Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book

by Daniel M. Ingram

The initial aftershocks following the first time this happens at stream entry (or the first time it happens at the beginning of a higher level of awakening), however, can go on for days, and may be mild or spectacular, fun or unsettling, or some mixture of these. There are times when it is fun to show off, and this is one of those times. (Particularly mature? No. Honest? Yes.) Aftershocks I have noticed after paths include but are not limited to: the brief visceral feeling that sensory reality is so intense that the nerves in the forehead and upper neck may not be able to handle the strain; the feeling that new brain pathways are now being infused with vibrant life they lacked before, as if new nerve channels are tingling into life; the feeling that we have become diffused into the atmosphere without a center, purpose, function, sense of direction, or even will; a feeling of joy and gratitude bursting through our being beyond our usual sense of appreciation; the sense of having at long last discovered what we most needed;