Expanding Body?

[Slip]

Hey all, lately when I am meditating and sometimes just out of the blue my body feels like its expanding, my arms and legs feel enormous. The room/space I am in feels very small like I fill the entire place. What does this mean?

sorry for the double post.

[MisterJingo]

Hey all, lately when I am meditating and sometimes just out of the blue my body feels like its expanding, my arms and legs feel enormous. The room/space I am in feels very small like I fill the entire place. What does this mean?

It means at such points your awareness of your body is nearly totally removed (i.e. your body is so relaxed it is almost asleep). During these times you will notice a lot of strange sensory perceptions . It's a good sign.

[Slip]

Thanks MisterJingo any ideas what I should try while in this state?

[MisterJingo]

It depends what you're trying to do . I discovered that mixing meditation techniques and OBE attempts was a bad thing to do. The reason for this is OBE attempts usually require and/or produce hypnogogic imagery, and mixing techniques saw an increase in hypnogogic imagery during my meditation practice – which disrupted attempts to clear the mind.

If you experience such symptoms as these during OBE practice, the best thing to do is just focus on them Impassionately . By this I mean don't feel excited or any other emotions, and don't have expectations, just simply feel and watch. I usually use awareness of breath to keep my mind clear during such times, and put my attention on the strange sensations.

Edit: impatiently should have been Impassionately

[MisterJingo]

Just to add, when 'watching' you can move your focus to different areas and feel the sensations there. Such as, if you feel like your body has expanded, move your awarness around the periphery of this expanded sensation - see how far it extends etc. But keep the mind clear (such as in a relaxed aware meditative state).