Is this Cessation? - Discussion
Is this Cessation?
Is this Cessation? | Luke R Hope | 10/13/11 4:24 AM |
RE: Is this Cessation? | End in Sight | 10/15/11 12:53 PM |
Luke R Hope, modified 12 Years ago at 10/13/11 4:24 AM
Created 12 Years ago at 10/13/11 4:24 AM
Is this Cessation?
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Yesterday I did meditation where I practiced moving through access concentration and the jhanas. This was serenity meditation, I was not trying to investigate the three characteristics. But I had the following experience afterwards:
My usual routine after sitting is to stretch my legs, mark how long I sat in my phone, then get up and collapse on my bed for a few minutes while the pins-and-needles subside. I stare at my curtain across the room and notice how clear and crisp are its folds and how vivid its colours are.
A strange thing happened this time. I was peacefully watching/staring at the curtains for some time and then I strongly felt the sensation of the first thought object that came into my mind (its content I can't remember). I realised that I had been bathing in a complete absence (cessation?) of self/intent and that that thought was the first re-construction of my SELF as Luke. I felt a few more thoughts individually, and then heard my wife walking around the house, and that solidified Luke's self and I got up to continue the tasks of the day.
Was this last experience what people mean when they say they experience cessation? I am definitely open to being told "no, you're wrong." :-)
Peace.
My usual routine after sitting is to stretch my legs, mark how long I sat in my phone, then get up and collapse on my bed for a few minutes while the pins-and-needles subside. I stare at my curtain across the room and notice how clear and crisp are its folds and how vivid its colours are.
A strange thing happened this time. I was peacefully watching/staring at the curtains for some time and then I strongly felt the sensation of the first thought object that came into my mind (its content I can't remember). I realised that I had been bathing in a complete absence (cessation?) of self/intent and that that thought was the first re-construction of my SELF as Luke. I felt a few more thoughts individually, and then heard my wife walking around the house, and that solidified Luke's self and I got up to continue the tasks of the day.
Was this last experience what people mean when they say they experience cessation? I am definitely open to being told "no, you're wrong." :-)
Peace.
End in Sight, modified 12 Years ago at 10/15/11 12:53 PM
Created 12 Years ago at 10/15/11 12:52 PM
RE: Is this Cessation?
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As you were having sense-experiences (watching the curtain) as always, this does not sound like cessation.
Would you be interested in describing your experience in further detail?
Would you be interested in describing your experience in further detail?