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http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/kundalini.htm

This link has views on the subject by Jhanananda (Jeffrey S. Brooks)
The whole site is a gem, for anyone interested in Buddist ways.

LOLs...

Can anyone please put it down in one line?

I feel that you did it
I have fused many light bulbs, I suspect, and they don't last even a month when I'm around. I've replaced them all with CFLs.

Your case is strange because the bulb was off.

Date : 10/5/08 Early morning

Fell asleep while practicing but the intent worked and woke up in astral with mild vibes. I could see myself but everything was heavily blurred. Got up and tried to move away from the body but something was not right and I found myself stuck.

I wished myself away, did not work. I focused on solar plexus (this is what moves you in astral), and as soon as I did this I became aware of my physical body and neatly snapped back into it, as a result.

Fortunately, it did not break the trance and I got up again, however this time it was low in energy and dreamlets started appearing. I saw the room, but it was a made-up room. I wanted to turn on the lights, I was afraid of pressing the switch because I thought my finger would go through it and I will get a shock. Suddenly many many switches appeared on the wall...some big some small . Realizing my foolishness and that I was just wasting my time, I decided to go out.
Anyway I went out of the door in reverse (moving backwards towards the door, I do this when I can't open doors or can't get through).

Outside the scene was different and a bit dull. Energy was running out and I was falling into dreams. I remember getting back to the body once again and a false awakening and lots of flying and jumping on the rooftops.

Most of the astral projectors barely manage to keep their senses in order
It will take a really talented projector to project into RTZ with sufficient energy and time in hand and a lot of luck to manage anything like that.
Most of the time he will be able to move an astral copy of objects perhaps.

Why is there something instead of nothing?

Yes indeed, this is an age old metaphysical question that no one can answer....well, not really, there are "explanations" which satisfy a few minds, but not all.

My favorite is...
This question arises because of the peculiar way in which our language and mind works.
How do we define nothing? Only as an absence of something..... the word "nothing" has no meaning without the opposite, as is the case with every other negative word.

Take the word "hole". Is there really such a "thing" (a real manifestation) as hole? No..because when we speak of holes, we are abstracting something which is not there. Its not a thing.
Now the being is defined as that which exists and everything that exists is being. We introduce nothingness by abstracting the absence of being. Absence implies that it does not exist, so nothingness does not exist. It can't. Its a construct of our mind.

Those who are interested may refer to western philosophers, and Sartre in particular (in this book Being and Nothingness). Consciousness arises when being introduces a negation in itself, so that it can "see" what it is by comparing itself with what it is not......

O my head hurts

Sorry. I'm not buying it."

Well, I don't buy this either (and most of the other "channeled" stuff that floats around on net), and the best meaning of the phrase "We create our own reality", in my opinion, is that everyone interprets reality (which is all that is, the being), using his/her own consciousness or mind.

This is the most scientific view one can take on such stuff.
QM also proposes (ya its a theory only), that consciousness of an observer collapses the wavefunction, and in the absence of a conscious observer, all that remains is a cloud of infinite probabilities.

From neuropsychology we know that brain has very sophisticated arrangements of matter, which define the reality we perceive and the reality gets distorted when abnormalities are introduced in its structure. Drugs disturb the chemical balance of brain and produce alternate realities, which seem as real as this one.

From the study of Astral Projection, we know that everyone CAN consciously alter the reality one perceives, using simple techniques and hard work ....

So yes, if we strip it off the mystic BS, we are somehow responsible for our own reality, but its a matter of choice rather than creation of something from nothing.

ok i have a question to add to this when trying to enter the vibrational stage i get way too excited like my body just tightens up because im so excited it is very frustratiing!

You are doing it little early may be.
You need to put your body to sleep before going for vibes...

Not only the 3rd eye, activating all your chakras should improve the oobe significantly.

I'm sorry it did not work for both of you. :p
But when I say negate, I mean think of an exact negative of the thought that appears out of nowhere, without any emotions and by being calm and passive.
Don't fight with yourself...

Once negated, leave it free, let it go and wait for others to come.

Once in a blue moon
But chances increase if I persist and practice daily. (Early mornings i.e.)
I wish I was more devoted, I spend most of my time thinking worthless things and reading stuff... :p

There is a lack of information about astral beings other than myths and religious stories which don't seem to be very accurate and no one seems to have a similar experience. .....

