{"id":4842,"date":"2023-11-04T05:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-do-we-hold-on-to-good-feelings-during-meditation\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T05:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:12:11","slug":"how-do-we-hold-on-to-good-feelings-during-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/how-do-we-hold-on-to-good-feelings-during-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"How do we hold on to good feelings during meditation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDear Deepak, For a number of years I have tried to follow your suggestion of simple meditation focusing on breathing for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes late in the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t always reach a totally calm level or reach a full 20 minutes but I more or less receive the benefits I am looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One thing that happens repeatedly is as my mind starts to slow down, I feel a quick \u201csurge\u201d or \u201crush\u201d through my head & neck area almost like a low-level electrical \u201cjolt\u201d that lasts only for a second.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I notice it when I arrive in \u201cthe gap\u201d for a split second and this \u201csurge\u201d is strong enough that I physically jerk a bit the moment I experience it and this in turn sort of interrupts\/changes my focus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s to the point that I am very familiar with this momentary \u201csurge\/jolt\u201d experience and I can almost summon it at will even when I am not meditating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The interesting thing is I can only hold it for a second or so and it is always during a short \u201cgap\u201d moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can you explain or comment on what you think might be happening and is there a technique to prolong or hold this \u201csurge\u201d experience?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it only lasts a moment it is a deep\/profound experience I would like to further cultivate and see where it goes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am sure you know precisely what I am describing so any suggestions\/advice is greatly appreciated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much for your work. It has helped me immensely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Response:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t interpret this jolting or surging experience as something special or valuable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s merely the physical by-product of some normalization happening in the mind\/body complex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you favor it or anticipate it, you can easily induce it, but then it won\u2019t be the result of a natural, organic experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s best to not give any importance to these physical movements or feelings during meditation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let them come and go on their own while you easily attend to meditation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

Deepak<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n