Time is merely a concept, a useful tool.Does time exist as reality, or is it more like a concept?
No, in direct experience there´s no I, there are only thoughts claiming to be the I.Does the "I" exist in any form other than a thought?
There´s no I and therefore no one that want clarifying, at the same time no thoughts about clarification appear:-)Now, do you have anything you want to further clarify?
Time is merely a concept, a useful tool.
No, in direct experience there´s no I, there are only thoughts claiming to be the I.
There´s no I and therefore no one that want clarifying, at the same time no thoughts about clarification appear:-)
Wish you a wonderful weekend Kento:-)
Yes the understanding is visceral, the intellectual understanding is now seen to arise/pop out without a self as a doer. The experience comes in waves, but are beyond the storytelling from thoughts.Is your understanding visceral now?
Yes the understanding is visceral, the intellectual understanding is now seen to arise/pop out without a self as a doer. The experience comes in waves, but are beyond the storytelling from thoughts.
It actually feels silly, when writing this simultaneously recognising no one is writing it - it's an automatic process.
As I mentioned, it feels like it comes in waves - sometimes not recognising the illusion and sometimes recognising it clearly.
To answer the question, there is no feeling of unclarity - all there is at this moment are random thoughts and the conceptual labels of emotions and also pain sensation from a cut in the finger - all happening in the same space
No self ever existed, it was thoughts and sensations all along that created the illusion.. There simply is no "I".1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
From my experience, the "I" is simply an illusion created from an endless stream of random thoughts that claim ownership of actions - mixed in with sense inputs of seeing, hearing, feeling etc. The thoughts are truly random, there are no thinker of thoughts that choose what to think. The illusion is amazing in that actions are happening, and thoughts pop out of nowhere AFTER the fact and claim themselves as the doer, chooser, owner etc. When not looking, the assumption is the reverse - a self wants something and choose to do an action to make it happen.2) 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 same feelings appear, but they do not stick to a self - And this fact makes experience more joyfull. Example, before seeing the illusion, negativity would be experienced by sensations in the body and thoughts developing negative stories that makes the sensations grow more intense and then making thoughts comment even more and more - like a snowball effect. The difference now is that if negative emotions show up, it is seen that no self is experiencing these emotions - subsequently the emtions fade away. And actually, emotions are not seen as either good or bad, they´re just a specific kind of sensation in the body.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
No one thing, this happened subtely and incrementally. The more Kento made me look, the more it gradually made me experience life flowing with no doer of anything. Also, from walks in the woods there was suddenly a strong experience of not being able to see my head - this gradually made me feel every object of seeing, hearing etc. happening in the same space, instead of in a three dimensional location.4) What was the last bit that pushed you over, made you look?
5) 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.
Nothing to add right now.6) Anything to add?
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