Excellent answer Pan.
I completely agree.
What were your intentions for starting meditation anyway ? Is your focus on out of body experiences, or did you go for the other benefits ?
If you want better health, a more balanced life and perhaps the promise of enlightenment ( not for everyone ), I would agree with Pan to think of out-of-body experiences and those vivid pictures as side-products, things that can lead you away from your goal instead of making them your goal.
Meditate every day
