Has anyone here gone in deep with the smiling meditative techniques of the Buddhist tradition? I've been on it for 4 days and I've already been fascinated by the power it has to affect change in my inner world.
Basically, a slight smile has the capacity to fill yourself with light and bliss. I was enthralled when I saw an immediate change in my inner world as it filled with the light of my inner smile (one such explanation here: https://library.dhammasukha.org/upl..._to_twim.pdf ).
Does anyone have any experience with this meditative technique and how far it has taken them?
In my experience, the smile arises as part of the jnana stages toward samadhi, when the quiet happiness spreads in the layers of the being. After the initial stages of heat and excitement, the quiet smile facilitates moving to the following stages of form jnanas.
Enjoy this when it happens, and let it go. There is much more to come, and holding on anything will create obstacles.
Smiling Meditation - a surprisingly powerful...
Posted - Aug 22 2023 : 5:09:55 PM
