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Manipura
USA
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 Posted - Jul 22 2006 : 2:54:42 PM
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| I'm relatively new to samyama, still in the awkward stage, but nevertheless in awe of its power. My question is this: If I've had one of those frustrating meditation sessions where for 19 of the 20 minutes my mind has been occupied with banal thoughts, should I still proceed with samyama? Seems pointless to do so without having established inner silence during meditation, but I'd like to hear how the rest of you handle this. Thanks. |
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Scott
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2006 : 7:14:40 PM
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| Yes, do it. |
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Sparkle
Ireland
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Posted - Jul 23 2006 : 06:48:10 AM
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Hi Meg
If I have had one of those meditations and start samyama it usually brings me into inner silence with a wallop.
Don't know why this is, perhaps its because the meditation, although appearing to be non-productive, is, as has been said many times on the forum here, every bit as productive as a so called good session.
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Shanti
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 09:56:32 AM
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Hi Meg,
I have been going through a phase where every session I finish my meditation and my mind says.. Oh! do I have to do Shamyama? And then I start.. and I am totally into it after that. Not sure what is going on?
However, yes, when my meditation has been one of those.. "are we done yet" kind of meditations.. I don't even try Shamyama.. Maybe I should take your advice Louis.. and try it anyway.. maybe it will "bring me into inner silence with a wallop". |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2006 : 08:58:11 AM
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For the past 2 days.. during meditation and Shamyama.. I have been in kechari.. and I can feel an expansion in me.. a lot of space.. a feeling of being light.. feels very nice. However today during Shamyama.. during the lightness of air sutra I felt a lot of pressure in my neck and head.. like something was moving up and trying to exit me through my head... it was like my head and neck were going to burst.. my heart started racing.. I was hot and sweating.. I tried to continue but it scared me and I backed off... I thought I was having a heart attack or stroke or something. I have been trying to see if this has been talked about before.. there is a lot of stuff on almost all other practices but could not find any thing on this. I have never really felt anything during Shamyama before... always did it as per instructions.. and it felt good... sort of an extension of the peace I felt during meditation..
Could someone share their Shamyama experience here? Also, is it OK to feel pressure and heat and heart racing during Shamyama, or should it be peaceful like meditation and I am doing something wrong maybe? |
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Scott
USA
969 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2006 : 09:40:33 AM
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| It's just purification...but sometimes purification can hurt you. My suggestion is back off a tiny bit. |
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Shanti
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2006 : 11:10:11 AM
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Thanks Scott... maybe I should cut back on kechari huh?
One other thing that happened all through meditation and Shamyama... for as long as I was in kechari... I could hear a mantra.. it was very soft.. I could not tell what the mantra was.. but it sounded like a mantra chanting...
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Scott
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2006 : 12:02:47 PM
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That's purification too.
I'm so smart. Anything anyone says, I can say it's purification...but it's true. All of these amazing things are just that. |
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