Weird Meditation Session

[Amir]

Hey

 

So, last time I meditated for a longer period of time than I normally do. I had a lot of pain in my back, because of the postition I was sitting in and I just observed the pain for most of the time. When I was almost done I stopped observing for a while and noticed that I felt bigger or 'more open', like there was more space in me.. I don't know how else to describe it.

 

What is this exactly?

Has anyone else experienced this as well?

 

Thanks

[cetus]

@Amir The thinking mind puts constructs on everything because it is a product of it's spatial field plus time and therefore a sense of where the self is located within that field. That's fine for physical activities such as driving a car or walking a busy city or not hitting your head on a low hanging object.  It orientates itself within that space as perceiving distance, up, down, the size of a given space, the passing of time, ect. When the mind that creates those orientations is silenced through meditation, all those mental constructs can fade away. All that remains is awareness that has no such confines or limitations.