Hi Jorge!
It takes me a few days to start writing this final shift post - so thrillingly)))
Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, absolutely. Here are only manifestations of life, it was always like this. Always life, always now!
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.
The illusion of separate self it's just a thought, repetitive thought that called belief. It started from the childhood when I learned to speak and discovered the world around me I think when I was about 3-4 years old. Probably, parents told me that this body is "I" and people around reconfirmed It. It also encourages by the structure of languages. Which common expressions point that there is a somebody who creates, does, thinks and altogether takes an action and live them life!!!
At this very moment, insight just has come: Surroundings teach that this body called "I", let it be, it's ok! BUT It DOESN'T mean that after I started to call this body-mind "I" something start to control))))) "I" just a word, it's empty.
So let's go further, I investigated when I change the place of living - life changes (of course changing of living place just happens) and emotions, thoughts, moods get some other shades, life automatically starts to get all of this stuff. So, Nations and a big group of people could have some particular beliefs like religions, traditions and other. But one great ridiculous common belief of the whole humanity is the belief in separate "I".
So it works very well because it spreading and encouraging by billions.
But it absolutely doesn't matter because this belief just happens as a part of the life.
How does it feel to see this? What is the difference from before you started this dialogue? Please report from the past few days.
It feels like nothing really happened. Those sticky thoughts which seemed obstacles was just thoughts. Everything became a lighter a lil bit. This seeing is revealing from a lot of sides last few days, thought told that: "Yes, of course, Why didn't you get this earlier it is too easy", everything seems simple. Now I just sitting and noticing of thoughts and feeling arising, notice of noticing. Yeah, tumbler "Life on" is pushed on))) Life still flow as it was, everything changes, comes and goes. Different that there is no thought of "Somebody can control it"
What was the last bit that pushed you over, made you look?
As you remember clearly seeing happened a couple of months ago and then it was an expectation that it should come back but it wouldn't. Was a thought: I haven't passed yet.
Vacations were really useful!
Bird singing - was a great example!
A turning point was also hearing of requests of people that wanted to change something, to improve themselves.
Step by step, eventually, it was seen that there is obviously no separate entity.
Describe decision, intention, free will, choice, and control. What makes things happen? How does it work? What are you responsible for? Give examples from experience.
A decision, intention, free will, choice, and control - notions, which point to nothing real. Decision and choice - thoughts about a turning point, which doesn't real too. Intention thoughts about future ......... Sorry, I just tried to describe unreal things by other unreal things))))))
Things JUST are HAPPENING. There are no reasons as well as no consequences for that! It all just happens.
Example: the sleeping of my tiny dog next to me happening right now that is a great manifestation of life!))
Anything to add?
I thought that I will find some final point or become a particular state, but not at all of this. Life keeps on reveal them self in different variations and it endless.
I wonder that manifestation of life which called Jorge and LU have happened. I appreciate that you have been doing this for people so patiently and carefully. It couldn't be displayed in words how big is my gratefulness now.
Thank you very much once again for this long, tricky, interesting life-trip, Jorge!!!
Hot hugs!)))
Manifestation of life which called Eugenio
