LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this? As I go deeper to try to understand the meaning of my life, it appears that everything is connected. People, objectives, nature. At the same time my mind tells me to feel disconnected and individual. But the longer I meditate or walk along mountains I can simply feel, that nothing trully matters.
What are you looking for at LU? A kind of guidance to feel more and be more connected and to challenge myself on the path to deeper understanding or I would say deeper experience. It is hard to write it. I want to cross the lines drown by society or culture to truly realize non self existance
What do you expect from a guided conversation? Challenge to cross boundaries in my mind. I would like to meet people who are not crazy followers to the religion, but someone who could guide me to find a way to understand or feel or both. Maybe getting out of the box would be a proper answear
What is your experience in terms of spiritual practices, seeking and inquiry? I follow traditional Buddhist path for over 7 years. But I would not call myself a Buddhist yet. I’m not sure if I ever will. But I’m extremely grateful for the meditation and challenging me by my Teacher to seek for solution and answear why, instead of blind faith.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how willing are you to question any currently held beliefs about 'self? 9
I´m not sure
Re: I´m not sure
Hello Marianna,
Welcome to Liberation Unleashed. Please let me know if Marianna is the name you would like me to use.
My name is Rowena and I am happy to be your guide.
Before we begin I would like to share some guidelines with you.
1. As you are already aware, here at LU we are exploring of the idea of the separate self. In order to keep the momentum going with this enquiry, please post your responses on a regular basis, it doesn't have to be daily, but If you are unable to post for several days, just write a quick post on your thread to let me know please.
2. For this process to work you have to be focused on your DE (direct experience) of what's actually happening and describe your findings without relying on thought, memory, or imagination. Long-winded analytical and/or philosophical answers are best avoided as they can hinder 'seeing'. This is not a self-improvement process. There is no ‘self’ to improve.
3. Please put aside all other teachings, philosophies, rituals, practices, books/reading etc. for the duration of this investigation, unless it is LU based material. Put all your effort and attention in to seeing what is, as it is, with 100% honesty. If you have a daily meditation practice, it is fine to continue that but is not necessary for this exploration.
4. Please read the following documents from LU *carefully* and let me know if you have any reservations or doubts regarding them:
http://www.liberationunleashed.com/register/disclaimer/
and "Liberation Unleashed is not …” in the FAQ’s of LU.
http://liberationunleashed.com/about/faq/#faq-1041
5. Please make sure that you are subscribed to your thread. In the top left corner, next to "Post Reply" there is an icon that looks like a spanner. When you click on it there is a menu where you can select “Subscribe topic’. Click on it once. (To be sure that you are subscribed just refresh the page and if you click again should show “Unsubscribe topic”.)
6. Throughout this exploration I would like you to answer all questions ( I try to always put them in blue text.) But please answer all questions even if I miss using the blue text.
Please answer each question individually, as this will assist us in having a clear dialogue.
7. When replying to a question it makes it a lot easier to follow the enquiry using the 'Quote Function' to highlight the questions and answers. Here's a video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAToDNh9hQ
STARTING THE ENQUIRY:
Now, please look into the following two questions for a full day, repeatedly (aim for 20-30 small lookings/investigations) before replying.
What is it that you perceive or take yourself to be in your everyday life?
When you say or think 'I', what do you refer to with the word 'I'?
Take a moment to pause and reflect on your experience. Make sure that the answers don't come from your intellect or from any learned knowledge, but from directly observing yourself in the midst of your busy, everyday life.
Warm wishes,
Rowena
Welcome to Liberation Unleashed. Please let me know if Marianna is the name you would like me to use.
My name is Rowena and I am happy to be your guide.
Before we begin I would like to share some guidelines with you.
1. As you are already aware, here at LU we are exploring of the idea of the separate self. In order to keep the momentum going with this enquiry, please post your responses on a regular basis, it doesn't have to be daily, but If you are unable to post for several days, just write a quick post on your thread to let me know please.
2. For this process to work you have to be focused on your DE (direct experience) of what's actually happening and describe your findings without relying on thought, memory, or imagination. Long-winded analytical and/or philosophical answers are best avoided as they can hinder 'seeing'. This is not a self-improvement process. There is no ‘self’ to improve.
3. Please put aside all other teachings, philosophies, rituals, practices, books/reading etc. for the duration of this investigation, unless it is LU based material. Put all your effort and attention in to seeing what is, as it is, with 100% honesty. If you have a daily meditation practice, it is fine to continue that but is not necessary for this exploration.
4. Please read the following documents from LU *carefully* and let me know if you have any reservations or doubts regarding them:
http://www.liberationunleashed.com/register/disclaimer/
and "Liberation Unleashed is not …” in the FAQ’s of LU.
http://liberationunleashed.com/about/faq/#faq-1041
5. Please make sure that you are subscribed to your thread. In the top left corner, next to "Post Reply" there is an icon that looks like a spanner. When you click on it there is a menu where you can select “Subscribe topic’. Click on it once. (To be sure that you are subscribed just refresh the page and if you click again should show “Unsubscribe topic”.)
6. Throughout this exploration I would like you to answer all questions ( I try to always put them in blue text.) But please answer all questions even if I miss using the blue text.
Please answer each question individually, as this will assist us in having a clear dialogue.
7. When replying to a question it makes it a lot easier to follow the enquiry using the 'Quote Function' to highlight the questions and answers. Here's a video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fAToDNh9hQ
STARTING THE ENQUIRY:
Now, please look into the following two questions for a full day, repeatedly (aim for 20-30 small lookings/investigations) before replying.
What is it that you perceive or take yourself to be in your everyday life?
When you say or think 'I', what do you refer to with the word 'I'?
Take a moment to pause and reflect on your experience. Make sure that the answers don't come from your intellect or from any learned knowledge, but from directly observing yourself in the midst of your busy, everyday life.
Warm wishes,
Rowena
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