Postby Reality1111 » Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:25 am
Hi Kento,
1) Can you say with 100% certainty that you have realised that there is no separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?
Was there ever?
With 110% certainty "I" can say that there is no separate entity "self", "me", "I", in any shape or form and there never was.
2) Share in your own words what the illusion of separate self is and how it shows up in experience. Also, through your inquiry, what is different now?
The illusion of the separate self is the idea that there is a separate entity who controls their thinking and actions. Through. inquiry "i" see that there is no self, no thinker, and no doer.
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.
It feels like freedom. One of the biggest differences since the dialogue started is that before there was a sense of ownership. That feeling is gone now. Here and now just watching life unfold. There is no judgment. Things can't happen any other way. Acceptance of what is.
4) What was the last bit that pushed you over; made you look?
Taking the word awareness out of the equation and realizing there is no time between perception and knowledge.
5) a) Describe decision, intention, free will, choice and control. What makes things happen? How does it work? Give examples from your own recent experiences to how things happen and how things work.
All of these are illusions. I don't know what makes things happen, if "I" venture a guess one thing triggers another. For example if an ad for ice cream is seen then ice cream may be sought and consumed. From recent experience, these questions were asked so "I' answer them. Listening to nature sounds prompts "me" to close my eyes and meditate.
b) What are you responsible for? Give examples from your own recent experiences to how this works.
I"" am not responsible for anything. Things happen as a chain of events. For example "my" dogs beg for food and "I" feed them. "My" brother suggested I go to liberation unleashed and so "I" did.
6) Anything to add?
Thank you for your time and patience. It is greatly appreciated.
Much love,
Jenny