Here is an example: https://youtu.be/o9xP28pzQAA https://youtu.be/o9xP28pzQAA A more detailed look: Most Buddhist traditions frown upon personal demonstration

Here is an example: https://youtu.be/o9xP28pzQAA https://youtu.be/o9xP28pzQAA A more detailed look: Most Buddhist traditions frown upon personal demonstrations of achievements and frown upon talking about personal achievements openly without a good reason. Giving a closer look, a Theravada teacher might talk about their achievements to let students know if they have questions about those topics they have someone they can go to and ask for help. But eg, on the Zen side of things, it's unheard of for teachers to talk about achievements. On the other hand, Buddhism openly gives names for states and achievements, so people privately can talk about it and get help from teachers. This vocabulary is explained in detail, and can be used to give you an idea of what the experiences while meditating are like. Brain scans today show that magic mushrooms and jhanic meditation both light up the brain in nearly identical ways. This implies heightened meditative states are closer to magic mushrooms than lsd. An example of more anecdotal experiences: https://old.reddit.com/r/TheMindIlluminated/comments/cpybar/how_did_the_jhanas_change_you/ https://old.reddit.com/r/TheMindIlluminated/comments/cpybar/...