How lovely is that.

Thank you, Vivien.

Love,
Mimi

Dear Vivien,

Here are my answers to the questions.

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

No.


2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own experience. Describe ...

Dear Vivien,

past midnight now, and my little one is still awake. I'll go and lie in bed with him and probably will fall asleep in the process of helping him fall asleep. Will answer the six questions tomorrow. Was contemplating them today, no time to sit and write though.

Goodnight,
love
Mimi

Dear Vivien,

Oops, I just came across the initial instruction to keep it short and simple, stick to direct experience and leave out anything personal. Hm! Sorry about the elaborate musings!!

I guess if it had been totally off you would have let me know.

Okay, so let’s continue and see if I can ...

Dear Vivien,

Ha ha ha. You mean the vacuum cleaner doesn’t vacuum???!!!!!

Thank you so much for your wonderful message. Very helpful and inspiring!

What a relief. I had such a lovely day today. Nothing in particular to do. No-one in particular to be. All kinds of things happened, much of it ...

Dear Vivien,

Has it been clearly seen that there has never been an ‘I’ that could control or own life or anything?

No. Yes. It´s the clown thing. “I” remind myself throughout the day to take a look and notice. Oh yes, it really is all happening by itself! The coffee making exercise, or checking ...

Dear Vivien,

thank you so much for all "your" questions and comments and this whole sweet exploration and communication.

Can an emotion move inside of ‘me’?
What is this ‘me’ referring to?
To a some kind of entity or to the body, or to what?
Are ‘you’ the body?

“Emotion moving inside of me ...

Dear Vivien,

How the decision is made what to make a cup of tea or coffee?

There is a thought that ‘“I” am going to make coffee,” and a kind of fuzzy image of coffee, a vague sense of the taste of coffee other physical reactions. It is simply there. Also, some kind of excitement, interpreted as ...

Dear Vivien,

How hilarious this whole conversation is somehow. What are we even talking about?!!! We are talking about nothing!!!

I had a lot of fun just now contemplating your questions.

Earlier today when biking through the forest I was imagining bumping into a friendly alien from another ...

Dear Vivien,

However, sometimes it is a bit hard for me to distinguish what is really seen by ‘you’ and what is just an intellectual understanding derived from previous reading (either from LU or any ‘spiritual teachers’).

Yes. It is even hard for myself to distinguish.
I mostly don’t experience ...

Dear Vivien,

It not necessarily will go away at once when the illusion of the self is seen through, although, after seeing no-self there won’t be anything it could stick to, so GRADUALLY it can fall away.

Yes, yes! I know, I know!

- And don’t expect that you can TAKE HOME the useless vacuum ...

Dear Vivien,

ha ha ha! Over the past years my image of liberation, or whatever, has already radically been downgraded (or should I say "upgraded"?) from - I think it used to be, "loving reality and everything in it 24/7, feeling safe and comfortable at all times, being crystal clear, always doing ...

p.s. I found more expectations:

- end of seeking.

- no more than short moments of identification with "I" thought and stories, easy to see (not just intellectually) it's a fictitious story

love M

Hi Vivien,

thank you so much for guiding me!

What are your expectations for this process?
Regarding the process itself, right now I am mostly relieved I don't have to find out the next step for myself. You'll ask, and I'll look for my answers.

How will Life change?
For as long as I remember ...

Hello,

thank you so much for all the beautiful support, help and inspiration I have come across on this website, and for the sweet, irresistible invitation to be guided!

I have two small kids, the younger one is now almost three. Now that they both believe in “I” I feel it really is time I brought ...