Buddhist meditation

I recently returned from learning what is usually referred to as a buddhist meditation technique. It is the technique used by the buddha to become enlightened. It is actually obviously universal and one need not belong to any religion to practice it. I sat besides christians, hindus, bahai and hindus, I first learned of the technique from the Vigyan Bhairav in one of Shiva's discourses on observing the breath. Observing the breath is very natural for me and has brought me many realizations over the years. I am very intimately connected with observation of the breath and have had many moments of enlightened awareness in dealing with recognition of the breath as a vehicle or perhaps a bridge from the external world to the internal.

My vipassana sitting was very rigorous and I went with determination knowing that my method of enlightenment is through the breath and awareness of what is as opposed to what I want 'to be'. I am thoroughly convinced that everyone should be introduced to vipassana through at least a 10 day course as I took. I hesitate to tell my experience as it creates expectations either positive or negative that one should soon come to realize are not necessary or beneficial. One should only pay attention to what "IS" for one's own self. I had all the bright lights and kundalini, chakra opening, realizing as One experiences, yet I actually decided to go past those things observing them with equanimity so that I did not develop attachments. This is the only way one may attain true enlightement, one must make it past the path the ego desires and endure the temptations of powers or siddhis that come. I believe if one goes looking for these experiences they actually may stall progress for many many unecessary periods of time.

After may breakthroughs during my 10 days I broke through what Eckhart Tolle refers to as the pain body and I visibly saw and felt much emotions attached to great pain in the physical body dissapear. I had learned to live with this pain yet I am glad it is gone. In 10 days the deepest pain seems to have detached from the body (As all things must go in time) vipassana is just a way to become more aware of bodily sensations and one can curtail reaction to sensory objects that are undesirable by observing the biochemical reaction that takes place before say anger or fear or jealousy arises. One can stifle the reaction before it occurs.

This is just a small piece of what occurred for me at my sitting.
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much else occurred though it is very personal and I do not want to taint anyones experience. Just know that it is for YOU and whatever one needs one can get from this practice.
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