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A journal of Vern Lovic’s meditation experiences in sitting meditation focused on the breath, Jhana, and Abhinna.
This is part of my Meditation Journal with dozens of posts > 1998 Meditation Journal entry The numbness is very strange… it is like the body is missing… absent… or is it only my perception of the body… some part of the mind that is blanking out the body? It starts in one place – … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Featured image above: Two monks walking to breakfast down a dirt path at Suan Mokkh Buddhist Temple in Chaiya province, Southern Thailand. Copyright Vern Lovic. What is Suan Mokkh Temple Like for Meditation on Your Own? I wandered around Suan Mokkh … Read more
This is part of my Meditation Journal Experience after the Flat-mind State became permanent. Journal Date: 8-28-09 In this video, I went over what I’ve been doing over the past few days with meditation. I’ve been experimenting trying to purposefully meditate in places that were noisy to see – is it still possible to do … 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
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