I'm smiling ... nothing is clear yea:-)Nothing is clear, lol. There are no questions for the moment. There is just a settling-in / getting used to this. There's a moving in and out of the "me", that's stablising...
Look:There's a moving in and out of the "me", that's stablising...
There's a moving in and out of the "me", that's stablising...Is there something SOLID, something REAL which can move in and out?
Or there is it just a thought about something?
What makes these doubting thoughts yours?No, nothing solid. There are just doubting thoughts that arise.
What is here that needs removing?Maybe I need to remove these doubts before the final questions?
Just a thought. In fact they can just come and go, as all thoughts do :-).What makes these doubting thoughts yours?
The doubting thoughts cannot be removed as such, and there is nobody, apparently, to remove them.What is here that needs removing?
And who or what has the power to remove it?
Nice :-)Just a thought. In fact they can just come and go, as all thoughts do :-).
And nice :-)))The doubting thoughts cannot be removed as such, and there is nobody, apparently, to remove them.
There is great freedom is seeing this :-)
No, there isn't. There was never a 'me' that ever did anything.1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
The illusion of the separate self is just an idea, a bunch of thoughts, a bodily energy that gives the impression that a 'me' exists, that it can make decisions etc. The 'me' is a thought-based imposter that claims to being doing, living, choosing etc.2) Give in your own words what the illusion of separate self is and how it shows up in experience. Also, through your inquiry, what is different now?
3) 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's difficult to pinpoint anything in particular, but there was a recent strong desire to see through the ‘me’. There was a realization that the ‘me’ needs the constant support of thought forms to exist (stories, opinions, memories, self-description). Seeing that thoughts have no power to do anything in themselves, gave way seeing that life just happens, with or without the ‘me’. Also, it was seen that the thoughts came after actions, like a claiming of 'I did that', when clearly the action just happened, as everything does. It’s almost like a gap appeared between actions and thoughts about the actions, or the thought of a ‘me’ doing them. And then losing interest in the thoughts that arose about the actions or the ‘me’ doing them.4) What was the last bit that pushed you over; made you look?
Right now, breathing is just happening, thankfully. My body is functioning all by itself, and there is no ‘me’ who could digest the food or pump the blood. Thoughts arise all by themselves, from seemingly nowhere, and disappear into nowhere. Getting up and making tea may happen, with or without the thought “I’d like a cup of tea”. Both just spontaneously happen, or not. Whatever thoughts arise about a ‘me’ doing anything are just stories. So, intention and free-will are just ideas that give the impression of a doer. Choosing tea or coffee may arise as a choice, but in the end, either one or the other will be chosen, and there may be an after-thought that arises, “I decided to make a coffee”. There may even be an explanation of why coffee was chosen, but that would just arise as a story and ultimately has nothing to do with the spontaneous action of making coffee.5)
a) Describe decision, intention, free will, choice and control. What makes things happen? How does it work?
Give examples from your own recent experiences to how things happen and how things work.
This is quite a big one, because part of this 'me' was all about regret for many things in the past, and the way this life has gone. Now I see that it all just happened as it happened, and without a 'me', it couldn't have been any different. And even that is just a story, because all there is, is this that's happening. Without the story, where is past? Did it even happen? Who cares? There was also a big burden of responsibilty for getting life right, doing the right thing. It's really about fear of what might happen in the future - cause and effect. But seeing there's nothing but this, then the sense of responsibilty falls away. Who would be responsible?b) What are you responsible for? Give examples from your own recent experiences to how this works.
Of course, this is not the end; more and more is opening up. There is an excitement, like seeing life as an amazing playground, rather than a just something to get through, which was my experience before. I see people’s serious faces in the street, and I want to invite them to come and play, but they would just think I was crazy 😊.6) Anything to add?
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