In DE is there any difference between being identified with thought and not being identified with thought?
Often there comes some contractions in the body when being identified. In that sense there is a difference. Also being identified leads to more thoughts. On the other hand Seeing thoughts as ...

Is there a seperate self that is thinking thoughts?

No separate self thinking thoughts found in DE. Only thoughts.

Is there a separate self that is believing thoughts?
There can seem like it. But it is really just thoughts.


Is there a separate self that could stop thoughts being believed ...

What makes thinks happen, how does it work?
In DE thinking just happens. It is not known how.

Questions for Q3:
1) There seems to be an expectation for personal change. Where is this person who would/could change....can you find this person?
When buying into thoughts there is a person that ...

Hi. I decided to come back and post answers to the last questions :)

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No. It is not found anywhere in direct experience. There never was.

2)Explain in detail what the illusion of ...

Hi Vivien,

just wanted to let you know that I will take a break from this. I appreciate your guiding.

-Pete

Can you see that frustration cannot be experienced? Because there is no such thing as frustration?

Frustration is only thoughts that come when the story doesn’t go as wanted. Frustration is no thing in itself. But when it is believed it can cause tenseness in the body.

There are only THOUGHTS ...

just wanted to add onto my last rant:

when asking the question: did I know what this thought was going to be? - it can be seen that I didn't. this often cuts the belief in the thought - also with word-thoughts like the "I"-thought.

The seeing that the I is just a thought arising is kind of ...

hello Vivien. thanks for your care.


Regarding your questions:
Pete: Argh.. can’t shake this belief…

Is it just another thought believed?
Yes, direct experience shows nothing but thoughts and sensing.


What is the actual experience of ‘frustration’? – describe it as detailed as you can ...

What is past in the actual experience?
It isn’t found In actual experience. Have only found memories of the past.

What is future in the actual experience?
It is only found in thoughts.

Where do past and future take place? Don’t they take place in the now, in this moment?
Thinking about the ...

Thanks for your thorough answer Vivien.

OK… what I suggest to do is that whenever thoughts come up “What if I’m just fooling myself” – then stop. Stop whatever you do… and just stay with this thought, but in a different way we are used to staying with a thought… not believing… but SEEING that this ...

Regarding the sleep-question: I see you wrote on your blog that one should deal with should's like this: And how do I know that this is exactly what should be? — Because it ALREADY is. It is already accepted on a deepest level, otherwise it wouldn’t be.

Does this mean I should contemplate on this ...

Hey,

things are ok.

After reading the posts and what I wrote above please contemplate how resistance emerges and works. Please report from your experience…

Resistance emerges when experience is interpreted as negative or dangerous or similar. It is felt as contraction in the body. Sometimes ...

There is either seeing happening or believing the content of a thought ABOUT that ‘seeing is happening’ is happening. When it is believed it is ALREADY ‘over’, because in the moment NOT seeing is happening but believing a thought that ‘seeing is happening’ is happening. LOOK...

When looking I ...

But is there any control over when checking happens?

This implies that there is an entity outside doing controlling it. The intention to check or the checking just arises. It could be made a routine – which can be seen as a form of control of the process. The intention to make a routine doesn’t ...

I hope you don’t mind my thoroughness with this investigation, but since I’m your third guide and you had lots of expectations, I don’t want any stone unturned…

Okay with me :)


In order to say that company is missing (or anything is missing) time is needed. First, there is a memory of a ...