Hey Allen!
Thoughts will appear saying lots of stuff…but does thought know anything? Is thought aware of anything? Can you pick and choose what thoughts appear
No only another thought appearing claiming knowing. only another thought would claim awareness. No only a thought of I would claim picking and choosing
Yes, thoughts are an appearance in/as THIS, just as soundsensationtastesmellcolour is an appearance in/as THIS, but thoughts know nothing.
Knowing ABOUT something is thought, while the knowing AS (the appearance) is direct.
One way to see the funny side to thought is to mentally see a thought in the ‘minds eyes’. So, bring to ‘mind’ the thought “I am a person”.
What is actually there are letters which make up that thought….right?
So can letters (ie the thought) know anything about being a person?
Yes and are those rampant thoughts just seen as thoughts that are appearing, and are just pointing to more thought stories?
not totally yet. there is a thought appearing as panic hmmmm..... and yes just thoughts appearing. And not at the time hmmm....that is just another thought appearing about panic and "at the time" Now seen as thoughts appearing now yes yes
Terrific…love the way you are LOOKING to see what is actually appearing and ‘when’ it is appearing.
Fear, anxiety and panic do appear when doing this exploration. Don’t push it away but become aware of what the fear is about. Generally it is the fear of not knowing what will happen when it is seen that there is no separate individual. The fear of disappearing, not knowing who/what you are, what changes will/won’t occur, what will happen to relationships etc appear, as well as the fear of ‘getting it’ or not ‘getting it’! This is normal.
When this happens, just become aware of the sensation labelled ‘fear/panic/anxiety in the body. Become aware of where it is located and see if you can find anything behind/underneath the fear? Let me know what you find.
This process is not ABOUT denying or bypassing the sensations or pushing them aside. It is about seeing what they are and addressing them.
And can anything be found in AE that can have “attention pulled sharply away”?
What exactly is it that has “attention”, or is that just another appearing thought?
crap NO just another thot appearance in AE and a thought claiming that happened.Now a thought appearing wanting to point to "at the time"it was different. crazy, what a trip!!
Yes! At what “time” exactly?! The thought ABOUT “attention pulled sharply away” is appearing NOW, there is no ‘before’ NOW or ‘after’ now or ‘present’ now. There is only THIS appearing AS thoughtsensationtastesmellsoundcolour.
Is not the thought “I will think …………” (fill in the blank), also just another appearing thought? Can anything be found in AE that is thinking?
WOW planning, problem solving, strategizing. So a sound appears in AE asking for directions. a a thought appears as sound in AE giving directions along with other sensations and a thought claiming doership and thinker. And all r thoughts appearing in AE out of fking nowhere WOW plus sensations and sound appearing in AE all squished together WOW
So a sound appears which thought says is “asking for directions”. Sound can’t ask for direction! If you drop all thoughts, ideas and mental images about the sound called ‘voice’, how is it known that it is a voice and that the voice is “asking for directions”? Is it not just sound?
Yes….the “I” thought appears claiming ‘doership’ and thinking, as well as controlling, choosing and deciding and takes responsibility for everything! And yet, if you look at the label “I”…what is it exactly? It is just a letter and appearing thought story ABOUT an “I” which is fiction!
Can anyone/anything be found in AE that is responsible for choosing or deciding anything? If there is no thinker of thought and thought just appears…and there such a thing as free will and is there anyone/anything that desires/wants/needs free will?
And all r thoughts appearing in AE out of fking nowhere WOW plus sensations and sound appearing in AE all squished together WOW
So I want you to LOOK very carefully here. How is it known that a sensation, sound, taste, thought, smell and colour are ALL different experiences? Where does thought stop and sensation begin? Where does sound stop and colour begin?
And if you could choose thoughts, would you ever choose to have negative, painful or fearful thoughts?
easyone no never. unless the thought "i am bored "and the thought "some drama in order" appeared haha but alas there is only the thought of a chooser
Yes…there are only thoughts of a chooser! Excellent!
What exactly is it that could be “bored”? Can you find anyone in AE that is “bored” or has “drama”? OR for that matter, can you find anyone that has problems, that is strategising or problem solving! :)
Love, Kay
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