Ramon wrote:



>waves of endorphin release



Could you describe these waves in more detail? From where do they

originate, and how

do they actually feel?



Firstly, I am not sure if what I am experiencing is an endorphin

release. It is the best explanation I have right now - and it seems

to fit my experience.



I think it was about 6 months after I started meditation that I first

experienced these waves. I was meditating normally then suddenly, out

of nowhere, came what sounded like the continuous tone of a bell. It

started faintly at first then quickly grew louder. I was so scared

that I shut it off when it got very loud (the sound responded

instantly to my thought). Later I decided to open up to the sound and

see if anything would happen. Eventually the sound started again, but

not quite as loud as before. I let it reach a crescendo. Instantly I

felt a warm pleasant wave flow through my body. I had no idea what it

was. It simply felt very pleasant. I closed my meditation as usual.



I tried to recreate the experience during the next few meditations

but nothing happened. Gradually, over several sessions, I could hear

very faintly, that same bell-like sound. During each meditation

session, the sound would grow louder but would not peak. On day it

peaked and I again felt the wave of bliss flow through me.



I did a lot of research but could not find anything specific. The

closest explanation was some sort of Kundalini awakening.



After a while, most of my meditations revolved around seeking these

feelings of bliss. Sometimes they would happen and other times they

would not. Sometimes I could experience a flow of peaks - one after

another. Eventually I decided to suspend my meditation for about 6

months to see if the break could give me a reorientation. Since I

recently re-started, the waves have started up again, although much

fainter than before. I am still not sure if I should follow this

path. I have a sense that there might be something at the point where

I can peak the waves.



It typically takes about 10 -15 minutes of meditation before the

waves start. I am not sure where they come from, I assumed they

originated somewhere in my brain. During my next session I will try

to isolate the location.



The fist sign I have is a faint higher pitched sound among the mass

of inner sounds that I hear. If I did nothing the sound may or may

not get louder. If I focus on the sound I can get it to gently grow

louder. It is hard to explain how I do this. The best way I can

describe it is encouragement - I am sort of inducing it to grow.

Another way I might explain it (and this is not literal) is as if I

were sucking a liquid through a straw - all in my mind.



When the sound reaches a peak I feel a sort of wave flow though me.

It is a blissful feeling. It is not exactly like anything I have felt

outside of meditation (I have no experience of drugs). After a while

the feeling subsides and soon afterwards, on a good meditation, a new

tone will start and I can repeat the process.



I hope this helps. Has anyone else had this experience?



...Tony