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Reminder:
Jhana Meditation Technique
- Focus on the breath until the breath becomes so subtle it's hard to notice, then
- Focus on a positive pleasant-feeling tingle / sensation somewhere in the body, and focus all your concentration on it. If you can smile when you meditate, it works very well for generating a pleasant sensation to focus upon.
Note: You're not focusing on the location of the feeling; you're focusing on the feeling itself, regardless of where it flows during the meditation - because it is likely to shift locations and change as you go. The aim is to immerse your awareness in the pleasant sensationβits texture, warmth, or vibrancyβrather than being attached to where it is happening in the body. Allow the Sensation to Flow Naturally. By staying with the quality of the sensation, you allow it to flow and transform naturally, fostering the development of joy (pΔ«ti) and ease (sukha).
That's it! That's the whole meditation.
- Continue doing this during meditations day after day, being patient, raising your vibration day by day, until one day a switch flips and you're in the First Jhana, experiencing joy and ecstasy brought on by the meditation. It may take a while of practice before anything happens. You can't hurry it along. You just have to be patient and continue doing the work. It'll happen when you're vibrationally ready.
Donβt try to do the jhanas. You canβt. All you can do is generate the conditions out of which the jhanas can arise. Be patient, trust that they will come in time, however long it takes.
Recognize when youβve established these conditions, then patiently wait for the jhana to come find you.
- Leigh Brasington
Day 20:
Day 20 of the Meditation Challenge
Day 2 of the Jhana Challenge
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Day 21:
Day 21 of the Meditation Challenge
Day 3 of the Jhana Challenge
In today's meditation I got to a state where I lost distinction of my hands- they were resting on my thighs as I meditated and the sensation was like my thighs and both hands were one thing - I couldn't distinguish where one started and another ended. From what I've read - I think this is all part of the journey, a step on the documented path. Next level up I believe is losing distinction of all body parts during the meditation.
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Day 22:
Day 22 of the Meditation Challenge
Day 4 of the Jhana Challenge
In today's meditation I experienced a feeling as if I was being tickled from the inside
I focused on this feeling, as the Jhana meditation guidelines recommend - it felt pleasant as the ticklish sensation moved around my whole body. There were a few moments of a feeling of energy swelling/ surging around the chest area, like an ocean wave. A little like the feeling before going down a rollercoaster. I guess this must all be energy moving. I find it so interesting seeing what experiences come up during meditation
Now that I've finished the meditation, I can still feel the ticklish energy moving a little!
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Day 23:
Day 23 of the Meditation Challenge
Day 5 of the Jhana Challenge
The ticklish sensations continued today together with some ticklish contracting muscle sensations in the solar plexis area.
I also heard the words "Hanuman the golden monkey"
I have no idea what he symbolises but I remember from somewhere that Hanuman is the monkey God in Hinduism.
I asked chatgpt what Hanuman symbolized and it said he symbolizes
- strength,
- physical and mental endurance,
- devotion, faith and determination
- surrender to one's higher purpose,
- protection from negative influences
- wisdom and learning
- service & purity of thought and action
"Hanuman is widely worshipped for his ability to instill courage, remove fears, and grant strength and focus to his devotees. Many see him as an inspiration for balancing strength, wisdom, and devotion in daily life."
I then asked: "is the color gold linked to Hanuman?"
And the answer was:
"Yes, the color gold is often associated with Lord Hanuman, both symbolically and in artistic depictions. Hanuman is often depicted with a golden aura. Gold holds an important place in emphasizing his divinity and glory."
By the Law of Attraction, I guess my devotion, mental endurance and focus of meditating every day is on a similar vibrational disc to the energy of Hanuman's linked qualities - and I have been doing some acts of service today too - so maybe that's why I received his name
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