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How long does the happiness continue when you’re not meditating? A range of times would be helpful
Initially the afterglow would last 30 minutes to a few hours. Over time it’s gotten closer to a default state unless various stressors (usually work-related) build up and I don’t spend enough time processing them. I’ve been trading off higher mindfulness to get more work done and am not sure if I’m making the right trade-offs, but I expect it’ll become clearer over time as I get more data on how my productivity varies with my mindfulness level.
How long does it take you to get into the state each time?
When my mindfulness levels are high it can be almost instantaneous and persist outside of meditation. When it’s not, I can still usually get to a fairly strong jhana within 30 minutes.
How many hours of meditation did you have to do before you could reliably achieve the state?
In my case maybe 5-8 hours of meditation on retreat before the earlier jhanas felt easy to straightforwardly access? I did get lucky experiencing a jhana quite early on during my retreat. I also found cold showers and listening to my favorite music pre-meditation made getting into a jhana much faster.
What percentage of the time when you try to get into the state do you succeed?
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Initially the afterglow would last 30 minutes to a few hours. Over time it’s gotten closer to a default state unless various stressors (usually work-related) build up and I don’t spend enough time processing them. I’ve been trading off higher mindfulness to get more work done and am not sure if I’m making the right trade-offs, but I expect it’ll become clearer over time as I get more data on how my productivity varies with my mindfulness level.
When my mindfulness levels are high it can be almost instantaneous and persist outside of meditation. When it’s not, I can still usually get to a fairly strong jhana within 30 minutes.
In my case maybe 5-8 hours of meditation on retreat before the earlier jhanas felt easy to straightforwardly access? I did get lucky experiencing a jhana quite early on during my retreat. I also found cold showers and listening to my favorite music pre-meditation made getting into a jhana much faster.
What percentage of the time when you try to get into the state do you succeed?
ATM I think 90-95%?
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Amazing! Thank you!