Freedom

[Equanimity99]

Thank you Henri, will do 👍

[Equanimity99]

For the next day, just rest in that and notice life happening, even inquiry happening by itself if it happens.
Report back tomorrow what happened

Hi Henri, life feels peaceful and easy from watching life happen. I do forget but the moment I turn to 'is that it?' the lightness is there.

[Bluejay]

Sounds good!

Do you want to take another day to relax or do we continue exploring?

[Equanimity99]

Thanks Henri, I would like to just sit with this a bit. :-)

[Bluejay]

OK, enjoy, and let me know what you discover tomorrow! :)

[Equanimity99]

Thank you, will do.

[Equanimity99]

Hi Henri, I feel the quiet and lightness in the moments of no-self.
I would love to continue exploring.
Thank you!

[Bluejay]

All right!

Are there any scenarios during the day that seem especially sticky in terms of feeling like there is a self in control, thinking, watching, and so on?

[Equanimity99]

Hard to think of specific moments now. There are of course moments of frustration but mostly when I look at that, ask 'is this it' and notice the feeling as the result of a story I'm not pulled in and it dissipates.

[Bluejay]

What we're looking for in this inquiry is (to use frustration as an example):

Is there someone in control of the frustration, or in control of emotions?

Are 'you' getting frustrated? Is there a thinker of thoughts?

Is there a feeler of frustration, or just frustration happening?

Is there a decider, controller, manager of life somewhere?

[Equanimity99]

What we're looking for in this inquiry is (to use frustration as an example):

Is there someone in control of the frustration, or in control of emotions?

No, emotion pops up.

Are 'you' getting frustrated? Is there a thinker of thoughts?

Thoughts pop up and the emotion follows. ‘I’ don’t get frustrated.

Is there a feeler of frustration, or just frustration happening?

There is just frustration happening.

Is there a decider, controller, manager of life somewhere?

Life happens, the story of life plays off and no controller is found.

[Bluejay]

Life happens, the story of life plays off and no controller is found.

It sounds like we're pretty much done here then. I still want to go through a few things to do some cleaning up.

What are your expectations for seeing through the self illusion?

Do you have any doubts or is this clear?

Any fears of regressing or sliding back?

You may find these two videos interesting at this point in time:

1. https://youtu.be/vJQcD588g2w

2. https://youtu.be/PUDzrCLlrj4

[Equanimity99]

Thanks Henri, just want to sit with this a bit, will come back tomorrow. :-)

[Bluejay]

No rush. Enjoy :)

[Equanimity99]

Hi Henri, just to say I didn't forget, just enjoying a bit of time with this👋😊