Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Robin - this reminded me of one time years ago when I used a sensory deprivation tank. I only got to use it once - it was $60 an hour - but WOW! It was so cool... I felt detached and fell into some kind of state from where I couldn't wake. When my hour was up, the people running the place tried to wake me up for 20 minutes by playing a tape louder and louder through underwater speakers. I have NO memory of it! Then they started banging on the door to see if I was okay! The only thing I remember is being very, very, very far away from myself - I hadn't been asleep, I just seemed "gone". I remember nothingness, then only the sound of distant thudding. I latched onto the sound until it grew louder and louder, then remembered who I was, that I was in a float tank, and that the sound was someone banging on the door! Anyway, while I was "gone" there was no dreaming, no nothing. I just disappeared. But I've missed that warm, salty water ever since! There's a float tank available here in Austin and I've been thinking of going and trying to meditate in it. If I do, I'll let y'all know how it goes. Gabriela P.S. For those who don't know what a Sensory Deprivation Tank is: Fill a capsule large enough to hold a human body either vertically or horizontally with water and enough salt to make you bouyant. The water is the same temperature as your body, and there is no light. Picture: You are floating in water you can't feel, there's no light so you can't see, and there's no sound because you're alone. The brain relies on sensory input and when it's deprived, it often creates it's own. Not necessarily a dramatic event, though some have witnessed hallucinations, altered perceptions, etc. The idea spawned a very dramatic movie called Altered States. For those of you who saw the movie, no, I didn't turn into a monkey. --- Robin Wilson <lilymoonjewel wrote: > Namaste Everyone, > > I thought I would tell you all of my experience > also...I had an Out of Body experience about a year > ago..I was just about to fall asleep and then I > heard this rushing sound...like big ocean waves..I > felt floaty... .then I told myself "THIS Is what it > feels like to die" ...as soon as I said that I woke > back up...I was a little freaked out but I wished it > would happen again even though I am scared of it..I > would love to experience it again... only further... > I have also had different states of consiousness to > where I am "detached"...it is a very strange > feeling... > > At Amma's Feet, > Robin > > avinash ramidi <avinash7_99 wrote: > > --- Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: > > > been napping and woke up to a "shifted" > > > consciousness; I seemed to be seeing everything > > > from somewhere a foot or two BEHIND my left > > > shoulder! > > > > > > When I was a little girl, I used spent a lot of > time > > alone with my thoughts (too much time). > Sometimes, > > I'd wonder where "I" came from (not in the > > procreative > > sense). I'd wonder, if my parents hadn't come > > together, where would "I" be? Would "I" be split > > into > > two other people if they each had kids with > others? > > Then I'd repeat to myself, "I'm ME. I'm ME. I'm > ME." > > To try and FEEL who "I" was inside my body. Often > I > > would feel my awareness shift so that I felt like > I > > was looking out from somewhere further behind my > > eyes > > than normally, and I'd get really scared. > > > > I remember getting scared because I suddenly > didn't > > feel as attached to my body. I also felt scared > that > > I > > was going to lose my parents because they couldn't > > see > > "Me" in that moment. It was really weird. > > > > I didn't think about it very much for probably 20 > > years, until just a few months ago. I'm now > trying > > to > > learn how to get into that awareness again, but > it's > > not easy at all! I've got 20 more years of clutter > > in > > my head to let go of! > > > > Gabriela > > and "Me" > > > > > > > > Dear Gabriela, if you ever get a chance read Ramana > Maharshi's teachings, you may get a better clue. > > You can also try Sri Nisargadutta's famous 'who am > I'? > > > Regards > Avinash. > > > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam./whatsnewfree > > Sponsor > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Namaste Sister, I am curious to know how you breathe under the water or does your face go in the tank? How interesting. I have seen things like this on TV before but didn't know that they were accessible to public. What a strange experience for you. Like being in the womb. Where you just feel safe and there are virtually no memories or thoughts. Maybe that is what your subconscious remembered? Just a thought. :-) At Amma's Feet, Robin Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: Robin - this reminded me of one time years ago when I used a sensory deprivation tank. I only got to use it once - it was $60 an hour - but WOW! It