Ehhhh, pot said to kettle, anyone....
I don't mean to come across as defensive, if I do I apologise, I don't see it that way myself and I'm not sure what you think I'm defending but I'll keep an eye on where my intentions could be misconstrued. As I see it, I'm just highlighting what I see to be (possible) contradictions in your point of view, and (possible, unintentional) manifestations of these contradictions in the way you come across, which I am evidently not the only one to observe.
Am I projecting? Maybe. We usually see most clearly in others what we most struggle with in ourselves. I do try to keep this in mind as often as I can and I'll check myself while I think about what you've said, which I most surely will, whether you think I'm being defensive or not I do occasionally enjoy trying to parse the meaning in your posts, whether the difficulty is in how you describe it (not sniping at you, just referencing something you yourself said) or in my own ability or willingness to understand it (both quite possible).
Again, I do feel unfortunately we've reached a wall dividing our viewpoints which neither one of us will likely be able to surpass. As you say however, if this is the case that's fine, that's reality and we'll both just keep doing us. I will just respond to a few things however.
I'm not asking for scientific proof of anything, this is an assumption you're making. I understand why you would make this assumption because of the general position we take within this forum but in the context of this topic I believe you are mistaken. I could say you're projecting, even...

But it's not important if you are or not.
I was responding to a very specific section of your post regarding "insight" coming from a place other than mind. I'm not certain in my view - it's just what seems most likely based on my own experience and interpretation of reality. If you don't want to argue the point, then don't and please don't feel that I'm trying to force an argument out of you... we will both inevitably continue to state our case and respond to the other as we see fit.
Again, I don't expect you to prove anything to me, honestly I don't feel that the word "proof" has too much meaning within the context of this discussion. But my understanding of mind is not derived from pure scientific logic, but from direct observations of mind and consciousness through basic and less basic meditation techniques and inward observations. My own personal practice has just not lead me to the same conclusions as yours have to you, which is to be expected of course, the key word being "personal". I believe honestly that some of our disagreements here may be purely semantic, but if you're not interested in analysing it any further, then of course, don't feel obligated.
Again, no proof requested or required of anything, just an effort to present an alternative viewpoint. Regarding ego, I thought it was fairly obvious I wasn't saying you had dismissed it, quite the opposite, but again, it's not important. Perhaps I am assuming and spinning stories - obviously I don't believe this to be the case, but I've tried to be extra careful in this post to say as little as possible about what you are doing, and just to explain what
I'm doing.
I find this an interesting topic but I find it also pretty tiring to discuss anything with you, when, as I perceive it, your approach is simply to just relentlessly browbeat any attempts to offer an alternative perspective into submission, and not allow even the barest admission that perhaps, just perhaps, you might not "get it" quite as well as you think you do. Any counterarguments are based on incorrect assumptions, misinformed or outright malicious projections, coming from defensiveness, fear or the truth, etc, etc. If this was any other area of discussion this would be considered a somewhat manipulative and intellectually dishonest method of argument at best... but because of the topic at hand, even that accusation is without teeth, because the truth you speak is just "above" intellectual analysis.
Not saying this is what you're actually doing - I have no more insight into true reality than anyone or anything else - this is just my perception, and that's as much as I can offer.
I know it's all you can offer too, so as you say, that's OK, we'll both keep being each other.