I was in a meditation class that I help to lead, last Sunday
morning.

There were some people in the room that I hadn't
meditated with before.

I noticed that my usual entry into peace at the beginning
was different. I was experiencing serenity and unity, but
my mind seemed less open, more constricted than usual.
I just noticed...a passing impression that I let go of. I
noticed that we were not entering samadhi as a group,
the way we usually do quite early in the meditation...just
noticed...let it go...I made no demands for this. I noticed
that I was breathing extremely deeply, like I do when I
am experiencing a lot of pain...but I felt no pain...just
deeper levels of tension which were releasing. I noticed
my student, next to me, was breathing very deeply, like
the large, rolling ocean waves. I felt tension in the room.
It was OK...breathing through it...relaxing...letting go.

The very instant that I felt a release in a subtle level of
tension the woman next to me jerked, mightily.
Interesting...let it go. Releasing another level...ah...the
woman next to me almost fell out of her chair this time,
again at the same moment of my release...interesting...let
it go. The room was in a state of samahi now...recognize
this...let it go. My student was no longer breathing so
deeply, and neither was I...see it...let it go.

After the meditation, the woman sitting next to me,
someone new to the group, said, "I have been in
excruciating pain constantly for the past few weeks in my
hip and leg, due to an injury. It's gone now. Hope it stays
that way! I saw it release during the meditation."

I see this as a transpersonal, transrational "magic"
moment.

DT

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