In this second video, I go over some of what happens as you try to concentrate on the breath and finally are able to. I detail what is perhaps my first strange experience as the mind focused so intensely on one small sense object – the breath going in and out of the nose. It … Read more
This first video, in the series of meditation experience videos, touches on a lot of things that beginning meditators might find interesting. If you are new at meditating, you probably have a lot of questions about what you’re doing. I hope to answer some of them, just based on my experience of sitting and focusing … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Journal Date: 9-7-07 Reaction, ego, and emotionality all return with a vengeance! It seems that the last 5 days were filled with the mind being on edge. Most times were calm, yet, when a difficulty presented itself the … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Journal Date: 8-31-07 Comments on the process from yesterday. I added a lot more here that I forgot to say during yesterday’s video. I don’t think I described the physical feeling very well yesterday, at least I wasn’t … Read more
Endless Mind… I sit a while body mass dissipates leaves sponge-like empty form fingers, arms, and legs all gone breath slows to stop a perfect stillness yet all is in motion a death-like moment of lucid awareness the seemlessness of reality faint dog barking is self whole room breathing self, too mind unending no confines … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Journal Date: 8-21-07 Fatness: A feeling as if the body increases in size, its borders growing. First, there is a recap of yesterday’s “unlinked” feeling that maybe describes it better (for viewers) than yesterday’s audio/video. This state has … Read more
Journal Date: 8-20-07 Thought stopped and mind unlinked. Could not understand simple objects. This video and audio is kind of funny as I filmed while it was happening. I am quite out of normal functioning. It almost appears to be like signs of an impending stroke – but, I couldn’t have been more relaxed prior … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal where you can find dozens of more posts like this. Journal Date: 8-19-07 I sat and the mind was constantly nagged with light thoughts that grabbed the attention for seconds at a time. I sat about 20 minutes then stood up and did some walking meditation. This usually … Read more