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| bharat 2005-05-18, 11:40 am |
| Hi friends,
I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
tell me what it is exactly,
About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
got the feeling as if i am about to die. I was feeling like as if i m
going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
This stopped after about 5 minutes.
Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
be thankfull to you.
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| omjaram 2005-05-18, 11:40 am |
| In article <1115708149.445382.106240@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"bharat" <bharat_nain@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi friends,
>
> I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
> tell me what it is exactly,
LOL :-)
(That's internet parlance for lot's of luck)
> About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
> consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
This used to happen to me as a child (12-15 years old). I have heard
this referred to as "night terrors". Seems a pretty apt moniker to me.
Not fun!
> I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
> got the feeling as if i am about to die.
In my case it seemed that I was aware of my surroundings but on
reflection I believe feedback from my surroundings was coming into a
dream and/or sleep state. As if I was aware of what was outside of me
yet still fully asleep.
This could be a sleeping panic attack. I believe that low blood sugar is
very often related to panic attacks. The purpose of a panic attack being
to quickly raise dangerously low blood sugar. You might experiment by
taking a glass of juice before bed (or relaxing your mind) and see if
that changes anything.
I also used to sleep walk. I would get up, cook food; make up a lie
about what I was doing when asked and then go lay back down having never
woken up.
> I was feeling like as if i m
> going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
This does not sound like a component that I have experienced except
briefly in meditation. I call is reaching "the edge". I didn't like it,
very scary. This has put me off of meditation for a long time. The less
afraid of death I become the less this represents a problem. Now I am
more inclined to look for that "edge" or dark universe. Yogananda and
Rajnessh both discuss this.
> This stopped after about 5 minutes.
This would be consistent with a panic episode.
> Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
> i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
> with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
It is well known that one of the aspects of our make-up as humans is
that we exist on a psychic as well as physical plane. I think there are
many of us who have relatively little awareness of that which is psychic
and some who have more. Sounds like you are on the more side of the
equation. Being abrubtly introduced to things psychic can scare the
daylights out of someone.
There are lots of things which might precipitate this movement into
increased awareness; physical/emotion stress, drugs/alcohol, meditation.
If you are not frightened of it, why not consider exploring the nature
of it. I doubt anyone will be able to tell you exactly what it is and
what it means to you, other then you.
The psychic realms are just a step up (or over, or finer) from the
physical and are very much a part of the phenomenal world. Absent any
spiritual feelings, leanings or practice I I doubt any spiritual meaning
(that being said, all existence has a spiritual meaning ;-).
> If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
> be thankfull to you.
It would be very difficult (and irresponsible) to suggest to you with
any assurance what these episodes might mean without a great deal more
information. Sounds to me like a classic case of, you're going to have
to find out for your self. A physical exam and some study, reading,
asking, meditating, inner guru, etc.
There is a whole area of yoga discipline related to consciousness
control while sleeping/dreaming, the goal of which is to eliminate
"sleep" entirely and replace it with a state of constant
mediation/awareness. Carlos Castaneda's Don Juan is big on this and
Yogananda alludes to it.
What's your take on it? What do you think it is and/or means?
Jared
Namaste
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| welcome to the world of astral projection (out of body experiences). check
alt.out-of-body for more information. enjoy the lifelong ride!
"bharat" <bharat_nain@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1115708149.445382.106240@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi friends,
>
> I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
> tell me what it is exactly,
>
> About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
> consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
> I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
> got the feeling as if i am about to die. I was feeling like as if i m
> going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
> This stopped after about 5 minutes.
>
> Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
> i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
> with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
>
> If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
> be thankfull to you.
>
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| shy dolphin 2005-05-18, 11:40 am |
| The thing you experienced happened to me 5 times. And my brohter also
experienced that feeling of not knowing how to move when being awake.
It is strange, but basically good to experience it. It shows how
detailed human mind/deep sleep works. It is normal. Dreams can be that
sometimes.
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| Try this website on sleep paralysis:
http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/S_P.html
JRZ
"bharat" <bharat_nain@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1115708149.445382.106240@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi friends,
>
> I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
> tell me what it is exactly,
>
> About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
> consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
> I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
> got the feeling as if i am about to die. I was feeling like as if i m
> going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
> This stopped after about 5 minutes.
>
> Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
> i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
> with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
>
> If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
> be thankfull to you.
>
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| Please try this website on sleep paralysis:
http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/S_P.html
JRZ
"bharat" <bharat_nain@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1115708149.445382.106240@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi friends,
>
> I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
> tell me what it is exactly,
>
> About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
> consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
> I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
> got the feeling as if i am about to die. I was feeling like as if i m
> going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
> This stopped after about 5 minutes.
>
> Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
> i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
> with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
>
> If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
> be thankfull to you.
>
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| I have had them. I'd suggest you to get a spiritual master or teacher.
It's probably due to your own spirit's will or determination. Find a
good, honest, real mentor. =)
namaste,
Luna
http://www.2betdsi.com
bharat wrote:
> Hi friends,
>
> I have some strange experiences to share with you and i request you to
> tell me what it is exactly,
>
> About 3 yrs back while sleeping i felt that i was coming back to
> consciousness however i couldn't move any of my body part even an inch.
> I was fully aware of my surrounding activities, i was also scared and
> got the feeling as if i am about to die. I was feeling like as if i m
> going deeper and deeper into dark universe, it was very frightening.
> This stopped after about 5 minutes.
>
> Since that day it has happend to me over 200 times, more interestingly
> i could also make it happen at will after relaxing my mind for a while
> with a hit ratio of 1 in 4-5 attempts.
>
> If any one of you can tell me anything what it was is all about i shall
> be thankfull to you.
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