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EventHorizon

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« on: November 18, 2018, 07:30:12 am »
Hi Jed,

Every time I try to phrase a question for you I realize I don't know what I'm trying to ask. When I try to formulate a question I realize I'm basing it on an assumption, which I'm not sure if correct, so I end up not asking anything.

I'm not even sure I want T/R but I'm also kinda obsessive about it, because everything in my life has become like those questions I can't phrase. For example: "is changing my career path a good idea?" assumes that there is such a thing as a "good idea" which I'm no longer sure about.

The thing is that I'm not sure how to use S/A. What kind of questions should I ask myself, and how to know if I'm making progress or not? Asking myself "who is me?" feels like a dead end. I either come up with the answer "nothing" but only because that's what all the zen masters say (and not because I actually realized it), either I end up with the answer that "me" is the physical feeling of saying the word "me".

So here's my question: how should I proceed with S/A?

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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2018, 09:29:13 am »
Dear EH:

Thank you for your post and question. Perhaps SA is not for you... there are other approaches.

One of the problem is that people expect and answer.. to every question. The other is they are impatient.

Let's back up a little. Do you have my breathing Knock Knock Contemplation. It's free, write to theonlineashram@gmail.com.

No strings attached, and many students have found it helpful.

Post here anytime.

Love ya, Jed.

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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2018, 09:47:42 am »
 Actually, SA sounds like the most concrete way to do this work for me. Can I go with different questions like why I like science or why I have career ambitions and so on, and proceed from there?

It sounds more like what Julie does in the enlightment books (have only read the first 2 so far) and these kinds of things are much easier for me to disect and inquire.

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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2018, 11:06:05 pm »
O.K. No problem with that. S/A is very simple, almost too simple for some folks. Start a notebook, write in pen or pencil. NOT on the computer.

Now, write something that is true. Let's say that you write:  I know that I am.

Now you ask the simple question: Is that true? You might write yes, no, maybe, I don't know.

To your response to that you write: Is that true?

The are tricks and traps. You have to become like those youngsters who drive folks nuts by asking ''WHY?" to everything. You need to become a little crazy and very determined. Never again ask ''why'' always ask ''is that true'' to whatever arises.

S/A: I am reading Jed's response.
Q: Is that true?
S/A: Of course it's true, what do think I am, some kind of idiot?
Q: Is that true? Is there a you?
S/A: I think there is.
Q: Is it true that ''I'' think?

and on and on it goes. You dig like a polar bear seeking a seal under the ice.

To do it properly you have be a picky as heck, you have to be childishly persistent, do it regularly for considerable time until you realize, NOT THINK, you must realize that you know nothing, never have, and with continued perseverance you will realize that there is no earth, no universe, no ''thing'' at all. Where you go after that.... well, you will have to find out for yourself.

Do it like your life depends upon it.... is that true... I don't know. I realize a long time ago that I know nothing and only am in the human dream via a continuation of stories that are fictitious fabrications. If there is a purpose to the human dream, it is simply entertainment. Are you enjoy the show? Hey, wait is minute, is anything I have said here, or anywhere, true? Geez, I don't know.

If you think you are going insane then you are on the right track.... it always feels a little crazy to go sane in an insane world. Enjoy and write back anytime.

Love ya, Jed.