Nuisance Ego Defense Mechanism

[Dhal-Sim]

Hi all,

I've made what I consider to be great progress over the years in my meditation/no self practice. I've had great self actualization success through it, and some pretty interesting spiritual experiences during meditation.

However..........

When I go to meditate now, my mind likes to bring up nails scratching a blackboard. This is a recent thing that has come up, and I can only think its a defense mechanism of my ego to distract it from getting dissolved again.

 

Has/dose anyone else experience this? Have any advice?

 

Thanks.

[Prabhaker]

7 hours ago, Dhal-Sim said:

When I go to meditate now, my mind likes to bring up nails scratching a blackboard. This is a recent thing that has come up, and I can only think its a defense mechanism of my ego to distract it from getting dissolved again.

Just watch it - and when you watch you have to remember that while watching, don't judge. If you judge,watching is lost. While watching, don't evaluate it is a defense mechanism of ego or not. 

[Emerald]

Hmm. That's interesting. I sometimes get unpleasant urges and thoughts that come up. But never nails scratching on the chalkboard. But it sounds like it would be an annoying one.

[Dhal-Sim]

Thanks guys.

I've managed to sort it, it would seem!

[Xpansion]

Maybe Freddie Krueger come to visit?

[Malelekakis]

For me it's ringing in the ears and in the past I have had experiences with sounds of a Tibetan bowl in my sleep.I see them as reminders for me to stay conscious.the ringing usually happens when I am in deep meditation and then I lose my self in unconciousness for a sec and it reminds me to be awake again