One interesting experience was knowing my hands, resting loosely in my lap, were touching, but being unable to tell how—I wasn’t getting sensory data from my fingers.
Interesting. In the past I’ve had experiences in meditation where my brain seems to get confused about which hand is which; it feels like my left hand is where my right hand is, and vice versa.
Heh, weird. I had the same experience with the hands again today, down to making the same mistake—I was sure I had my fingers interlaced this time, but still didn’t. If I remember, I might try sitting down to meditate some time with my fingers deliberately intertwined, to see if I get the same effect.
I’ve also been demonstrating to myself that trying to meditate when I’m very tired is almost useless. After the last session I wrote about, I did another one at the end of the night right before I went to bed, and I went long periods not even remembering I was supposed to be focusing, never mind actually focusing. But of course this afternoon, well-rested and just out of a shower, I did fine. That sitting was also a bit shorter than what I’ve tried before—back to 25 minutes instead of 35. I’m still tweaking that.
Interesting. In the past I’ve had experiences in meditation where my brain seems to get confused about which hand is which; it feels like my left hand is where my right hand is, and vice versa.
Heh, weird. I had the same experience with the hands again today, down to making the same mistake—I was sure I had my fingers interlaced this time, but still didn’t. If I remember, I might try sitting down to meditate some time with my fingers deliberately intertwined, to see if I get the same effect.
I’ve also been demonstrating to myself that trying to meditate when I’m very tired is almost useless. After the last session I wrote about, I did another one at the end of the night right before I went to bed, and I went long periods not even remembering I was supposed to be focusing, never mind actually focusing. But of course this afternoon, well-rested and just out of a shower, I did fine. That sitting was also a bit shorter than what I’ve tried before—back to 25 minutes instead of 35. I’m still tweaking that.