--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > <snip> > > There do seem to be some changes as a result of long-term > > meditative practice, in that events do not impinge as much > > and a person's reaction is less intense. > > I would add, less intense *subjectively* for the person > reacting. IOW, one person can't tell how much impinging > is taking place in another person by observing their > reaction. The reaction might appear furious or even > "batshit crazy," but internally the person could be > perfectly calm and undisturbed, nonattached.
It might be the reverse too. A person might be seething inside, but manage to suppress the outward manifestation. I was really referring to my own experience, and observation of some others. I am the only one for whom I can observe the outer reaction simultaneously with the inner experience. For others, I have to ask about the internal state. There must be some physiological correlate to this however.
