Strange electric feeling

[TetrisMcKenna]

Thanks for all the advice! I certainly feel more reassured and less freaked out by these feelings now.

I've been meditating every day for a while, mainly zazen, though I did some of the stuff on aypsite.org a while ago, I don't think I was ready for that kind of energetic practice yet, it was too intense. I do eat vegetarian too. Started meditating because of a crippling existential depression that lasted some years. It's really helped me out of that void and into the light! Mainly I'm looking for insight and contemplation, I want to remember. I don't crave psychic powers, but I've had many strange experiences that I can't explain rationally. It definitely feels like it's been much more stimulating of late - I've heard a few people mention that there's a lot more energy in recent months.

godwide_void, you mention that ascetic practices 'grant' these capabilities more easily - is this because by disciplining the self, you're serving others with the powers? Or something like that? I'm imagining some sort of karmic debt being paid off.

APeacefulWarrior, I suppose my main concern with playing with it is with somehow doing it 'wrong', damaging myself or others. Though I'm guessing intention has a lot to do with it, so long as one isn't intending to do harm one won't do harm?

And I agree that mindfulness can be maintained through the day with some effort without regular meditation. Some people will find it much easier than others, I wouldn't be surprised if wanderers or those with a good karmic record in past lives won't need a regular meditation practice. You have to be careful, though - before I started I certainly didn't think I was selfish or that my mind played tricks to protect the ego. Now I see it much more clearly, and sometimes I still fall into the ego trap. For me, well it took some time to get to that point. Now, meditation seems to be opening up doors to new kinds of experience.