Awakening

[Bluejay]

When I try, my thoughts go to something else

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

Depends what your attention is on, no you can't control your thoughts but you can pay more attention to your senses

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

[Bluejay]

Sorry, missed this one:

I believe they are coming from the fear of losing oneself, the ego and the false sense of self uses the thoughts as a defense mechanism.
- Do you see this happening when you look?
Yes

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"

[jordan00]

This sounds to me like you see that thoughts cannot be predicted. If I'm wrong, let me know!

yes thoughts can't be predicted

Try to predict where your attention moves, before it moves. Can you do it?

I can't predict where my attention moves

Please look again. In direct experience, how do you see this happening?

there is no way to see it happening, it is me trying to make sense of this experience by putting it into thoughts.

What is ego in direct experience, and what is the false sense of self?

That is a great question, I'm not sure of the answer to that question.

The ego is nothing in direct experience.

The false sense of self are these beliefs or thought patterns that you have led to believe about yourself and you attach these to the "self"