Hi Dale,

Internally asking where you are at, what is your state is a natural thing to do on the journey. It is what we might call being the Observer of ourselves. Its really important to do this in order to be absolutely sure what our authentic reality is.

But then out of the Observer will arise the state of the Absolute presence that I am speaking of in the article - you might call it the "Seer". It is experienced as pure seeing without anyone inside doing the seeing.

In the beginning when this state arises, it tends to be that we pop in and out of it - usually its so awesome and yet so normal that we can't quite put our finger on what just happened. Its like being fully present and yet the identity we've become so used to over the years seems to vanish into thin air.

Its likely that after our first taste of the experience it could be a while before it arises again especially if we go out looking for it. However sure enough it will arise when we're least expecting it.

The next time it might last a little longer before something happens once more in the illusion that causes us to identify with the drama once more.

The key is to keep being the Observer of what we're feeling, doing and thinking until it becomes second nature to do this. When this happens, ultimately there'll be no one forming the intention to observe, it will simply just happen.

This is likely to facilitate the arising of the Seer more easily and help us maintain that state.

There will come a point where we're more in than out of it - and this is where we must let go of the inner questioner altogether - that which is testing our authenticity. We simply have to trust in the experience - when we can do that all the time, this is the state of Enlightenment. Nothing that arises in experience can persuade you to abandon the non-identified state.

Hopefully this might add another piece to the jigsaw!

Best wishes

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