Weird feeling
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Hello,
I would like to seek your opinions on something. I am a Pure Land practitioner. A few years ago, I was doing some contemplation on impermanence and then suddenly this tranquil feeling enveloped me. I felt very peaceful and in that state I felt free from desires. It was almost like time stopped, but not quite. However, that state lasted only about 30 seconds and I have never experienced it again after that. Is that what people call "access concentration" or is that "emptiness"? Sometimes I still think back on it and wonder what it is as that was the first and only time I ever experienced it.
How do I experience that state again? I tried contemplation on impermanance after that but I didn't get that feeling again..
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my humble opinions... do not dwell on it.
i am a pure land practioner too. jus carry on chanting :)
amitoufo
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That is jhanas
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Sometime we will have good and bad experience. This is impermanence. :)
If you insist to regain this experience again, this will become a major hindrance to your practice as this is attachment.
Practice with a Ping Chang Xin. Your intention should be to going to pureland at death.
Just my few cents
Amituofo _/\_
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This is not jhana yet nor is it emptiness, but the tranquilization of mind and body.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anapanasati#Stages_of_.C4.80n.C4.81p.C4.81nasati -
During meditation, many thoughts and feelings will arise. Observe without becoming attached or excited, then let go. If you let yourself become attached or excited, the feeling will quickly disappear.
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Dragonmaster and Shaolinmaster... Sorry just can't help noticing them
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I had that feeling once too. Like you, it never appear again. I guess it's like you experienced a wonderful something, and the feeling of 2nd encounter is never as good as the first. Buddha teaches us not to seek, just put it down. It's like letting go a boat after crossed a river.
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