Hi Nic

Thanks for these responses.

What is this 'awareness' or 'presence' in DE?

It is a stillness that is Always here, mostly see it when I focus on it. It is the part to be seen without the thoughts running the show.

Let's go back to exercise #2:
Label daily activities simply colour/image ...

Hello Nic

Would you like to review DE exercises
?

Yes definitely.

Ok. You'll probably remember these exercises, but I'd like you to do them again as if it's the first time.

1. Sit quietly and relax, take your time just looking at what is in front of you for awhile.
Observe how the mind is ...

Hello Nic

Hope all is well with you and yours.

I’ll be on retreat until Monday.

Love
Liam

Hello Nic

Sorry I’m so confusing.

This is a story. I don’t see you that way.

I would continue with these questions and exercises. You’re getting somewhere, even if it doesn’t feel like it. Keep looking in DE. Would you like to review DE exercises?

What is the 'definite "there"' in DE? 'There ...

Hello Nic

Where does it feel like the watcher is located? In your head? Behind your eyes?
Behind the eyes. As when I turn to look at something I see what is looked at.
If the watcher is a thought, what is perceiving that thought?
That ‘thing’ that is nothing!! Or something …. Hard to describe ...

Hello Nic

How are you doing? I haven’t heard from you in awhile. I’m sure you’re busy with your new job, but I’m wondering if you’ve tried the exercises.

Love
Liam

Hello Nic

Just re read the first part of my response and even that is stories isn’t it ?! (About the job etc).

Yes, these are stories. Of course, in the conventional world, it's important to find a job that's a good fit, so congratulations!

Look very closely at 'the real me' which 'has always ...

Hello Nic

What are you?
Don’t know. Big I think. But also nothing! Stillness. Thoughts are there. Sensations are there, noise is there.

Good. Look for a self in the thoughts and sensations, especially the sensations that seem 'inside'.

When you describe your path of seeking up to this point ...

Hello again, Nic

Hope you're having a good weekend. I wanted to respond a bit more to these questions.

Did you KNOW? Like really know? Or go back and forth like me?

Can you see that your descriptions of doubt--of going back and forth--is a story?

Can you see that any response from me is ...

Hello Nic

When I ‘look’ I see clarity, I see no worries, I see things without labels I see…. But then I do wonder if this is it..? I also know that is a thought. Is it meant to make me laugh and really ‘hit’ me? Or is this it? How do I know?

Many people who go through this process experience a ...

Hello Nic

Good work on these exercises. How was it to do them?

Can you find a Self anywhere right now?

Here's another exercise. Find a time to meditate--several times a day if possible, but they can be short. As you meditate and as you go about the day, notice when the belief in a separate Self ...

Hello Nic,

Your responses show clear seeing. How easy were these exercises for you? Do you need more on the same topic?

Here's a body investigation. Have we done this already?

Please follow each step, don't leave any out. Take your time. Don't move to the next step until the previous one is ...

Hello Nic

Thanks for your answers. It's clear that this process has been psychologically beneficial, which is wonderful. It's also evident that you've had glimpses of clear seeing but haven't integrated them, which is why you feel that "something is not sinking in" and have so many doubts that you ...

Hello Nic

I hope all is well with you. It's fine to take as much time as you need to respond to questions. I just wanted to let you know that I'll be traveling from 25 January to 2 February. I'll be checking email, but I might take a bit longer to write back. Also, you probably noticed that the ...

Hello Nic

This is wonderful to hear! It’s interesting that the clear seeing seems to have resolved your eating disorder as well. I’m truly happy for you!

Here are some questions we use to check. Depending on your answers, I may ask additional questions or give exercises to help deepen or clarify ...