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I noticed this experience a few weeks ago. I was having big trouble getting to sleep and my partner's snoring was agitating me. I decided to relax and meditate
by jwdunne 9y ago
I noticed this experience a few weeks ago.
I was having big trouble getting to sleep and my partner's snoring was agitating me. I decided to relax and meditate.
I noticed myself trying to "cure" my agitation. I decided to accept it. But then I realised that I was forcing myself to accept it. Instead of some 'conscious decision', I eased into just being conscious of it. I just felt it and it washed away, replaced with a feeling of pure contentment I've never experienced before. That applied to "trying to sleep" too.
I slept well not long after that. It was a profound feeling.
- epistasis 9y agoVipassana has helped me with so much physical and emotional discomfort and pain, precisely in this way.