Has anyone experienced their third-eye/pineal gland through meditation?

[VDC1]

On May 17th 2007 I sat down to engage in some meditation, one of the first times I had ever tried doing so. I had recently a chapter in a book about meditation and it briefly described the process, so I gave it a try. I even remember that I was listening to Aerial Boundaries by Michael Hedges, an appropriately hippyish song. I began focusing introspectively as suggested in the book and I believe I “opened my third eye”, or experienced “enlightenment”. Whatever you choose to call it, it was a bizarre and intense experience. I felt a funny pressure in my head, felt like my identity or “ego” had disappeared and I felt very blissful. It’s hard to describe.

With the daily pressures of work and life of I’ve never put much effort into replicating this experience and I never have, but I will never forget it. I’m wondering if anyone else regularly meditates and have experienced something similar?

[VDC1]

Yeah it was pretty cool! I was Buddhist monk for one day

[caroash]

Hi it sounds like your 3rd eye chakra opened,I do reiki and opening and balancing chakras helps mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. It might be worth going on a reiki course ,the healing can be very powerful and I've had some amazing experiences personally and with others. You can experience this again and more.

[caroash in reply to caroash]

Also does sound like an ego death ,the less ego we have the more we grow spiritually.

[Dolphin14 in reply to caroash]

Very true on the ego. I've been meditating for years. Have yet to experience what you did.

Namaste

[VDC1 in reply to Dolphin14]

What do you focus on during meditation?

[Dolphin14 in reply to VDC1]

I focus on my heart. What I feel in my heart

[VDC1 in reply to caroash]

I’ve spoken to Reiki masters before but have never asked or heard them talking about meditation as part of it.

[caroash in reply to VDC1]

Hi yes meditation is different thing,I do reiki on myself and meditate too,but you can still be aware of the chakras whilst in meditation as you did with your third eye.

[Starrlight in reply to caroash]

I’m reading a book about ego and such called A New Earth by Eckart Tolle

[caroash in reply to Starrlight]

That's a great book,he wrote The Power of Now too.