was so cool... I felt detached and fell into some kind of state from where I couldn't wake. When my hour was up, the people running the place tried to wake me up for 20 minutes by playing a tape louder and louder through underwater speakers. I have NO memory of it! Then they started banging on the door to see if I was okay! The only thing I remember is being very, very, very far away from myself - I hadn't been asleep, I just seemed "gone". I remember nothingness, then only the sound of distant thudding. I latched onto the sound until it grew louder and louder, then remembered who I was, that I was in a float tank, and that the sound was someone banging on the door! Anyway, while I was "gone" there was no dreaming, no nothing. I just disappeared. But I've missed that warm, salty water ever since! There's a float tank available here in Austin and I've been thinking of going and trying to meditate in it. If I do, I'll let y'all know how it goes. Gabriela P.S. For those who don't know what a Sensory Deprivation Tank is: Fill a capsule large enough to hold a human body either vertically or horizontally with water and enough salt to make you bouyant. The water is the same temperature as your body, and there is no light. Picture: You are floating in water you can't feel, there's no light so you can't see, and there's no sound because you're alone. The brain relies on sensory input and when it's deprived, it often creates it's own. Not necessarily a dramatic event, though some have witnessed hallucinations, altered perceptions, etc. The idea spawned a very dramatic movie called Altered States. For those of you who saw the movie, no, I didn't turn into a monkey. --- Robin Wilson <lilymoonjewel wrote: > Namaste Everyone, > > I thought I would tell you all of my experience > also...I had an Out of Body experience about a year > ago..I was just about to fall asleep and then I > heard this rushing sound...like big ocean waves..I > felt floaty... .then I told myself "THIS Is what it > feels like to die" ...as soon as I said that I woke > back up...I was a little freaked out but I wished it > would happen again even though I am scared of it..I > would love to experience it again... only further... > I have also had different states of consiousness to > where I am "detached"...it is a very strange > feeling... > > At Amma's Feet, > Robin > > avinash ramidi <avinash7_99 wrote: > > --- Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: > > > been napping and woke up to a "shifted" > > > consciousness; I seemed to be seeing everything > > > from somewhere a foot or two BEHIND my left > > > shoulder! > > > > > > When I was a little girl, I used spent a lot of > time > > alone with my thoughts (too much time). > Sometimes, > > I'd wonder where "I" came from (not in the > > procreative > > sense). I'd wonder, if my parents hadn't come > > together, where would "I" be? Would "I" be split > > into > > two other people if they each had kids with > others? > > Then I'd repeat to myself, "I'm ME. I'm ME. I'm > ME." > > To try and FEEL who "I" was inside my body. Often > I > > would feel my awareness shift so that I felt like > I > > was looking out from somewhere further behind my > > eyes > > than normally, and I'd get really scared. > > > > I remember getting scared because I suddenly > didn't > > feel as attached to my body. I also felt scared > that > > I > > was going to lose my parents because they couldn't > > see > > "Me" in that moment. It was really weird. > > > > I didn't think about it very much for probably 20 > > years, until just a few months ago. I'm now > trying > > to > > learn how to get into that awareness again, but > it's > > not easy at all! I've got 20 more years of clutter > > in > > my head to let go of! > > > > Gabriela > > and "Me" > > > > > > > > Dear Gabriela, if you ever get a chance read Ramana > Maharshi's teachings, you may get a better clue. > > You can also try Sri Nisargadutta's famous 'who am > I'? > > > Regards > Avinash. > > > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam./whatsnewfree > > Sponsor > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Actually, there are plenty of memories and thoughts. There is just no sensory input from your senses to stimulate brain activity. You're right that it was very womb-like. Your face doesn't go in the water. I was laying down on my back, floating, extremely bouyant (sp?), so my face was above water the entire time. --- Robin Wilson <lilymoonjewel wrote: > Namaste Sister, > > > I am curious to know how you breathe under the > water or does your face go in the tank? How > interesting. I have seen things like this on TV > before but didn't know that they were accessible to > public. What a strange experience for you. Like > being in the womb. Where you just feel safe and > there are virtually no memories or thoughts. Maybe > that is what your subconscious remembered? Just a > thought. :-) > > At Amma's Feet, > Robin > > Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: > Robin - this reminded me of one time years ago when > I > used a sensory deprivation tank. I only got to use > it > once - it was $60 an hour - but WOW! It was so > cool... > I felt detached and fell into some kind of state > from > where I couldn't wake. When my hour was up, the > people running the place tried to wake me up for 20 > minutes by playing a tape louder and louder through > underwater speakers. I have NO memory of it! Then > they started banging on the door to see if I was > okay! > The only thing I remember is being very, very, very > far away from myself - I hadn't been asleep, I just > seemed "gone". I remember nothingness, then only > the > sound of distant thudding. I latched onto the sound > until it grew louder and louder, then remembered who > I > was, that I was in a float tank, and that the sound > was someone banging on the door! Anyway, while I > was > "gone" there was no dreaming, no nothing. I just > disappeared. But I've missed that warm, salty water > ever since! > > There's a float tank available here in Austin and > I've > been thinking of going and trying to meditate in it. > > If I do, I'll let y'all know how it goes. > > Gabriela > > P.S. For those who don't know what a Sensory > Deprivation Tank is: Fill a capsule large enough to > hold a human body either vertically or horizontally > with water and enough salt to make you bouyant. The > water is the same temperature as your body, and > there > is no light. Picture: You are floating in water you > can't feel, there's no light so you can't see, and > there's no sound because you're alone. The brain > relies on sensory input and when it's deprived, it > often creates it's own. Not necessarily a dramatic > event, though some have witnessed hallucinations, > altered perceptions, etc. The idea spawned a very > dramatic movie called Altered States. For those of > you who saw the movie, no, I didn't turn into a > monkey. > > > --- Robin Wilson <lilymoonjewel wrote: > > Namaste Everyone, > > > > I thought I would tell you all of my experience > > also...I had an Out of Body experience about a > year > > ago..I was just about to fall asleep and then I > > heard this rushing sound...like big ocean waves..I > > felt floaty... .then I told myself "THIS Is what > it > > feels like to die" ...as soon as I said that I > woke > > back up...I was a little freaked out but I wished > it > > would happen again even though I am scared of > it..I > > would love to experience it again... only > further... > > I have also had different states of consiousness > to > > where I am "detached"...it is a very strange > > feeling... > > > > At Amma's Feet, > > Robin > > > > avinash ramidi <avinash7_99 wrote: > > > > --- Miranda Soliz <msoliz2000 wrote: > > > > been napping and woke up to a "shifted" > > > > consciousness; I seemed to be seeing > everything > > > > from somewhere a foot or two BEHIND my left > > > > shoulder! > > > > > > > > > When I was a little girl, I used spent a lot of > > time > > > alone with my thoughts (too much time). > > Sometimes, > > > I'd wonder where "I" came from (not in the > > > procreative > > > sense). I'd wonder, if my parents hadn't come > > > together, where would "I" be? Would "I" be > split > > > into > > > two other people if they each had kids with > > others? > > > Then I'd repeat to myself, "I'm ME. I'm ME. I'm > > ME." > > > To try and FEEL who "I" was inside my body. > Often > > I > > > would feel my awareness shift so that I felt > like > > I > > > was looking out from somewhere further behind my > > > eyes > > > than normally, and I'd get really scared. > > > > > > I remember getting scared because I suddenly > > didn't > > > feel as attached to my body. I also felt scared > > that > > > I > > > was going to lose my parents because they > couldn't > > > see > > > "Me" in that moment. It was really weird. > > > > > > I didn't think about it very much for probably > 20 > > > years, until just a few months ago. I'm now > > trying > > > to > > > learn how to get into that awareness again, but > > it's > > > not easy at all! I've got 20 more years of > clutter > > > in > > > my head to let go of! > > > > > > Gabriela > > > and "Me" > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Gabriela, if you ever get a chance read > Ramana > > Maharshi's teachings, you may get a better clue. > > > > You can also try Sri Nisargadutta's famous 'who am > > I'? > > > > > > Regards > > Avinash. > > > > > > > > Protect your identity with Mail > AddressGuard > > http://antispam./whatsnewfree > > > > Sponsor > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > Ammachi > > > > > > > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > Protect your identity with Mail > AddressGuard > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > === message truncated === Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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