........I Hit A Wall??

[BlueTone]

Well, I'm finding this a little strange o.O;...

           For those of you that have read my previous posts, Things have been going rather well. I had several of my first fully conscience projections, Got to explore some beautiful territories, and had some wonderful breakthroughs on what exactly i have to do to successfully take advantage of such practices......But i feel i may have....Hit a rut?

          I don't understand it, But I've continued my normal practice that has lead to great results, But for about a month now....Its been dead. Just falling asleep, and maybe a funky dream, Is about all that I've experienced the past month or so. I took a week break a couple weeks ago, Cleared my mind and just did regular cultivations and meditations for energy. Came back into practice, Still nothing.

          Anyone else experience this?....If so, What would you recommend? Maybe switching into some different practices?.....Its weird, Because i had some of my first mind-blowing experiences just a couple months ago, doing the exact practices i'm doing now?


Hrmm?.....Any advice/opinions?   

~BlueTone
             Za Hourou Iki

[Chris J.]

This sounds about like what happened to me back in February. My problem was that I couldn't reach Focus 12. The reason I had this problem was I was trying to force the entire process because I expected everything to happen in a certain way, instead of simply allowing it to happen. My recommendation is for you to drop your expectations and to simply allow the process to unfold.

[OutOfThePrison]

Psychological balance is the key

[BlueTone]

          I actually tried something similar. Instead of practicing to experience an OBE, I would practice.....To practice. Simply to see what new and exciting sensations and experiences i could come across. In my mind, That would be approaching it open-minded enough to just go with the flow. But i still wind up falling asleep, Even after a good 8-10 hours of sleep =/. It's weird.

          I guess i will just continue to approach things optimistically, and go with the flow until things get back to normal. I do appreciate everyone's opinion and advice though, I love these forums for just that ^_^.


~Za Hourou Iki

[horaciocs]

Drop the expectations and just enjoy your experiences. Don't think about it, just do it, let your unconscious mind do its work and don't interfere with it, just watch it working.

Don't ever get trapped into a frustration loop. High expectations --> not meeting your goals --> frustration --> previous skills are reduced due to frustration --> more frustration

Ease of mind is what you're probably lacking. Don't get stressed over it.

[BlueTone]

Well,
       I started doing exactly what was recommended, And instead of pressuring myself into trying desperately to project, I merely went with the flow, and just enjoyed anything that was willing to surprise me. Oddly enough, That actually led to MORE projection success. LOL. Less = More! =D

Thanks guys! ^o^;..

~Za Hourou Iki

[justin35ll]

man welcome to my world i've been experiencing this for probably the past 4 months lol

[Pauli2]

Sometimes I have a very hard time getting anything at all. I think it partly may have to do with my inability to stop the monkey mind chattering.

But the problem with going to sleep... Perhaps trying to sitting up when doing?