the present presents perception*
of sensation, emotion, and thought
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with attention always on direct experience,
notice any sensation, emotion, or thought,
and whenever possible, silently ask:
Who is experiencing this? I am? Who am I?
continue with these questions
until no need for them arises
no need for them arises on seeing that
only in the mind or by convention
does any being exist as an entity,
any more than does an eddy in a stream
selves as entities are illusions
there is only this, the present
2025-10-22T08−07* / date also may be listed as a link to this post at bit.ly/dateposted – along with more about posts
*asterisks may link to anything (!*) – select/check links for destinations* / items below are notes for this post
an asterisk that links to nothing refers to these notes
the present presents perception / see also a page on Buddhism
perception / in this context, perceiving is noticing, experiencing
attention / in this context, appamāda … (!?)
the questions in this post draw on an ancient practice now known as self-inquiry (!?)
Who is experiencing this? / this heat/warmth, hate/love, story/insight, … this whatever
an eddy in a stream / a whirlpool is not a thing …* (!?) / Robert Saltzman
… the turbulence remains – it’s just no longer misunderstood as my turbulence* (!?) / Saltzman
… the self: not a thing but a recursive event, repetitive claiming of experience as mine* (!?)
the self: not an entity you must liberate, improve, or protect – it’s a performance … (!?)
only this, the present / this is what is or seems to be*
changes to this post* / logged by date, most recent at top … note that changes to notes are not logged
TK* / to come (!?)*