Weird things in meditation? Help

I have been meditating for almost a week now. I have just started, so I am concentrating on breathing exercises. But I am getting some sensations with in this short span. After completing my breathing cycle, I have been getting electric vibrations all over my body. But I don’t have any issues with it till now, physically. I saw one shadow being, something like an elf or something resembling it during one of my meditations. It was holding a broom and looking at me. But I am just new in to it and what does all these mean?

Umm Ive heard about this from other people. A few. I cant explain it but it may not be a good thing. Perhaps you could try transcendental meditation instead? Apparently no side effects, different technique. Very easy. I know an indian guy that does this anytime anywhere and he swears its the best way to meditate.

No worries Rigaschuckler, what you're experiencing isn't that uncommon. Sitting calm and peaceful and focusing on your breathing can actually energize your muscles; they're getting more oxygen so you end up with a tingly, electrical feeling. To me it's almost itchy. This will subside as you become more focused on the sensation of your breath and can ignore the other bodily sensations.

Seeing people during meditation is extremely common. There are all kinds of names for them, but basically they are mara's (or inner demons). It's your own mind and inattentiveness exhibiting itself as an image. Again, as you get better at meditation these will subside as well.

Something else to expect is colors! Weeee! So many colors! You'll start to see gold and blue quite often. The colors will swirl and make shapes (sometimes going back to the people you see as with the above).

All of this is your mind jumping around from one object of perception to another and nothing to be worried about. It's all normal.

Right now your mind is like a wild elephant, running amok and wrecking havoc in your life. Meditation tethers your mind down, gets that old bull elephant under control. And just like exercise, meditation takes work. At first you'll be weak and your mind will jump around and you'll see all kinds of stuff. After practice though, you'll be able to latch on to your object (such as your breath) and focus only it for as long as you wish.


Incidentally Citrine, typically people won't see things like colors or objects during transcendental meditation because they can't go as "deep" into it. The shear nature of that type of meditation makes it a bit easier, but ... in the long run (very long run) less effective. Basically it's like learning to swim. Transcendental meditation is like a life jacket. Yes, you'll stay afloat, but you aren't really swimming. But take off the life jacket and you can dive straight to the bottom and find all kinds of wondrous things.


Oh! One more thing. Don't be surprised if you hear the sound of a bell that seems to come from the very crown of your head. Some people do, some don't. It's a perception of the mind, not a stroke so don't be afraid. I've heard Zen meditators refer to it as the "sound of silence".

Wow Webgoji,

That was an excellent explanation! I can barely remember the days when I saw and heard things during meditation, but over time they have disappeared and now it is just serene silence.

You will eventually reach that state also rigaschuckler, just give it time and patients.

Cheers

I think the tingly feelings in the muscles could be from over oxygenation--meaning you may be breathing too fast. Try slowing it down some...maybe even count with a pause of 2 count or so in between inhalation and exhalation.

There are some types of meditation that allow for everything to just flow through your thoughts...allow them but don't hold to them, let them go. I daresay I've never seen anything dark or mystical myself.

I prefer to focus upon something to meditate, a purpose driven meditation you might say.

when i first began to meditate, oh 9 years ago or so, the brain damage was still so severe that i could not focus or concentrate for any length of time. that is how i learned about Holosync. it supports meditation when the brain cannot maintain.

essentially it uses sound (a rapid beat at different tempos in each ear) to gain the brain's attention and help it to focus and reform those neural connections that allow for balanced feedback between the two halves of the brain. this also stimulates the brain to re-connect and even re-grow neural connections that might have been damaged by meds, or gone awry of their own causes. and finally, it helps the brain to activate unused nerve cells to complete functional patterns, such as attention span, and memory.

i used it as an aid to meditation for many years, and it was a tremendous help. as it actually caused repair to the brain, i reaped all the rewards of meditation: permanent re-balancing of brain functions and focus, as well as peace of mind.

anyone who is interested it a trial of the most basic form of this technology can download a 10 minute trial at Om Harmonics.com. for the more advanced therapeutic formulation, go to CenterPointe.com.

i hope anyone who decides to meditate will stay with it long enough to gain the benefits that make it a lifestyle~

best wishes~
Gus

Thank you for the answer. I hear about the TM too. Let me ask this to someone

Amazing answer. A great thanks for you. Seriously made my day. Everyday meditation makes me feel calm, happy and enthusiastic. It makes me think about the world in another aspect. Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot and yeah i hope that too

Well thanks a lot for this. I haven't heard about stuffs like this before and thanks a lot for saying this. I think meditation will make me more happy