I think I had stream entry

Zbigniew Delikowski, geändert vor 24 Tagen at 22.05.24 15:10
Created 24 Tagen ago at 22.05.24 15:10

I think I had stream entry

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Hi, this will be quick

​​​​​​​After spending ~20 hours straight in Jhanas and having a quick cessation, I had a weird change. My experience became impersonal. There is no "I" anymore. "I" just see everything in the mind as just happening causally, naturally occurring phenomena, without any person inside. There is still sometimes clinging to some experience tho, so I am not sure this is stream entry. It happened a week ago, and for now it seems very stable. How to verify what this experience actually is?
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Pawel K, geändert vor 24 Tagen at 22.05.24 16:15
Created 24 Tagen ago at 22.05.24 16:15

RE: I think I had stream entry

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You will need to give it more time.
It sounds pretty great as far as these things go.

Also I would recommend not pushing for any 'verification' yet.
Keep the good practice but not overdo it.
Matt Jon Rousseau, geändert vor 24 Tagen at 22.05.24 18:08
Created 24 Tagen ago at 22.05.24 18:03

RE: I think I had stream entry

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You spent 20 hours straight in a jhana?   Was it a hard jhana? . That's  amazing  In and of itself.
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Dream Walker, geändert vor 24 Tagen at 22.05.24 23:33
Created 24 Tagen ago at 22.05.24 23:33

RE: I think I had stream entry

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Zbigniew Delikowski
Hi, this will be quick

​​​​​ How to verify what this experience actually is?

Perhaps you might read old posts here and compare.
~D
shargrol, geändert vor 24 Tagen at 23.05.24 07:39
Created 24 Tagen ago at 23.05.24 07:39

RE: I think I had stream entry

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Your previous posts were very concerning (Hardcore meditation induced psychosis and suicidal tendencies - Discussion - www.dharmaoverground.org), I hope you are doing better now.
Matt Jon Rousseau, geändert vor 23 Tagen at 23.05.24 16:10
Created 23 Tagen ago at 23.05.24 16:10

RE: I think I had stream entry

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I believe you might have a dissociation or a de realization  disorder.  Possibly  meditation induced or underlying problem.  I COULD BE WRONG. Your doctor needs to know your meditating 20 hours a day. See what he says. That type of sensory deprivation  can make somebody crazy 
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Papa Che Dusko, geändert vor 23 Tagen at 23.05.24 19:57
Created 23 Tagen ago at 23.05.24 19:57

RE: I think I had stream entry

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Strat a log here on DhO and log your daily meditation for the next 6 months. Then ask folks here to give you their opinion
Adi Vader, geändert vor 22 Tagen at 25.05.24 06:08
Created 22 Tagen ago at 25.05.24 06:08

RE: I think I had stream entry

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Please do very systematic vipashyana.

Make the movements of the breath at the abdomen your grounding object.

When a secondary object (distraction) exerts a pull on attention, permit attention to track it till it ends. Simply knowing sounds as sounds, thoughts as thoughts etc.

Do a few one hour sessions and write about what you observe as happens with the secondary object, attention, and knowing.

For each session give a description in your writing in simple lucid plain 'street' language.

Avoid words like anp, dukkha nana, fruitions etc like the anathema. No meditation language, only street english.

Simple, empirical, un-embellished language.

If during the course of one hour you feel excited, sad, energized, confident etc then write that.

​​​​​​​Basis such detailing you will get excellent feedback

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