Recontextualization during hand watching exercise binary?

[SoonHei]

Does it go from all your concepts about what the hand is to all of a sudden "something which cannot be named" 

 

So it's like a hand until it isn't anymore

 

Or are there levels to the recontextualization which approach slowly and slowly to complete non-contexual view of the hand?

 

 

Also, should any thoughts be suppressed during this exercise? Or simply just stare at the hand blankly and contemplate what it is?

 

Just ensuring it isn't like blank staring and letting the mind go in monkey-mind mode as is required during the do-nothing meditation...

[Flammable]

I am yet to try it in the following few days, so I have as much info as you do.

[Rilles]

I dont think it can be said in words, Ive stared at things for about 1-2 years now and to be honest all that is happening (for me personally) is that I see the object but its slippery, my mind tries so hard to say ”this is what it is” but it cant, its just intangible. 

[Your place at Heart]

My heart was pounding hard, vision started to blurr and breathing heavier, my belly hurts and my spine was pinching, I couldn't sleep, I believe this is a good thing because I am aware of symptoms preceding enlightenment glimpse or experience. sadly, i resisted. I will push through

[Leo Gura]

There are degrees of how conscious of your hand you are.

Psychedelics really help reveal this.

[How to be wise]

@Leo Gura I would also suggest that a useful addition is to look at the hand without images of past-future that you have of the hand. Since all the concepts you project on the hand looks like images of past-future, a good way to take those out is to look at your hand without projecting past-future images of the hand.

[Leo Gura]

@How to be wise Of course

[Nahm]

@SoonHei Look at the hand, as if there is no one to ask a question to. 

[DrewNows]

@Nahm Yes that feels right. A simpler way of putting what @How to be wise explains

Here's a somewhat related story:

the other night i fell back asleep with both hands gripped around the pillow laying on my belly. When i again awoke, my hands had fallen completely asleep (one was so gone i felt as if i did not have a hand). As i turned around i noticed the dead weight in my arm as the hand hit the bed. 

If i wasn't so sleepy i would have enjoyed this little exercise

However i often like to do recontextualization exercises randomly throughout the day with anything in my visual. What a great way to appreciate the beauty of living. 

Edited October 8, 2018 by DrewNows

[Nahm]

@DrewNows ??