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[Agate84]

Hi Lubo

It can help to listen on YouTube to a deep “OM” meditation —
and just stay in YOU,
at Home.

I haven’t tried this yet. Sorry for the delay in replying. When I try to stay there - I can feel resistance to staying there. I’m curious about that. I keep trying and trying. And then I realise maybe I’m making things seem more difficult. I also noticed the way the illusion of the persona creeps in all the time . I know that the imaginary dramas that are arising are not real. But they are so persistent.

From this space, you can shift your entire life…
effortlessly.
No need for thoughts about it.

I would love to be able to do this.

Thank you!
Love
Agate

[Lubo]

Hi dear Agate,

When I try to stay there - I can feel resistance to staying there. I’m curious about that. I keep trying and trying. And then I realise maybe I’m making things seem more difficult. I also noticed the way the illusion of the persona creeps in all the time.

Oo, yes. That’s such an honest noticing.
Here are a few invitations:

1. Notice this ‘persona’ — is it truly Agate?
When that energy or sense disappears… does Agate disappear with it?
Or is there something quietly aware, still here?
Look gently: is the “persona” real — or is it simply acting that’s happening?

2. Have a love affair with yourself.
Yes, really. This is not a metaphor.
Discover the lover that you already are, and begin to make love with everything that arises.
This shift is deep and sacred.

You’ll find that whatever you touch begins to transform…
and whatever you run from keeps following — like a playful shadow, asking to be kissed.

So much love to you,
Lubo

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo

1. Notice this ‘persona’ — is it truly Agate?
When that energy or sense disappears… does Agate disappear with it?

Yes Agate disappears. And yes, what is left is just acting .

2. Have a love affair with yourself.
Yes, really. This is not a metaphor.
Discover the lover that you already are, and begin to make love with everything that arises.
This shift is deep and sacred.

I have noticed that when love arises it can turn into a story eg what is the object of this love etc . But now I notice love arises without there needing to be any object . And sometimes I notice in the trance of everyday life the barriers to love … the resistance to it.

A few nights I dreamt I was noticing and this time the awareness of what is left minus the stories and acting and this all became much more spacious .. a long pause before “stuff” started arising again .
Love
Agate

[Lubo]

Hi dear Agate,
We are looking at something very simple… and almost unbelievable. :)


"Persona" doesn’t truly exist—it's just an idea, a belief.
Agate is not a persona.
Agate is simply the name we give to what is always here—
nameless, yet with many names;
faceless, yet appearing through many faces.

Notice the flower in the room…
or the tree outside.
Notice: is the Agate that is here now the flower?
The tree?
The body?

The flower is here.
The body is here.
And Agate is here—this very moment.

Now pause. Let everything stop for just one second.

The Agate that is here—is it any of the objects that are here?
Do the objects have the ability to know?
Or is it Agate—the awareness—that knows them all?

Does the body know?
Or is it known?

Drop the belief, the idea that Agate is a persona.
And look gently—

In this very moment,
is there time?
Is there a person that was born?

Or is there simply this…
silent knowing—
that is called Agate?

Notice the freedom.
Notice the tears in the eyes.
I am with you.
Lubo

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo
I made a mistake in my last message. I said “Agate disappears” . Sorry - I meant to say the persona disappears leaving just Agate.
Agate

[Lubo]

Ok. I understand.

Love,
Lubo

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo
Sorry for the delay in replying. I felt like I was losing focus a bit. I’m feeling like I haven’t truly seen what I’m trying to see but I wonder if I’m thinking my way through it?

The Agate that is here—is it any of the objects that are here?
Do the objects have the ability to know?
Or is it Agate—the awareness—that knows them all?

No, the Agate that is here - it not any of the objects here. The objects do not have the ability to know . Yes it is the awareness that knows all of the objects.

In this very moment,
is there time?
Is there a person that was born?

No, there no time. Very aware there is the illusion of time!
There was a body that was born.

Love
Agate

[Lubo]

I’m with you, dear Agate.

"I felt like I was losing focus a bit. I’m feeling like I haven’t truly seen what I’m trying to see—but I wonder if I’m thinking my way through it?"

Let’s look deeper then.

In nonduality, notice two key insights:

There is only you—awareness.

The narrative—playing as a persona—is connected to the body, like a story unfolding.

Let’s see through this illusion.

"There was a body that was born."

This is memory. In this very moment, Truth is. Is there birth now? If not, then there never truly was.

Stay with me.

Notice your hands—this appears in you. Let one hand touch the other. For whom does this pleasure arise? To the hands? To the narrative? Or to you?

Do the hands know they are touching?

Is the body someone? Does it know its shape or form in this moment? LOOK!

Now say "OM"—who is causing that sound? The body?
Where this sound appear to the body in the body or from you to you?

