This thread is meant to be a concise list of exercises pointing to the truth of enlightenment -- the truth of no-self. All of the exercises listed herein are PRACTICAL! They are NOT philosophical or theoretical. They are not to be debated or pondered intellectually. They are to be actually done! Do each exercise carefully and notice what direct experience reveals. Often times direct experience will reveal something counter-intuitive, something that goes totally against all common-sense and any models you have of how reality works. Feel free to contribute your own exercises to this thread. But do so in a concise and practical manner, so whoever is reading this thread can focus on LOOKING or CONTEMPLATION versus debating or asking theoretical questions. This document is a work-in-progress. I'll keep adding more exercises to the list. Here are some of my favorites so far: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exercise #1: Drawing An Imaginary Line   Exercise #2: Noticing Space As Unitive   Exercise #3: Noticing That All Phenomena Is Democratic   Exercise #4: Noticing Objects Exist Only Where They Are   Exercise #5: Sensory Field Connection   Exercise #6: Noticing There Are No Objects   Exercise #7: Noticing The Self-Image Isn't You   Exercise #8: Noticing You Are Not A Point-Camera   Exercise #9: Noticing The Gap Between Thoughts   Exercise #10: Noticing The Source Of Thoughts   Exercise: #11: Noticing That Sound Occurs Exactly Where It Is   Exercise #12: Noticing The External World Doesn't Exist   Exercise #13: Noticing Other People Do Not Exist   Exercise #14: Noticing That Nothing Is Hidden   The above exercises are true enlightenment work. This is where the rubber meets the road. Keep practicing all of these exercises diligently, for months, until all your imaginary paradigms of reality break down and you are left only with direct experience. When you start to feel like this silly creature below, you're on the right track: Enjoy