You alone see what you see. You alone feel what you feel. But does that mean there’s someone at the center? This article explores what happens when experience unfolds without a self.
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What a weekend… We came together from all corners of Germany (and even from Ireland!) – full of anticipation, curiosity, and maybe a touch of nervousness. And then: so much warmth, so much familiarity, so much real connection. We sat by the lake, explored the Roman excavation site, indulged in delicious food at Petersilchen – …
1st question
You want to realize that there is no real, separate, inherent “self” – what do you mean by that?
Final questions
The thing about the final questions in Liberation Unleashed is that they can actually be answered once the self illusion has been intellectually understood. The Shift, is the best indicator that the self illusion has been seen through. So if you can answer the final questions and they have been confirmed positively, but you have not had a shift, the self illusion is most likely not seen through.
So take another close look:
Is there still a feeling somewhere:
I say that!
I think!
I do this!
I decide!
I control!
I move the body!
These are my feelings!
I experience the world!
Are you ready?
Are you ready for the inquiry into the fetters? It takes curiosity, honesty, focus, priority, continuity, openness, will.
Self-illusion inquiry
How is the self illusion studied?
Seeing through the self illusion is not only an experience in meditation but also in everyday life.
In the inquiry of the self illusion you don’t go “inward”. You search for the self in direct experience. With the five senses.
It is important to relate to direct experience. Not to thoughts, meditative insights, conclusions or assumptions. You want to see the truth directly!