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    43 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotARobot said:

    but it shows how even something as simple as milk coming out of a milk package is not for granted. It showed me that reality could always have a trick up its sleeve.

    Did reality have a "trick up its sleeve?" Or was it your expectation of how reality should be that played the trick on you?   -Trick or Treat!!

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    3 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotARobot said:

    I wouldn't call it a mystical experience per se, but it was a glimpse of what was yet to come,

    I would. Gotta learn to walk before you can run.

    24 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotARobot said:

    So whether a memory is mystical in nature, really depends on how you relate to it right now.

    It's all a continuum. Get used to it there is plenty more to go! -Infinitely more.

     

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    1 hour ago, Carl-Richard said:

    I can faintly remember looking up at the night sky in my early childhood and experiencing a vast expansive sensation of "being" the sky.

    @Lilia @Carl-Richard I remember quite well the same experience during daylight and "being" the vast expanse of reality. It would happen suddenly from time to time while I was playing and would happen just out of the blue.

    *Just to add it wasn't just the physical aspect of reality that became vast, but reality took on the deeper meaning of Infinite Love. Like I suddenly had two mothers who Loved me very much (my birth mother and reality). It was a fleeting glimpse, but I've never forgotten it. That was around ages 4-6.

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    You're settled in bed and are just about to drift off when — ‌what's that?!‌ You get this weird feeling that someone else is in the room. Or even stranger, a feeling that someone is getting into bed with you.

    But it's not an intruder or a ghost. It's just your brain playing tricks on you.

    Even so, the experience can be deeply unsettling. So if you feel a presence in the room while sleeping, you may want to understand why — and what you can do about it.

    Turns out, you're likely either experiencing a sleep hallucination or sleep paralysis. Here's what that means, along with what causes these strange visions or feelings.

    Sleep Hallucinations and Sleep Paralysis, Explained

    Sleep hallucinations can happen as you're about to drift off or just as you're waking up, says Shelby Harris, PsyD, a psychologist specializing in sleep medicine and Director of Sleep Health at Sleepopolis.

    The experiences, which are brief and occur as your brain is transitioning between sleep and wakefulness (or vice versa), tend to have a visual component, like seeing a person or an animal in your room, according to the book ‌Fundamentals of Sleep Medicine‌.

    It's also not uncommon to feel like you're falling or floating, or to hear sounds or voices that aren't there. You might jerk or twitch, too.

    Sleep paralysis is a similar phenomenon where you can't move or speak right as you're waking up. It's sometimes accompanied by hallucinations, like seeing, hearing or sensing the presence of someone who isn't actually there, notes the National Library of Medicine.

    Sleep paralysis usually happens after being in REM sleep, the stage of sleep where most dreams happen.

    "During REM sleep, your body is paralyzed for protective reasons, so you don't act out your dreams," Harris explains. The paralysis can linger for a minute or two as you resume consciousness, so you feel awake but aren't yet able to move your body.

    Sleep hallucinations and sleep paralysis aren't typically every-night occurrences. In fact, most of us will only experience them from time to time, Harris says.

    That said, certain factors or underlying conditions, like the ones below, can make them more likely.

    Causes and Risk Factors

    1. You're Sleep-Deprived

    Simply falling short on sleep can make you more prone to sleep hallucinations or sleep paralysis.

    "If you haven't gotten enough sleep, especially REM sleep, your body might try to rebound with more REM sleep," Harris says, which makes hallucinations or paralysis more likely.

    And the longer you go without getting enough sleep, the more prone you might be.

    2. You're Stressed

    Any kind of stressful life event — like an illness, relationship change, moving or work difficulties — can up the odds for sleep paralysis or sleep hallucinations, the National Library of Medicine notes.

    The reasons why aren't fully understood, but it could be due to the fact that heavy stress can make it harder to sleep well.

    3. You're on a New Medication

    If the feeling of a nighttime visitor came around when you started a new medication, the drug could be to blame.

