I have been following this thread with interest, and would just like to share a few very special A-ha moments that have recently happend for me. While attending a vipassana mediataion for 10 days, i learnt to sit and observe the body, and it was explained that by objectively observing the bodys arising and passing sensations is observing feelings/yourself, as every feeling will make a sensation (put in a very very basic way)....I remember been incredibly overjoyed on about day 5 or 6 because all of a sudden all of Opens wonderful sayings like "just be awesomely ok with it"....and "be as nothing with it ".......and "just sit with it and don't need it to go away" suddenly became crystal clear to me. I had no idea it was so absolutely logical, and that to be the observer was really as literal as observing the body....I just loved that I finally understood it in an experiential way! Actually, even thinking about it now makes me feel so joyful.
For some reason, i dont know why xmas envokes feelings of lonliness and sadness, so today while i sat in meditation, i had been contemplating this and felt to become the observer by been
"awesomley ok" with these feelings and of course continue to oberserve the body...and then the magic of presence happened, only for the briefest of moments, but it was unmistakeably there.....and once again, all the wonderful words and articles here came to life, and once again, i understood....
Thank you Open.