BangersAndMash

To piggy back this (and to get it clear in my own mind)... You think there's a you. That's ego. It's not bad, it's just how this dreamstate functions. It's how the whole thing works (Maya). Conceptually saying you know there isn't a "You" is great if you just want understanding. Anyone can look and begin to understand (Look at an illustration of your brain/nervous system). But as said during the final talk in Warfare, understanding doesn't help. You have to go through the process until you are "done" to know ego isn't real. The whole point is to look at the you that thinks is you and, layer (belief) by layer, remove the layers until eventually you cross the threshold (first step) and all the layers (beliefs) unravel (if you survive the fall) until their is no longer a you as you thought of as a you. What remains is the true "you", which is awareness, no-self, Truth. A good starting point is to seek out that which you fear the most and ask "What must I believe is true for me to fear this so much?" e.g. For some it might be the idea that once we die we dissolve and all our memories, experiences, knowledge, perceptions vaporize to nothing. That this Universe and all those we care about cease to continue and dissolves along with us. So nothing we do matters, or have real consequence for anyone in the future because there is no future. The universe didn't exist before I got here, and ends when I die. Also note that the you that thinks of you as you (why do I sound like Rush Hour now???) can desire Truth (cool party trick - nice conversation starter!), but the you that begins the journey doesn't complete the journey (booby prize). This is why it's so difficult to get to the first step and then each subsequent step if you're past a certain age. You (false-self) will fight tooth and nail to survive as it's been thinking it's the one controlling everything for too long and is entrenched. Hence "Warfare". The battle begins when you know what makes up the two armies (false-self vs no-self) and see them facing each other. The two armies are made up of... Hatred of false self (fueled by the little bastard) VS Fear of no self (fueled by ego) Until you have sufficiently cultivated a hatred of false self, you won't see the armies. You'll merely remain in the "understanding" phase of the process. You'll know when you're close because the fear escalates as ego (maya) begins to sense an enemy and launches the antibodies. Guess lockdown gave me a better vocabulary after all! Julie's inclusion in Incorrect was to illustrate the struggle to get to the next step as Maya increased her attack to keep Julie from the next step. As in notebook (I think)...it requires "Purity of Intent, and to continue to pray for the next step". Unless you move past discomfort and into the realization that the building's on fire, then SA is just another parlor trick to impress people with your so called newly found "spiritual" understanding. This is where I'm at btw. Nice one Maya!