Margaret, your description sounds a great deal like a kundalini awakening? It sounds both disturbing and beautiful.
So, i'm not looking for that experience again in my life. I'm willing to learn from it. But, at this time, i'm unaware of what benefits it could ever bring me.
I understand where you are coming from.
I guess I have the 'student mentality'. Doing battle with the evil sleep monster is a perpetual occupation around here. I am the envy of those on my floor!
It's just that the possibilities excite me. Having an extra five hours in the day could mean that much more reading, researching, writing, exploration, learning, etc. during the hours which the world is alseep and there are no distractions.
Potentially, an extra five hours a day could give someone ultimate Edge in life.
I'm only 20. My future is still completely uncertain. Where to after graduation? The Yale brand name is a plus, but I'm a history major with so so grades. You can't build a bridge with historical knowledge! The more internal resources I have at my disposal, the more I can achieve.
If it is possible to achieve 3 hours downtime and still maintain peak health and mental functionality, and I believe it is, I will find the way. I've already whittled it down to 2 hours of meditation and 2 hours sleep. I have never felt more alive than in the past few days. Common experience would say that this is not possible or, at least, can not last. I have no bags under my eyes. I do not even feel tired. I have no trouble concentrating, which I thought I would. It will be interesting to see how things develop.
Here's a quick thought, it's 7AM and supposedly it's the next day. It's funny how we view days as separate units, distinct from one another. Something that I am noticing... it's all really one eternal day. There is no beginning or end--thinking makes it so.
peace
