Milarepa wrote:
If we go deep enough, we naturally don't focus on anything time related, so that illusion falls away, upon resuming noraml consciousness it may seem we lost track of time, when in fact we became aware there is no time!
in the days, some 18 years back, when i was busy in concentration exercises through gazing, this would also happen to me that i would keep sitting gazing on black dot or candle flame for two hours or more in one sitting, and would similarly feel that time's been so flying, but the question of asleep never arose in my mind since my eyes did remain wide open during that spell...
however, this time, when i m trying to recap that experience into meditation with eyes closed, i naturally have to be bit skeptic whether i was asleep hence the question....
Milarepa wrote:
If you do fall asleep, upon re-awakening, you can simply resume practice if it';s possible. Most definitely don't let yourself judge yourself if you keep falling asleep, i say this cause you sai 'i'm quite afraid..'.
i can read into that Wayne... a beautiful advice and i count on this maybe you are saying this for the reason too that if i will keep my mind stuck in that question, then what i will be meditating upon ?
well, the term being afraid was not used in that sense though... i can well imagine that the feeling of any fear sometimes makes us blocked to go foraward in our meditation experience, and tbh, that was not the point
i plan to sit meditation this weekend with once my sleep already taken in full as required, then only i will be in a position to judge whether it was sleep spell or mediative spell hope this will help
Milarepa wrote:
Here's some practible help form someone well known....
http://www.srichinmoy.org/spirituality/concentration_meditation_contemplation/meditation/am_i_meditating_well/question_5
thanks for the referrel... an interesting site to browse through... i will come up with more 'questions' once i do that...
so long then, take care
salman