Hi Rali, If there is nothing “besides what is seen, heard, or sensed that is not a thought” where is the “one to experience anything outside of the thoughts”?  There is no one, it’s just another thought Is the “self” entity now replaced by “no self” entity, an experiencer with “no experiencer”/just ...

I reread your last post about the paradox of thoughts and this caught my eye: Rather than accepting thoughts as facts, inquire into their validity. Ask yourself: Is this thought true? Is it helpful? Where is the evidence to support it? How can I inquire into the validity of thoughts without using th...

Hi Rali, Is there anything besides what is seen, heard, or sensed that is not a thought? Even this is not true. There’s no sound, or color outside thoughts. How can one experience anything outside of the thoughts? What’s here that is not a thought? My subjective perspective isn't JUST my subjective ...

I can’t move, I feel trapped, being watched, like a caged ghost that is tied to a chair to just see, hear, and feel all these sensations without any ability to do anything about it. I never felt so powerless, so hopeless. Life never seems so pointless and absurd. And the worst part is that there’s n...

Hi Rali, Everything is perfect because it can’t be any other way Doesn’t "everything" include thoughts, aversion, desire, pain, suffering, confusion, and even the feeling of getting lost in thoughts? It includes me wanting things to be different, not wanting to feel them, trying to change them, or d...

Hi Rali, How about you giving these “emotions” a chance to be felt, instead of constantly avoiding them? Lately, I’ve been focusing on feeling emotions and getting to the underlying sensations without labeling them. Sometimes I forget, sometimes I remember but it feels overwhelming, and other times ...

Hi Rali, This doesn't mean that actions don't have consequences, but rather that our understanding of those consequences is filtered through the lens of thought. Yes, exactly! Our understanding of consequences and how they relate to one another is really just a guess, based on a very limited set of ...

Hi Rali, What makes the decision “what to have for dinner” less important than “to change a job or not”? What comes to mind is the impact of the decision: it affects more people and lasts longer. The consequences of whatever I choose for dinner will be over in a few hours and mainly affect me, but s...

Hi Rali, Thank you for giving more examples to distinguish between acceptance and bypassing, it was helpful :) When you are content with whatever IS, there's not even a sense of attention either Yes, not even awareness is there such a voice – one that you can record and play back – or this is how th...

Hi Rali, You are mixing pears and apples here. If there is no meaning, there is no positive or negative. If there is meaning it could be positive or negative depending on the axioms (conditioning). Thoughts as “energetic” appearance are just that – an appearance. Their meaning, however, is dependent...

Hi Rali, How exactly are these sensations different? Is that classification intrinsic or is it conditioned? The intensity might be different but besides that...? I can only say because of thoughts/labeling. “pain or pressure” in the back can be considered “negative” if it suddenly appears for exampl...

Hi Rali, who are the doubtful thoughts talking to, who are they trying to persuade that things are not OK as they are and they need fixing? To whom are they reporting? What is this mysterious entity that hears the thoughts and decides what to do with the information? Just the sequence of thoughts ma...

Hi Rali, Thank you for doing this inquiry with me Can THIS be known or described? Would the description ever cover the experience? No, I can’t even describe my direct experience. This has been frustrating and challenging for my mind because it can’t contain it, like other things. There’s always a di...

Hi Rali, No, the inquiry is still going on. The past couple of posts felt like circling around, going back and forth over the same questions without any sense of direction. Doubt cannot be solved! If you are looking for answers in thought stories you will not find them. Doubt can only be dissolved a...

Hi Rali, Before posting my answers to your questions, there are a few things on my mind after going through the questions that might help me get a better sense of direction. Am I just a thought? We've said there’s nothing besides body sensations and thoughts. Body sensations don’t have a sense of be...