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Don't Chase Experience but Sever the Illusion

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Soh Soh Soh.
Carlus
Currently. Without center or anchor of an experience-er experiencing. Floating almost is what it feels like. Unattached. Unbounded. Without tether. Just perfect.
Carlus
Woke up 2 days ago and it’s been like this. It is like waking up empty.
Carlus
Carlus Sego
No extremes.

Today at 1:22 PM

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Always already have been so. In seeing just the seen is what is always already the case, never has there been a seer, an experiencer or a center. In hearing always already only sound, never has there been a hearer behind or even a hearing besides sound.

Carlus

Carlus Sego
Yes yes. Always already so.

Today at 7:20 PM

Carlus

Carlus Sego
So no matter the experience. It is always broken down through the Bahiya Sutta. The sense of. The subtle trail.

Today at 10:50 PM

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Yes. At some point it becomes absolutely clear there never was a seer or seeing or subject or center or watcher or hearing besides sound and colors and scents and sensations and thoughts.. all are vivid luminosity which is the manifestion appearing in dependence on conditions, self arising and self knowing Then like a rope that is clearly realized without doubt to have never been a snake will never be mistaken to be a snake again, awareness will never be mistaken to be a subject again and self-appearances will never be mistaken to be objects When it is clearly realised seeing is only ever just colors without seer and hearing ever just sounds without hearer, then there can be clear realisation and irreversible doubtlessness The release of self/Self must be thorough without trace accompanied by clear wisdom or insight

Carlus

I c. This has always been the practice.
Carlus
Again, so all the experiences, no matter how vast and beautiful are to be put aside.
Carlus
This morning felt like I was going to burst into particles of infinite love
Carlus
Carlus Sego
Just overwhelming beautiful perfection of this moment as I was driving to work.

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Yes not to chase after experiences but rather sever the center through deep insight

Carlus

Carlus Sego
Yes. That is known instinctively. To not grasp or chase. To not make it a view to chase.

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Just like you dont chase after the vision of rope, but rather sever the illusion of snake by challenging and investigating until the illusion that there ever was a snake was completely dispelled without a trace of doubt

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