Awaiting_the_fifth
Where is my mind?
Last night I had a truly amazing experience.
In the year since I started on the buddhist path I have meditated, sometimes twice a day, sometimes not for a month. After meditation I have always felt calm and content and I thought that this was the only effect of meditation.
Then last night, I sat cross legged at my shrine as I have done so many times before and meditated deeper and easier than ever before. I could feel my body, specifically my head as though it was something seperate from me that did not quite fit. At the end of my meditation I was happier than I have been in months, I felt totally at peace and all I could think of was a quote by Shakyamuni shortly after his night of enlightenment.
"This is peace, this is exquisite"
But today when I meditated again, expecting a similar experience I found only the moderate contentment I had always found (which is still a good feeling).
So I would like to ask the other Buddhists of CR, what has been your experience of meditation, how long have you practiced and what benefits has it brought? Has anyone had any strange experiences while meditating?
Please share.
In the year since I started on the buddhist path I have meditated, sometimes twice a day, sometimes not for a month. After meditation I have always felt calm and content and I thought that this was the only effect of meditation.
Then last night, I sat cross legged at my shrine as I have done so many times before and meditated deeper and easier than ever before. I could feel my body, specifically my head as though it was something seperate from me that did not quite fit. At the end of my meditation I was happier than I have been in months, I felt totally at peace and all I could think of was a quote by Shakyamuni shortly after his night of enlightenment.
"This is peace, this is exquisite"
But today when I meditated again, expecting a similar experience I found only the moderate contentment I had always found (which is still a good feeling).
So I would like to ask the other Buddhists of CR, what has been your experience of meditation, how long have you practiced and what benefits has it brought? Has anyone had any strange experiences while meditating?
Please share.