Seeking Liberation
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2026 1:51 am
LU is focused guiding for seeing there is no real, inherent 'self' - what do you understand by this?
I understand that the 'self' is a concept or thought structure that is created by the human brain. It results in separation from experience as a coping mechanism. The 'self' that the brain makes up can be very complex (well developed ego) or it can be very simple (in the pure "I am" sense).
What are you looking for at LU?
I am seeking to experience what is beyond the 'self' that my brain is making up. I feel that sense of 'self' in every experience that I have and it feels like the walls of a cage. I don't experience looking at clouds, I experience the 'self' looking at clouds. I don't experience hearing a bird, I experience the 'self' hearing a bird. Every experience I have is filtered through the 'self' having that experience. In my experience, 'self' is all that there is and it is everywhere that I look. I want to know what is beyond the 'self'. What is it like to not have this filter over every experience? I want to know the truth because what I am currently experiencing feels distorted.
What do you expect from a guided conversation?
I expect the guide to lead me to consider things I have never considered before. Or explore parts of myself that I have never explored before. I do not expect it to be easy. In fact, I expect it to be quite difficult and uncomfortable. I understand that it may or may not lead to liberation, and that's okay.
What is your experience in terms of spiritual practices, seeking and inquiry?
I first learnt how to meditate about three years ago. During that time I found the work of Angelo DiLullo and read his book Awake. Since then I have had a daily meditation practice on and off; I have read many books around spirituality and waking up; and I have attended three of Angelo's online meditation retreats. In the past eighteen months I have had a lot of shadow material surface and I have been moving through that with various facilitators.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how willing are you to question any currently held beliefs about 'self?
11
I understand that the 'self' is a concept or thought structure that is created by the human brain. It results in separation from experience as a coping mechanism. The 'self' that the brain makes up can be very complex (well developed ego) or it can be very simple (in the pure "I am" sense).
What are you looking for at LU?
I am seeking to experience what is beyond the 'self' that my brain is making up. I feel that sense of 'self' in every experience that I have and it feels like the walls of a cage. I don't experience looking at clouds, I experience the 'self' looking at clouds. I don't experience hearing a bird, I experience the 'self' hearing a bird. Every experience I have is filtered through the 'self' having that experience. In my experience, 'self' is all that there is and it is everywhere that I look. I want to know what is beyond the 'self'. What is it like to not have this filter over every experience? I want to know the truth because what I am currently experiencing feels distorted.
What do you expect from a guided conversation?
I expect the guide to lead me to consider things I have never considered before. Or explore parts of myself that I have never explored before. I do not expect it to be easy. In fact, I expect it to be quite difficult and uncomfortable. I understand that it may or may not lead to liberation, and that's okay.
What is your experience in terms of spiritual practices, seeking and inquiry?
I first learnt how to meditate about three years ago. During that time I found the work of Angelo DiLullo and read his book Awake. Since then I have had a daily meditation practice on and off; I have read many books around spirituality and waking up; and I have attended three of Angelo's online meditation retreats. In the past eighteen months I have had a lot of shadow material surface and I have been moving through that with various facilitators.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how willing are you to question any currently held beliefs about 'self?
11