As you progress in mindfulness you may experience sensation of intense pain, stifling or choking sensations, pain such as from the slash of a knife, the thrust of a sharppointed instrument, unpleasant sensations of being pricked by sharp needles, or small insects crawling over the body. You might experience sensations of itching, biting, intense cold. As soon as you discontinue the contemplation you may also fell that these painful sensations cease. When you are resume contemplation you will fell them again as soon as you gain in mindfulness. These painful sensations are not to be considered as someting serious. They are not manifestations of disease but are common factors always present in the body and are usually obscured when the mind is normally occupied with more conspicuous objects.
When the mental faculties become keener you are more aware of these sesations. With the continued development of contemplation the time will come when you can overcome them and they cease altogether. If you continue contemplation, firm in purpose, you will not come to any harm. Should you lose courage, become irresolute in contemplation and discountinue for a time, you may encounter these unpleasant sensations again and again as your contemplation proceeds. If you continue with determination you will most likely overcome these painful sensations and may never again experience them in the course of contemplation.
Should you intend to sway the body, then knowingly note intending. While in the act of swaying, swaying. When contemplating you may occasionally discover the body swaying back and forth. Do not be alarmed; neither be pleased nor wish continue to sway. The swaying will cease if you keep the knowing mind on the action of swaying and continue to note swaying until the actionceases. If swaying increases in spite of your making a mental note of it, then learn against a wall or post or lie down for a while. Thereafter proceed with contemplation. Follow the same procedure if you find yourself shaking or trembling.When contemplation is developed you may sometime fell a thrill or chill pass through the back or entire body. This is a symptom of the feeling of intense interest,enthusiasm,or rapture. It occurs naturally in the course of good contemplation. When your mind is fixed in contemplation you may be startled at the slightest sound. This takes place because you feel more intensely the effect of sensorial impression while in the state of good concentration.
If you are thirsty while contemplating, notice the feeling, thirsty. When you intend to stand, intending. Then make a mental note of each movement in preparation for standing. Keep the mind
intently on the act of standing up, and the mental note, standing. When you look forward after standing up straight, note looking, seeing. Should you intend to walk forward, intending.
When you begin to step forward, mentally note each step as walking, walking, or left, right. It is important for you to be aware of every moment in each step from beginning to end when
you walk. Adhere to the same procedure when strolling or when talking a walking exercise. Try to make mental note of each step in two sections as follows: lifting, putting; lifting,putting.
When you have obtained sufficient practice in this manner of walking, then try to make a mental note of each step in three sections: lifting, pushing, putting or up, forward, down.
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