Getting scared during meditation

[Unbound]

I just want to say I think you are doing it right but often in meditation what we must most face is that doubt of whether or not anything is even happening. Let your fears appearing be a sign that there is something occurring and that there is an opportunity for you to make use of that experience. Remember, the mind, the soul, is complete and whole, it contains all opposites and so wherever you encounter fear, find the adjacent feeling which is its complete opposite. I actually believe whatever the opposite is will be somewhat unique for each individual as I don't believe there are objective "sets" per se because we use words to describe what we feel and so two people might use different words to describe the same feeling, so it is best to ask yourself what you fear is, and what its opposite would be/feel like. Just food for thought for use.

[michael430]

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[space cat]

Unbound & michael430, thank you for your helpful comments.

And for those dear fellows who wished to hear updates regarding to my issue, I feel much better now. After reading all your comments and analyzing myself one more time more deeply, I again sat down for meditation a few nights ago. A black fly landed on my arm in the middle of my relaxation. And it freaked me out hahah. hahaha. it was like a joke from cosmos :D then I covered myself with sheet and meditated that way. I felt like a monk :))
Anyways, day after day I am becoming more fearless. I also started meditating with cylinders of pharaoh. I don't know if any of you is familiar with these:



They also make me feel somewhat protected. (they are also very useful for clearing chakras, building up positive energy, and healing)
Still haven't tried meditating with candle in the pitch dark room yet but I tried candle gazing meditation with a night lamp open. It was a beautiful experience. I will let you know the second updates when I am fully comfortable in darkness :)

namaste!
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