Thank you so much, Rali.
It has been very special to work with you. Your guidance is impeccable!

Please don’t forget that this is just the beginning of exploring. It’s the beginning of cleaning up of all sorts of old beliefs. Emotions and feelings can show up to be seen and felt, so don’t stop ...

Thanks so much, Rali. That sounds perfect and right : )
Very best,
Laura

Hi Rali,

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
There is nothing separate, including a 'self' or 'me." Nor could there ever have been a self separate from This.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when ...

Hi Rali,

Can you find a “you” deciding? Or do thoughts just describe what already happened?
I picked up my chai to taste it for this question and what arose was "I should test this by tasting my chai" and then "look, I decided to taste the chai before I picked it up! this can't be no self" and ...

Hi Rali,

Is there anywhere — anywhere at all — that a “Laura” exists outside of thought?
There is no "Laura" outside of thought

Was there ever?
I see no evidence there was a past "Laura"

Is there a separate entity — self, me, I — anywhere in experience?
No separate self, just direct ...

Hi Rali,
I'll go through this exercise again now (it couldn't hurt!):

If “here” has no location, how can it be a place? Is "here" a container of a sort?
Here is where direct experience is. I don't see a container nor do I see a specific location.

If unfolding has a center — where exactly is it ...

Hi Rali,
I responded to your email but I'm not seeing it posted anywhere. I'll check again, but I'm not finding it. I'll go through this again either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Best,
Laura

Hi Rali,
Apologies for the minor delay.

Without referencing thought, without referencing memory, without imagining a next step, is there anything you are missing?
Without thought, I hear the birdsong and it feels like perfection. Complete.

What’s actually here, when you don’t touch a single ...

Hi Rali,
Well, the good news is that I was already aware of my expectations so I fully see how they can get (have gotten) in the way. I had a little extra down-time today so this was perfect for some quality "looking".

Are expectations (i.e. thoughts) even useful?
Expectations are not useful to ...

Thank you. I'll use this time well!
Bon Voyage,
Laura

Sorry, I hit Submit by accident. But, I think I'm actually done with this for now.
Please see below.
Thank you!!
Laura

Hi Rali,

What has changed and what hasn’t in normal everyday living. What changes? What stays the same?
I am more aware of my thoughts being only thoughts so I am less identified with them. I am still chopping wood and carrying water, taking out the trash, etc. What changes? Generally speaking ...

Thank you, Rali,
I'm so glad to get your email. I have been feeling frustrated and confused so this makes a lot of sense. Of course, I have heard this a hundred times in talks, but it meant nothing until now.

And if nothing remains, how could a self remain?
A self could only remain in thought ...

Hi Rali,

can you find anything in direct experience that carries over from a moment ago?
No

Or is there only this flicker—colour-shape-sensation-thought—fresh, new, already complete?
Only a flicker of color shape sensation thought

But look—where is the “same”? Where is persistence, other ...

Hi Rali,

where is that continuity except in thought?
There is no continuity, except in thought. The plate exists only in the now.

What is here? Colour-shape, maybe sensation.
Agreed

Does the colour-shape itself say “I am a plate that existed 5 minutes ago”? Or is that only thought, weaving ...