Hello,

Its been some months now since I passed through the gate, and I feel ready to take the next steps.

I would ideally like to work on the next "fetters" - is that something you could help with?

Thanks
Bob

Thank you, Rali, for your clear and patient guiding. ❤️❤️❤️

And thanks for the follow-up info.

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form? Was there ever?
No, there is not and there never was.

2) Explain in detail what the illusion of separate self is, when it starts and how it works from your own experience. Describe it fully as you see ...

So let the fear come. Let it say, “But will I lose my humanity?”
And then let it dissolve in the next moment you feel everything more fully than ever before.
Because it’s not disconnection you’re heading toward—it’s intimacy without defence.
Let the mind serve. Let love flood. Let it all happen ...

Now, notice what comes next.
Not as something to seek, but as what naturally unfolds when the illusion of “someone” is gone. There’s no one left to awaken further—but conditioning (thought) still plays itself out. That’s what we’ll look at next. Let’s explore these areas together:
When emotion ...

Thank you so much for your questioning.

I'll take the weekend to explore these questions.
Will reply Monday.

Much gratitude
Bob

Was there ever a time when “Bob” truly existed?

No, “Bob” was only ever an illusion.

What exactly gave “Bob” the appearance of being real? Where did the illusion take shape?

It was a view, a belief, an assumption. Where did it take shape? In the content of thoughts, maybe - I can't actually ...

I'll reply tomorrow, today has been too busy.

Now look closer—is there anything located, or is there just this shifting mist?

Just the shifting mist.

What’s doing the locating?

A process. Some thoughts arising, some “awaring” arising, while the inquiry is happening.

Where is the boundary between “this sensation” and “that location ...

I'll reply tomorrow, today has been busy.

Thank you so much for your guidance. I greatly appreciate your patience and dedication to helping people. 🙏

Is the body a container of a sort with boundaries?
No, that description does not resonate with me.


1. Take something cold from the fridge – like a can of cooldrink. When you touch the can, what does more accurately describe your experience:
a. Your fingers feeling cold because of touching a ...

How does it feel to see what actually is?


It feels fine. It helps me really see in DE how much the mind does, adding interpretation and ideas on top of the bare sense information.

Seeing (colours) can be likened to an abstract painting and if you look at an abstract painting you start to see ...

Clear?
Yes.


Seeing a cup, simply= colour (seeing)
Smelling coffee, simply = smell (smelling)
Feeling the warmth of the coffee cup, simply = sensation (feeling)
Tasting the coffee, simply = taste (tasting)
Hearing the spoon stirring the coffee, simply = sound (hearing)
Thought about drinking the ...

So there is a BIG difference between knowing that there is nothing and seeing that there is nothing. …
You will agree that only by looking you could be 100% certain, right?

Yes, I see the difference and I see that you can only be sure by looking.
I understand that DE is experience of the 5 ...

PS I have just realised something that feels important. This awareness/consciousness/witness that I am finding, and interpreting as "me". It only arises when I think about it ... it arises dependant upon the thoughts. It is not independent or separate from the thoughts. So it can't be "me".