The Gate

Hi Ghost, here are some additional questions for you. A few guides have them so I'll break them up into more than one post:


1) Can awareness be found separate from the rest of experience? If yes, where is the border?

2) Is awareness you? Or awareness is awareness?

Peace

J


I slept and dreamed that life was happiness.
I woke, and found that life was service.
I served, and found in service, happiness is found.

- Rabindranath Tagore

Hi Jeff,

1) Can awareness be found separate from the rest of experience? If yes, where is the border?

No. Experience is awareness.

2) Is awareness you? Or awareness is awareness?

Awareness simply is.

~Ghost

Cool Ghosting, Ghost. Well done. Here's two more from another guide:

1) Re: "this has encouraged me to not need grand experience (though that need certainly isn't fully uprooted altogether)."

Q: So what is your expectation now?

2) Re: "I'm responsible for practicing, clarifying, and expressing wisdom/clarity/compassion. I'm a node in a causal net, responsible for the reverberations of my actions into said net... I'm the formless domain in which the concept of a net arises."

Q: From how you see things now, is this story still necessary?




Enjoy.

Love,

J

Hey Jeff,

Q: So what is your expectation now?

Expectations are appearances. If I'm expecting, I'm hoping/fearing, not being.

Q: From how you see things now, is this story still necessary?

No story is really necessary.

~Ghost

Thank you!

Further questions:

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Tell us more.

1) Is the expectation for that grand experience still there? If yes, what is being expected exactly?


2) Is that particular story about responsibility etc. still being believed and acted upon?


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Love,

J

1) Is the expectation for that grand experience still there? If yes, what is being expected exactly?

I’m not sure ‘grand experience’ is the right term anymore. I was pointing to a paradox. On one hand, all of this—expectations, ideas, and everything else—arises in awareness. When held tightly, these expectations obscure what is, which I believe is your concern.

On the other hand, at the relative level, while initial glimpses reveal the already-completeness of Truth, there remains the process of clarifying and stabilizing. So, there’s an expectation of that—but it’s held lightly, without clinging.

2) Is that particular story about responsibility etc. still being believed and acted upon?

As I mentioned in my original response, it never was in an absolute sense. It’s always been understood as a story—a practical tool for communication, not something to believe in or attach to as an inherent truth.

Dear Ghost:

Thanks for your work, clarity, and your love of truth. Neither the other guides nor I have further questions for you, so this conversation is complete. As you know from your other experiences, life will continue to unfold: this is just a beginning.

Feel free to attend our groups.

There are 3 meetings.

Vince Shubert runs a 10 Fetters group on the weekends. Write to vinceschubert@gmail.com for the link & schedule.

Luchana & Lubo run one on Thursdays. Write to Luchana at luchanauzunova@gmail.com

Ilona holds a monthly meeting. Write admin@ilonaciunaite.com for that link & schedule."

It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve you here.

Thank you for the contribution you are too my life.

Much love,


Jeff

I slept and dreamed that life was happiness.
I woke, and found that life was service.
I served, and found in service, happiness is found.

- Rabindranath Tagore

Dear Jeff,

With deep gratitude and love, I share a quote that touches me.

"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
- Marcus Aurelius

I feel so fortunate to live in a world where the torch has been carried so diligently for so long. I'll continue to keep vigil over this flame.

May you be happy, may you be free.

~Ghost