A Sitting Journal

Hi Chuanose.
I can relate to all of this (and some more...)
The feelings were strongest/most unfamiliar the first week. Now slowly "normalizing".
I think this is a good time to experiment and "play around".

Regards /Pejn

These two days I sat a little later and was more tired after work. I find I'm still starting off at A&P, however it seems the clarity and mind powers dropped somewhat, as the sit seemed to mostly hover around DN and early equanimity, where there are strong rough pulsations going on in head but there is also some kind of calmness observing them. Noted some disappointment as I was looking forward to get some relief by going higher up, and also some doubting thoughts after failing to reproduce the experiences two days ago.

Just had a chat with Kenneth and I'm happy to share that he thinks I have achieved stream entry earlier this week

Thank you Kenneth very much for your guidance! And thank you all in this forum, this is a wonderful and precious community that has helped motivated me through the last 11 months To all the pre-path yogis out there, keep the faith, practice consistently and you'll be able to do it too!

Congratulations sir!

Enjoy this time!

Very nice!
Congratz!

"Just had a chat with Kenneth and I'm happy to share that he thinks I have achieved stream entry earlier this week "

Congratulations!

Well done!

"Just had a chat with Kenneth and I'm happy to share that he thinks I have achieved stream entry earlier this week

Thank you Kenneth very much for your guidance! And thank you all in this forum, this is a wonderful and precious community that has helped motivated me through the last 11 months To all the pre-path yogis out there, keep the faith, practice consistently and you'll be able to do it too!"

Agree, and congratulations!

Congratulations!! Hope to join you soon!!

Thanks everyone!

RevElev: your recent descriptions sound very familar to me, looks like you might already be there or nearing!

I think I'm still in Review Phase A, whenever I sit it only takes a few seconds before all the eye twitching and lights turn on, and in a short time I'll progress up to equanimity again. I think I've had another several anatta door fruitions where I go from deep into equanimity and suddenly wake up in A&P, however I still cannot identity any particular blip moment. I also don't know for sure if I had cessations from other doors yet, the anatta door seems to be the easiest to identify so far.

My interest in jhanas has increased quite a bit now that I have easier access to them. I enjoy resting in the 4th jhana while commuting as it seems to help me rest and clear my head after that. I also tried to follow the instructions on this site to visualise infinite space to see if I can access the 5th jhana but seems like no luck yet.