Investigating the self-illusion doesn’t require guidance—but sometimes it helps to have a clear direction.
This article shows how you can continue looking on your own and how the Starter Workbook and Keep Looking fit together.
Investigation Doesn’t Require a Framework
Not every step of this work happens in guidance.
Sometimes you simply want to keep looking—and there isn’t a place available right now.
Or perhaps it’s just the right time to investigate on your own.
That’s not a problem.
And it’s not standing still.
Looking Instead of Thinking
Guidance can be very helpful.
But the investigation itself doesn’t depend on it.
It doesn’t happen through explanations.
And it doesn’t happen through discussion.
It happens through something very simple:
🔹 looking
Thoughts appear.
Sensations are present.
Actions happen.
The question is not what they mean.
The question is:
🔹 What is actually here in direct experience?
A Good Place to Begin
If you’re completely new to this kind of investigation, it can be helpful to first get a feel for this way of looking.
That’s exactly what the Starter Workbook is for.
It offers a quiet introduction to investigating the self-illusion—without assuming any prior experience.
Continuing Without Guidance
Without personal guidance, it’s easy to wonder:
- Where do I begin?
- What should I keep looking at?
- What should I investigate?
Not because anything is missing.
But because a simple structure is helpful.
That’s where this workbook comes in.
Not as a replacement for guidance.
But as a practical way to continue.
Keep Looking
Keep Looking doesn’t mean holding on to something.
It means:
🔹 continuing the investigation on your own
The same questions.
The same areas.
But:
- independently
- at your own pace
- in everyday life
What’s Inside the Workbook?
Over four weeks, the workbook guides you through four areas:
- thoughts
- bodily sensations
- the feeling of “I”
- control and decisions
Not as theory.
Not as explanations.
But as direct investigation.
The questions are simple.
Yet they often reveal what is usually overlooked in everyday life.
Who Is It For?
This workbook is for people who:
- have already begun investigating
- are waiting for a place in personal guidance
- or simply want to continue on their own
It isn’t an introduction.
It’s the next step.
🔹 You can find the workbook here:
Keep Looking Workbook
The PDF is ideal for filling out on a tablet.
Apps such as Goodnotes, Notability, or Xodo allow you to write directly into the workbook.
Further Resources
If you’d like to continue investigating, you can find all my books and workbooks here:
If you would like personal guidance, you can learn more about working with me here:
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Steffi
If this resonates with you, there are several ways to begin:
- Start with the free Starter Workbook on the self-illusion
- Read Through the 10 Fetters to Awakening or Seeing Through the Self-Illusion
- Join the Open Group if you’d like to explore together
- Get in touch if you’re looking for personal guidance
- Or leave a comment if you’d like to share something
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