A thought suddenly feels true.
Not because of what it says –
but because it is believed.
What happens when you look exactly there?
Self-Illusion / First Fetter
Texts and dialogues about seeing through the illusion of self – stream-entry, the first step on the path to awakening.
No Special Seeing
Sometimes it feels as if clarity has vanished – as if the simple seeing has been lost. But what could really be lost? When even the wish to see more is included in seeing, only this remains: what is already here.
When Fear Appears
You want to look – and suddenly there’s fear. Or resistance. Or the feeling that you can’t do this.
This isn’t a mistake. This is already part of the inquiry.
Everything belongs
Guilt, fear, confusion, tiredness, tears, the wish to get it right – all of it belongs. Nothing is wrong.
Self Illusion
You assume that you think, decide, and act.
That there is someone running your life.
But is that actually true?
The Self – the First Fetter
Is there really a self – or is it only assumed?
The first Buddhist fetter is the belief in an “I”.
What becomes visible when this belief is directly examined?
What is the self?
Is there a self that thinks, experiences, chooses, decides, acts?
In the past, I would have answered, “Sure, there is. It’s the self! I think, I decide, I act!”
It is I who am directing my body! I am the decider, the one who says where it goes! The supreme decision center. The pilot.
But then something happened that threw my self off track. I took a closer look.
Sinking In – what happens after seeing through the self-illusion?
What happens once it’s clear there is no self? That’s when Sinking In begins – the insight slowly becomes the new normal. Discover how this natural unfolding shows up in daily life, with examples and simple practices for deepening.