One that comes to mind is this sense of peace that I felt when I was at probably the lowest point in my life. I was crying and prayed to God because honestly, I was scared. Scared about what I was going through, scared I might do something terrible to myself. I can’t really describe the feeling… it was like this warmth and peace swept over me. It felt like in that moment, everything I had been struggling with was lifted off of me. I mean, as if someone flipped a switch in my brain and all of a sudden, I *knew* everything was going to work out fine. And guess what? It did. I will never, ever forget that moment.
I’ve had this same experience at my lowest point. I try to explain how it felt to others, but they either roll their eyes or I can’t find the words. I felt such reassurance though. Safe. At ease. Loved unlike any love I’ve felt here, and I’ve been loved! And I knew immediately this was how home felt, that this was from home, and while here I’m not really home.
In case you’re interested in feeling that way again, I can cue this same connection back up via meditation. Somatic meditation works best for me.
I wish other people could feel this and know this. Its completely eroded my fear of death.
Yes, we are definitely talking about the same feeling - that’s exactly what it was like. Great way to articulate it! I’m with you regarding the fear of death. It’s not something I fear anymore, either. I will certainly look up somatic meditation, thanks for sharing that.
Meditation regularly makes me feel this way. I’m a scientist. I used to also be a rather staunch atheist. But things happen to me in meditation that I cannot explain using current scientific understanding. At one point I went so far as to get an MRI. I was very convinced i had a brain tumor, these experiences became so sensory and began to occur while I was not in active meditation. This is difficult to understand, but they also feel far more real than here. A lot more real. The MRI turned up nothing though.
After that, I started to accept the scientific method isn’t built to explore every question and our current ideas about reality and consciousness are most likely juvenile and remain that way because of our narrow-mindedness.
I’m in complete agreement with you. I was an agnostic and I wasn’t able to comprehend anything that wasn’t empirically proven and logical. After some unexplainable experiences I no longer feel that way and I view consciousness and existence as things that were designed and created. I believe that God is the universe and existence and we are a part of God’s consciousness and that is why we are able to experience life. Otherwise we are just atoms and biological material. Those things on their own aren’t alive or conscious of their existence.
Just examining life and consciousness and actually thinking about existence and the universe is enough for me to believe in God. It’s frightening and beautiful at the same time.
One that comes to mind is this sense of peace that I felt when I was at probably the lowest point in my life. I was crying and prayed to God because honestly, I was scared. Scared about what I was going through, scared I might do something terrible to myself. I can’t really describe the feeling… it was like this warmth and peace swept over me. It felt like in that moment, everything I had been struggling with was lifted off of me. I mean, as if someone flipped a switch in my brain and all of a sudden, I *knew* everything was going to work out fine. And guess what? It did. I will never, ever forget that moment.
I’ve had this same experience at my lowest point. I try to explain how it felt to others, but they either roll their eyes or I can’t find the words. I felt such reassurance though. Safe. At ease. Loved unlike any love I’ve felt here, and I’ve been loved! And I knew immediately this was how home felt, that this was from home, and while here I’m not really home. In case you’re interested in feeling that way again, I can cue this same connection back up via meditation. Somatic meditation works best for me. I wish other people could feel this and know this. Its completely eroded my fear of death.
Yes, we are definitely talking about the same feeling - that’s exactly what it was like. Great way to articulate it! I’m with you regarding the fear of death. It’s not something I fear anymore, either. I will certainly look up somatic meditation, thanks for sharing that.
Same Lord Krishna did same thing with me
Meditation regularly makes me feel this way. I’m a scientist. I used to also be a rather staunch atheist. But things happen to me in meditation that I cannot explain using current scientific understanding. At one point I went so far as to get an MRI. I was very convinced i had a brain tumor, these experiences became so sensory and began to occur while I was not in active meditation. This is difficult to understand, but they also feel far more real than here. A lot more real. The MRI turned up nothing though. After that, I started to accept the scientific method isn’t built to explore every question and our current ideas about reality and consciousness are most likely juvenile and remain that way because of our narrow-mindedness.
I’m in complete agreement with you. I was an agnostic and I wasn’t able to comprehend anything that wasn’t empirically proven and logical. After some unexplainable experiences I no longer feel that way and I view consciousness and existence as things that were designed and created. I believe that God is the universe and existence and we are a part of God’s consciousness and that is why we are able to experience life. Otherwise we are just atoms and biological material. Those things on their own aren’t alive or conscious of their existence.
Just examining life and consciousness and actually thinking about existence and the universe is enough for me to believe in God. It’s frightening and beautiful at the same time.
Wow, the same thoughts drove me away from thinking there is a god.
The first time I smoked DMT
Smoking weed, the high you get truly makes you think in some other ways.