Never-ending meditation

milkmoth

Something new is happening to me... I'm constantly in a state of meditation. Like, I'll sit down on my cushion, assume the posture, calm down... to find I'm already in samadhi. It's quite beautiful... what I keep thinking is "continuation". There is a sense of an unbroken peace, or awareness, or joy.

The strange thing is... that my left foot feels like it's glowing. I know a little about foot chakras but it beats me why my left foot seems to be the source of undying peace. lol

Could this be the beginning of Tantra? I remember reading that Tantra is all-encompassing and continuous joy, peace, and wakefulness.

Laters.

riverflow

Something I wrote on my blog a few months ago:

"Zazen does not belong to the cushion alone. Zazen possesses nothing special at all. Zazen merely acts as a way of cultivating attentiveness... and, as a natural result, also cultivating compassion."

In other words, ideally, meditation and one's daily life should be seamless, one and the same. If there is separation between life and the cushion, then your practice isn't living up to its potential. (this is often easier said than done!) So I'd say it sounds like you're on the right track. :om:

taiyaki

it would seem that meditation is not something you only do on the cushion. those who awaken to non dual consciousness realize that this spacious clarity of awareness has always been. when the three poisons are lessened then the awareness itself has a chance to snap out of it so to speak.

awakening brings a lot of weird things like chakras. i've always viewed the chakras as non physical/physical energy. it is the in between energy that bridges the physical with the non physical. but yeah bring awareness to all your chakra centers. i've been finding that having the third eye working really helps in the ability to "feel" the other vortexes.

you're on the right path. now with your awareness you can see what is. you can see clearly into your karma. the peace and bliss is nice, but even these should be seen through. do not hold onto anything. even this consciousness!

thus the holy mantra is "Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone utterly beyond, Enlightenment hail!"

Theswingisyellow

Milkmoth,
As they say keep on keepin on!

aura

Center of ball of feet connects body to ground between energy of heaven and earth, just as an electrical plug completes a circuit.
Left foot glowing?
Left foot path provides clear connection.
Try your meditation practice while facing the different cardinal directions and see if you notice a difference between them. If you notice a difference, face the direction that provides the greatest glowing, greatest energy flow for your greatest benefit.