The 6th Fetter is about the Subject-Object illusion.
We have worked with the delusion of a self, and by now you probably agree that there is no-one here. However, once we take a step further, and start to inquire about how it feels to experience “inside” and “outside,” we become aware of the very subtle identification that is still taking place.
Working with the 6th Fetter dissolves the idea that there is still something in here which is separate and apart from everything else, out there.
It is about the idea that there is a more subtle “me” than found in Fetter 1, but still one who creates and experiences the concepts of space and distance.
You will also find that there is an even more subtle identification taking place that you almost always tend to overlook.
It is connected with the mental images, and the mental stories we attach to everything we assumingly perceive as being “out there” and “in here”.
If you really slow down and zoom in, you will find that every mental image that is attached to everything you assumingly perceive, has its own life with its own storyline and deeper levels of identification.
There is a very clear difference in what you mentally think you experience, and what you actually sensorily experience. Both need to be discovered and investigated.
What all of the exercises are pointing towards is exactly that! All of them need to be experienced in your daily life with focus on the sensory experience, free from the mental overlays.
Enjoy
