Practicing precepts, improving practice

[blazer]

A week ago i started to put more effort in practicing the eight precepts, since my health finally got some improvement, even if i've not still solved my problem. Hopefully i will have good news the coming week about this.

Entertainment has been greatly limited, and music totally avoided. Having also improved all of the other precepts (except for the 5th, at the moment) i see pleasure and concentration comes naturally to a certain degree.

Having decided to stay secluded for the weekend, i dedicated the evening to meditation.
During the meditation session, while observing the feelings, i experienced something which is like there is an observer but there is nothing to observe. I was not able to detect any gross or subtle sensation for a short interval of time. It happened a few times in the same session when the body was very calm, and vibrations in the body was subtle and slowing down more and more.
I got scared and went in agitation, after a while i stopped meditation.
Any suggestion is welcome.

I'm happy with the practice, better working on skillful causes for good results. I'm going to practice another week with the same and possibly more effort.
I'm happy to report that i've at least partially stopped going circle. I used to go for usual sensual pleasures after having put much effort in practice, when tired or deluded, but this time i'm finding some good refuge in my own house, avoiding usual dangers.


 

[Johann]

Straighten right view (reflecting Dukkha... 5 reflections and depending Origination) more increases right resolve (withdraw from sensuality and indoxication, will for non-harming, for non-conflicting). The more strong and right the base, the more complete right Sila and right livelihood, way of making a pleasing life, becomes. That becomes the base for Satipatthana. Only when Satipatthana is complete (right effort, right Sati), right concentration arises by itself. And it's always just addiction toward sensuality turning one wrong or back into the world, Nyom blazer .