Can you see it? There is only you. Is there narrative existing?
Is there persona existing in any shape or form or way? Born or dead?

So much love to you ❤️

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo

This is memory. In this very moment, Truth is. Is there birth now? If not, then there never truly was.

Stay with me.

Notice your hands—this appears in you. Let one hand touch the other. For whom does this pleasure arise? To the hands? To the narrative? Or to you?

Is there birth now ? No. Re the hands - the pleasure of the hands touching arises for me as the awareness. Not the hands or the narrative.

The hands do not know they are touching .

Is the body someone? Does it know its shape or form in this moment? LOOK!

No the body isn’t someone - that is very clear . It doesn’t know its shape or form .

Now say "OM"—who is causing that sound? The body?
Where this sound appear to the body in the body or from you to you?

The sound is just arising . The body may appear to be “causing” it but it is not. The sound does not appear TO the body …. Perhaps it appears in the body … or from me to me ?

Can you see it? There is only you. Is there narrative existing?
Is there persona existing in any shape or form or way? Born or dead?

I can see that there is only awareness. The narrative doesn’t truly exist. There is no persona here.

Love
Agate

[Lubo]

Beautiful, dear Agate,
Now look here:

I can see that there is only awareness.

Thus, it hints at separation—as if an 'I' could witness you from elsewhere.

What is arising now?

I invite you to share how this touches your experience of life.
Is there something alive for you in this moment, something you feel moved to explore or express?
Not clear...

This is your investigation—I'm simply a mirror, not a teacher, not a guru.
Feel the freedom to ask, to want, to follow what truly matters to you.

Much love to you,
Lubo

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo
Sorry for the long delay in replying.

I can see that there is only awareness.
Thus, it hints at separation—as if an 'I' could witness you from elsewhere.

Yes I can see that that statement hints at separation. I feel that I am understanding that there is a narrative hinting at a separate self but it doesn’t feel very embodied or permanent. When I bring my attention to it I can see I’ve become very identified with it. It is not “real”. I feel like I’ve made progress with this inquiry but it’s not completely satisfying.
Love
Agate

[Lubo]

Hi dear Agate,
I hear you. I am with you.
I can help you!

I feel like I’ve made progress with this inquiry but it’s not completely satisfying.

Let's realise Nondual nature of every experience.
What if you are the Awareness that creates this entire experience - "not completely satisfying"?
If you're curious, follow me into this little experiment.

The Belt Exercise
You’ll need a belt or a scarf for this.
You must follow each instruction exactly, without skipping.

Place the belt around your waist (or scarf around your neck).

Begin to slowly tighten it — just enough until it clearly grabs your full attention.

Stop at the point where the tightness is intense enough to be fully present with it.

Now, stay in that “tight” feeling and explore:

What are you using the belt/scarf for in this moment?

Is the belt using you, or are you using it?

Is the belt someone? Can it act on its own?

Are you the belt — or are you the one using it?

And now, the same way:

How are you using your thoughts in this moment?

Are you using the thoughts — or are they using you?
(Hint: don't use thought to answer that — just see.)

What is it like to discover that you are the one using the thoughts, in exactly the way needed to create the experience you’re having?

What is it like to see that you are the one creating the experiences?
What is it like to realize that you are not the experiences themselves — that you are not any experience?

Love and Light,
Lubo

[Agate84]

Hi Lubo

Stop at the point where the tightness is intense enough to be fully present with it.

Now, stay in that “tight” feeling and explore:

What are you using the belt/scarf for in this moment?

Is the belt using you, or are you using it?

I’m using the belt to create a tightening action. I am using the belt. The belt is not using me.

Is the belt someone? Can it act on its own?

Are you the belt — or are you the one using it?

The belt is not a someone . It can’t act on its own. I am not the belt- I am the o w using the belt.

How are you using your thoughts in this moment?

Are you using the thoughts — or are they using you?
(Hint: don't use thought to answer that — just see.)

I am using them to do this exercise . I am using the thoughts - they are not using me. My thoughts are not a someone .

What is it like to discover that you are the one using the thoughts, in exactly the way needed to create the experience you’re having?

What is it like to see that you are the one creating the experiences?

Interesting - there is a narrative that says these experiences have been given to me or I’ve come by them randomly. That now feels untrue - I am constantly creating. It feels empowering.

What is it like to realize that you are not the experiences themselves — that you are not any experience?

That feels like a relief . And the experience changes and becomes a memory .
Agate

[Lubo]

Hi dear Agate,
Yes, beautiful!

Now check—do you feel that something is truly wrong within you, or are these just ideas?
Is there really no freedom in you, even when thoughts of right or wrong appear?

Notice that you can bring excitement to any moment, to any experience you create.
It’s all yours—this entire play.
There is no one else here.

How do you feel now?
How is your experience seen in this moment?

With love,
Lubo