Hello everyone

[nicjer]

Hello everyone

I'm new at this forum, or better said this is the first time I post a message. I think I've read almost every thread here.

First I want to thank Michael for this forum and for putting me on the right pad with the project meditation and the life flow sample. That helped me a lot. I've been interested in meditation for a long time but could never find the right way. In many of the books I read en bought was stuff I had no idea what they where talking about and sometimes stuff I didnt want to now what they where talking about . So I'm very happy to have found project meditation and this forum.

I also want to thank all the people who posted on this forum. Although you've ansered other peoples questions, to newby's like myself it is very helpful. I've learned so much here. I love the fact that there are so many different people in this forum. Some who do'nt believe in God, some who do and some who beliefe in something else and everyone is treating each other with respect. All those different point of views realy helpt me to a greater understanding of meditation and the belief that i'm now on the right track for the rest of my life. I still got a lot to learn, but I believe that only if your open to different beliefs, opinions and ideas you can grow and I think I'm at the right forum for that.

So thank you all and lots of love to you.

Niekje

[pollyanna]

Hi Niekje and welcome to project meditation forum - I'm so pleased you have found your way here, I wish you an abundance of peace and joy on your journey of self discovery and look forward to hearing of your success

[Ether]

Hi all,
I came across this site, in the course of looking for a meditation forum to discuss various experiences of meditation. I had in the past gone through 10 days of Vipassana meditation, where one meditates whole day with complete silence. I practiced it intermittently and now over the last two weeks have resurrected it. The experience is wonderful. With total relaxation of mind and body, comes the stage of strange lights, sometimes flashing. Usually as a dull blue disc. A certain warmth then ascends up from the perineum to the coccyx and then higher up to the level of the spine opposite the heart. Each time, there is a sudden catching of breath. Yesterday, I felt the warmth go up to the base of my skull. This morning, I seem to have a headache. With the meditation itself, I seem to get a constant ringing in the ears during the meditation [more like a vibration], heard more in the right ear and strange beings. I also seem to visualise some of the Hindu Gods and once I had a vivid view of a burning cross, with a black interior and fire all around it.
I am really here to get an understanding of these experiences. I dont want to do things which may be leading up the wrong way.
I will go through the forum postings and see what I can find.

[nicjer]

Hello Pollyana

Thank you for your warm welkom, I realy appreciate it.

Niekje