    Many prescription meds can increase the risk for visual hallucinations, both during the day and as you're falling asleep and waking up, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

    One of the most common culprits linked to sleep paralysis is ADHD medications, the National Library of Medicine says.

    4. You Have an Underlying Sleep Issue

    Certain sleep disorders can up the risk for sleep paralysis or sleep hallucinations. One common culprit is sleep apnea, Harris says, which can disrupt your sleep and leave you sleep-deprived.

    Sleep hallucinations are also a common symptom of narcolepsy, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

    5. You Have Trauma or PTSD

    Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which can occur after experiencing a terrifying event, is known for causing nightmares. But the problem can disrupt a person's sleep in other ways, too, by increasing the risk for sleep hallucinations or sleep paralysis, per a November 2021 ‌Frontiers in Psychiatry‌ review.

    PTSD can cause other symptoms, including flashbacks or unwanted memories related to the traumatic event, severe stress around things that remind you of the event, feeling numb or hopeless and feeling detached from friends, family or activities you used to enjoy, per the Mayo Clinic.

    When to See a Doctor

    Let your doctor know if you're feeling like someone is in your room at night more than once in a while, or if the experience is making you anxious or stressed, Harris says.

    While occasionally sensing someone else in the room probably isn't cause for concern, if it's happening regularly, it could be a sign or an underlying sleep or mental health issue that needs to be addressed.

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    6 hours ago, Selfnaught said:

    So likewise, in this current reality it is a believed limitation that one cannot intellectually comprehend the Absolute. Infinite possibilities suggest that it can be done. 

    Sure. In the realm of infinite possibilities anything goes. But intellectual comprehension of Absolute Truth/Infinity is a lot like imitation bacon. It may taste somewhat like the real thing but it's not. -RBDC

    You can't think your way into enlightenment.

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    2 hours ago, Razard86 said:

    .reality is like an infinite maze that every time you think you get to the end it flips inward, outward, or both ways at the same time. It's like being partially stuck in a time loop while simultaneously not being in one

    I hate when that happens.xD

    Perspectives dangle in the void from a thin tread suspended by their own illusion. -RBDC

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    7 hours ago, Kore said:

    I'm wide awake when its touching my legs and feet and pulling on the blanket.  It's almost annoying at this point.  I went to another room to sleep and I heard hissing and growling and something pushed me out of the room.

    Have you thought about setting up a security camera to catch all these sounds and movements? Even a cheap $35 camera has night vision and sound recording.

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    17 hours ago, Javfly33 said:

    How to accomplish this? Almost everyfucking day I get the extremely sweet taste of that non dual wave of love, or merging and losing sense of the boundary of the body with the surroundings.

    But once I get up of the meditation this state rapidly fades and I'm back to "Maya".

    Enjoy the Maya while it's here for days are short and disappear.

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    @Princess Arabia What you experienced probably qualifies as an episode of depersonalization. I've been there and yes, it is scary stuff the first time you experience it.

    But now that you've had your first taste of that why not use it to your advantage? What I'm saying is make friends with that feeling you experienced. I've been doing that for years now as part of my practice. Sitting here now typing these words I can feel that same feeling you felt coming over me. This is when it's prime time to meditate by just closing your eyes an letting that feeling sweep you away. It can open totally new doors in your perception that you may not have experienced before. And it is totally amazing to say the least. I'm not going to say what exactly happened. But I will say it was wonderful. And I'm so glad I did it. Some here may call it a "breakthrough" experience.

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    Ironic you should post this. Just this morning while looking over the forum I was thinking "Wow that's a LOT of brain work going on there."

    Is that what enlightenment means to you?? More Information? I mean a certain amount of information is fine as a pointer. But that's just the launch pad to discovering more nuanced states of consciousness that are only present when the mind is still. In my experience higher states of consciousness will come naturally to anyone who sets the right conditions. And none of it has anything to do with the brain and information. But to each his own.