I meditate straight for 45 minutes. Is it normal for beginners to experience some psychic power?

in yoga •  3 years ago 

I am not sure of what you mean by “psychic power”.
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I’ve been meditating for over 45 years. Before children (more than 30 years ago), I’d meditate as much as 3–4 hours in a sitting. I had numerous “mystical, non-corporial” experiences, some out-of-body ones, and prophetic dreams.

I did NOT have the wisdom to effectively handle the experiences.

My experience over the years (my own as well as observing others) has led me to believe that youth (emotional & mental) tends toward ego.

Thus “psychic power” is expressed from the position of ego. Dangerous - potentially harmful - stuff.

It is challenging to balance the needs/wants of ego with the wisdom of spiritual awareness; it can be done more easily if one approaches meditation as a process of connecting with Spirit & strengthening that connection via consistent meditative practice.

Meditating to gain psychic power will end up biting you in the ass.

However, if meditation is about connecting & strengthening that connection - and during that practice one has “psychic” experiences, then it may be wise to just observe. Or you might want to keep a notebook - recording the experiences. You will learn in time what to do - if anything - with these experiences.

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