind the eyes or somewhere in that area.
What 'I' is ...

Thank you Xain. I really appreciate your help and patience. I hope I haven't wasted your time. Please see the responses below and if you still want to help, I would be grateful, if not, then I will understand.

Did you just answer the questions I posed?
I read the questions. I "looked" and wrote ...

At this stage, do you have any questions?

No questions about the experiential suggestions.

Everything we have looked at so far, has there been a seperate self, an 'I' to be found?
Will one ever be found? Or is 'I' only ever just a thought?
I have not been able to find an object or thing called ...

For thoughts to be 'yours', there would have to be a seperate owner that could be found.
Is there an 'owner' of thoughts?
In experience, I cannot find a separate owner of the thoughts. I cannot find a separate object or thing or anything that owns the thoughts. I cannot say that there is a ...

If there is 'feeling' or 'pain', can a seperate self, an 'I' be identified that is experiencing it?
No, it cannot as it would be apart from it if it were separate.
We look for a seperate object, a 'thing' that is responsible. Is there one?

There doesn't appear to be a separate object or thing ...

Thank you for your patience and persistence Xain. Really appreciate it.

Can you see that the body doesn't register the pain. There is just the sensation 'pain'.
The body doesn't 'perform' the sensation of pain, nor is there a 'you' experiencing the sensation.
There is just the experience of 'pain ...

Certainly, there is a sense of 'I am' or 'I exist' - But it isn't an object - Not a 'thing' that can be found, and not a 'thing' that can be located that is responsible for something - Does that seem fair?
Yes, this seems fair.
Is there an 'I' that is doing the feeling, or is there just 'feeling ...