Everyone I talk to who meditates experiences different things. What do you experience when you meditate? Do you have visions or see anything? Maybe interesting colors, shapes, full blown images. Do you hear anything? How do you feel? Share your experiences. Have any of you had an Out of Body experience/astral projection during meditation?
I've never had an out of body experience, no. Most times when I meditate, I'm doing a visualization exercise, so yes, I see pictures. I create them intentionally, mentally exploring entire areas that I build on as I visualize more and more.
When I meditate I try to clear my mind. Stillness is the purpose and thoughts are unwanted. From the meditative state I begin to FEEL much more of what's going on around me. I can sense things that are hundreds of feet away...even through the walls. Our FEELING capacity is very EVOLVED. We get _distracted_ by our fast-paced culture. It's slowing down and returning to the feeling self. Get it?
When I am meditating, I always imagine that I am situated in a spring where water is so refreshing and I can be swimming in its clear water...with birds above happily singing and dancing.
I've never managed to meditate successfully. I really don't think it's my 'thing' to be honest. I tried it once, in a group session, and felt like a complete idiot! People rave about how good it is for you, and how it can clear your mind of rubbish and help you to focus, but I can't seem to engage with the concept at all. Are there any tips you can recommend? Nothing too extreme, please - I don't want to be chanting or anything daft!
I had voted for "no" since no matter how hard I tried to meditate, I cannot concentrate. I find it hard to focus and that means I have not done meditation successfully. Maybe doing it in a very peaceful place and with nature might work for me . (hope so)
I have only just started so Iam a novice but focus on breathing and try to think of nothing, I know this is hard but if it is tried regualy say twice a day for 20-3o mins at the same time each day you will get there. and you will know when.
When I am mediating, I experience a calmness that makes me have a good feeling, that I am comforted in my mind and soul. It's a great feeling.
You should try again, though. It does take some practice and you really need to focus on clearing your mind. Visualization techniques could probably really help you, too. Or guided meditation. Look on YouTube for some videos.
My preferred way of meditating is through the accompaniment of music. Meditating with music tends to fill me with such wondrous energy. I sometimes cry and I almost always feel more calm and at peace. I've also tried visualizing, but have found this to be more difficult, whether it's with a guided meditation or not. When I meditate, I get a large flurry of feelings, and clips of various images. I've seen deceased people, and I've heard sounds too. Most of my experiences revolve around seeing colours or small indeterminable images, along with a relatively balanced emotional state.
I used to meditate before, but haven't got any OBE, I wonder how that felt, but it creeps me. I hope I could meditate again soon, whenever I am not that busy.
I always meditate with music. This way there is no need to focus on something or to visualize. No effort on my part is needed. Period. I just relax floating and listening to the music. By itself, my awareness comes in the foreground and my thoughts fade away. I feel serenity and silence. Sometimes spontaneous images come up.
The music you'd be listening should be a serene type of music, or else if you are using hard core music, I could imagine you floating kidding. Music is also a good accompaniment to our meditation practices it aids us to concentrate well.