Not at all...
There are many books out there (especially by Robert Bruce). You should try some defense techniques from those or ask Bruce himself for a solution on his forum.

It seems that you are under a psychic attack and need external help.
Best of luck...

its hard for me to clear my mind

The most effective way to stop thought (internal chatter) is to negate everything that comes, with an opposite thought.

For example:
Thought: "I need to go there on ....etc etc etc"
You: "I DONT need to go there......etc "

Thought: "He said I was......"
You: "He said I was NOT...."

After a few iterations, mind will be silent.

Date : 1/5/08 Early morning

Intensionally trying to hover around the sleep/awake line. I fell asleep with an intension of not going too deep in sleep.
While in sleep, thought of checking time on my cellphone. Stretched my hand but experienced a "rip", which means I moved my astral hand, and as soon as I came to know, I got up out of the body.

It was murky and confusing, could not focus on anything, so decided to go out, but then changed my mind and decided instead to go back into body (which is rare ).
Got back with a very clear crisp memory of the experience.

I highly recommend this.
The other benefits are-
1- your mind is already very quiet at this hour, at night you are full of thoughts which tire you very easily and force you to sleep
2- you are not tired and sleepy
3- its not dark outside, you are not afraid to go out of the body, night breeds fear
4- there is plenty of time, you are not worried about getting up early for work, you are already up...
5- nature 'favors' this time, its un-natural for you to do something else, when nature has designed you to go to sleep and repair your body and process your memories, there are no such natural requirements during early morning
6- most of us usually eat before going to bed and digestion takes away a lot of energy (thats why system puts you to sleep when you eat more), this is not the case early morning...
7- its easier to 'download' the memories of oobe at this time...

What if I have problems moving my astral body?  What causes this?  Lack of relaxation?  Lack of energy? 

Its mostly impatience (at least for me )
One should let it ease out, instead of 'forcing' it out with techniques.
Anyway whatever RJA posted above is the essence of it all. I must add that the best time to do this is early morning, when you get up with an hour of sleep left, then go to bed again and start the process.

Ok so you say, when you free yourself of the time (such as after death), all the time blends into "now" and you can experience all of the time now.
Well, this also implies that you can see everything that has ever happened and everything that will ever happen. Especially you can see all your past and mainly future lives/reincarnations. So as you now know all your future lives, what's the point in choosing to live them again?

I asked about this in a dream and got this response: "Time-line is ever changing". Does this mean that when I "see" all of my lives from the eternity point of view, they can turn different as I actually choose to live them and isn't this another paradox? 

oh yeah, there are probably questions that will not be answered until the time comes...

I don't think whatever you said here is a fact. The simple answer is no one knows....although some people know bits and pieces of things, there is no way to tell who is right.

So its all opinions...

My personal view is...its all like a video game, you spawn and re-spawn till you finish the "Game"...

Congrats !
You are having vibes.
Some good news is in store for you.

I have seen people, but never encountered someone who obviously felt dead or a traveler or anything else.
I feel, its difficult to find out, mostly these are dream elements, your own creations.

Now I'll tell what I heard. Living people have a cord connected to their physical bodies, dead do not...
Best of luck trying to find that........best way is to talk to them, but not surest.

These things are nothing....
These sensations are nothing special.
You are not even relaxed. Need more effort. Meditate and try to become familiar with deeper states.

A case of spontaneous partial oobe.
Its interesting that you perceived a green colored arm, mostly the "other" body is gray/white and semi-transparent.

Looks like you are on initial stage.
It will be momentary at first and with practice, the trance condition prolongs. Keep on holding it.

One thing you can do is, slow down....as soon as you start getting falling sensations, stop...look at it and slowly proceed, going backward and forward many times.

The silence (of mind) has a direct relation to AP. You won't be able to project without silencing your mind, as simple as that.

Its also needed for your spiritual progress.
Talking less works best. It silences the internal talk also.
Turing off TV and not reading helps.
If you feel music helps, thats because, its devoid of words, but still meaningful. Avoid songs if possible, because they get stuck in head and interfere in AP process.

Vibes come in many varieties.
From earthquake like slow motions, swinging sensations... to violent electric shocks.

And all people get them, many don't even notice. If you did, you have a natural talent, use it....

It is as good as dying....
Many people call death by the name of permanent astral projection LOL.