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Jonathon · 09-12-2008, 04:44 AM

Ama-Gi,

This is fantastic information - I am very grateful for your assistance.

I hope I'm not leading too far off the path here, but I have been hoping to find some insight into a recent experience:

I'm doing my usual: I lay down in bed, close my eyes, go through a short prayer (1-2 min), then begin to clear my mind using the sound of my breathing for focus. After a few minutes, I notice a slight feeling of pressure on my stomach - a bit of nausea. Shortly after (my eyes are closed) I see this strange chaotic mesh of black strings. The strings are slightly back-lit which gives enough contrast to see against a dark charcoal background. Near simultaneously, my eyes begin to flutter up and down nearly out of control. Being my 1st involuntary experience, I am frightened, so I open my eyes and it all seems to stop. A couple of seconds later, I close my eyes and it all starts again... and it's building. My heart rate starts to go up. The eye fluttering expands to include my head and torso. I open my eyes... and they stop fluttering, but the rest of my body is still shaking. So I close my eyes again and they immediately start to flutter... even before I can get my eye lids all the way down. In total it lasts a couple minutes, although it felt a lot longer. Once it stopped, I was so full of energy that I couldn't get back to sleep for a while.

What does this type of experience indicate? Thank you for your generosity.

09-12-2008, 04:44 AM	#5
Jonathon Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 208	Re: Meditation program #1 part 2 Ama-Gi, This is fantastic information - I am very grateful for your assistance. I hope I'm not leading too far off the path here, but I have been hoping to find some insight into a recent experience: I'm doing my usual: I lay down in bed, close my eyes, go through a short prayer (1-2 min), then begin to clear my mind using the sound of my breathing for focus. After a few minutes, I notice a slight feeling of pressure on my stomach - a bit of nausea. Shortly after (my eyes are closed) I see this strange chaotic mesh of black strings. The strings are slightly back-lit which gives enough contrast to see against a dark charcoal background. Near simultaneously, my eyes begin to flutter up and down nearly out of control. Being my 1st involuntary experience, I am frightened, so I open my eyes and it all seems to stop. A couple of seconds later, I close my eyes and it all starts again... and it's building. My heart rate starts to go up. The eye fluttering expands to include my head and torso. I open my eyes... and they stop fluttering, but the rest of my body is still shaking. So I close my eyes again and they immediately start to flutter... even before I can get my eye lids all the way down. In total it lasts a couple minutes, although it felt a lot longer. Once it stopped, I was so full of energy that I couldn't get back to sleep for a while. What does this type of experience indicate? Thank you for your generosity.