Bob, Merle, Good point about the CO2 build up (and Gillard!).
Merle, you could use this situation as an excellent object of meditation. When you feel this fear starting to arise go into it deeply. Where in the body do you feel the sensations? Are they 'solid' sensations or more subtle? Do they stay in one place or move location? Do they last along time or sometimes completely disappear only to come back? Does your mind start making up stories/movies about what is causing the fear or is it just a feeling beyond words? Eventually you might notice that everything you experience (physical-mental) is in flux. It's like you've become a detached observer rather than a wallowed of the emotion. With more practice you might experience a sense of equanimity even tho the physical sensations of fear remain. It's an amazing opportunity for further practice! I envy you! Mike --- In [email protected], "bobthomas564" <bobthomas564@...> wrote: > > BTW Merle if you are having a CO2 build up, our prime minister may want to > tax you a bit more than the rest of us! Lets hope you are not heating up..... > > --- In [email protected], "bobthomas564" <bobthomas564@> wrote: > > > > HI Merle - as I'm a scuba diver I guess you are having a CO2 build up. It > > happens to divers when they start to breath hard it can bring on panic. > > > > Don't think it is something to do with the spiritual. > > > > Bob > > > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > hi joe... > > > > > > when i am doing the breathing late last night i note on the out breath > > > just the very last bit i had this dreadful feeling of fear.. > > > what is this? > > > > > > > > > Merle > > > > > > > > > www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1 > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
