| | I happened upon DharmaOverground through the Buddhist Geeks podcasts, and am reading Daniel's book. This is the first time I've seen a description of what seems to happen in migraines that I meditate through - the pulsing, flashing fireflies, intricate vibrating kaleidoscopic patterns.
I began about 2 years ago, with mindfulness of the breath and tonglen. For the last 8 months, I've been doing an objectless awareness practice - open first to one sense field, then add them in to include everything; which has been wonderful - clear, crisp awareness, the ability to step into it easily. However, there hasn't been much change in the past 6 months or so. My guess, from reading the descriptions of stages in Daniel's book is that I've been hanging out in Mind and Body for much of this time - and I'd love to get input from the more experienced practitioners here.
I have done the noting practice for the past 2 weeks - about 1.5+ hrs/day. After a couple of days, the sensations of tiny vibrations in my index finger (where I was focusing). However, this perception quickly spread to my whole body, with my arms, face and chest feeling a bright buzzing fire, with a thicker, slower pulsing flow within my arms, torso and legs. This has gone way past my ability to note individual occurrences, so I've noted any major changes as fast as I can.
What I'm wondering now (in addition to the "where am I? question) is how best to proceed. Should I stay with noting vibrations, switch to another sense?
Thanks, Linda |