back from meditation retreat and absolutely jhana-pilled

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- increased understanding of and sensitivity to my emotions. totally blows my mind--like getting a superpower. already improving my relationships
- the idea of training like an athlete, and applying that to more parts of my life
- jhourney pedagogy is impressive. they compress years of study into days
- the fact that you can even do this kind of stuff to yourself just by concentrating. i know ppl have done it for forever but knowing and experiencing are different things. makes me eager to see what else is possible. inner space is my new outer space

ty! we'll see if i can make it stick and even improve off-retreat. got a long way to go

I love this

Sounds like you dropped into a new (and more accurate) reality :)

something that is very freeing is the thought that meditation starts when you get up from the cushion (or in this case the retreat). everything that your awareness filters and is perceived can be a window into the experience of now

is that close to what you refer to as training like an athlete? training the mind to focus on now? good job man. im happy that you are a bit closer to yourself. at least in my world there is nothing more important than that