Vincent J. Daczynski
CHAPTER 6 The Awakening …In addition to gaining intellectual knowledge, two weeks into the course I had a profound awakening. I was seated at the head of my bed. My back was cushioned by a large pillow that was between me and the headboard. About a half an hour into my meditation a heavy feeling came over me. My body felt lethargic, but my mind was alert. I felt the need to rest, so I slipped down to the center of the bed and lay on my back in a prone position. No sooner than I lay down, I felt immobilized. A droning sound filled my head. I felt tightness in my chest. I thought that I was having a heart attack. I then felt as if a thousand needles were being stuck simultaneously into all parts of my body; it was the proverbial sting of a thousand scorpions. Then, a sharp pain torturously pierced the center of my brain. The ensuing pain persisted and I thought that I might also be having a stroke. I then exhaled my last breath with a sigh. A tremendous feeling of fear came over me and I agonizingly struggled to breathe, but I could not. I was paralyzed! I could not move a muscle. My face froze in its painful grimace. The piercing head pain, chest pain, suffocation and paralysis, along with my ungodly fear, were almost unbearable. Just after I exhaled my last breath my heart stopped. The pain ceased and I felt good, very good. I no longer felt the need to rest, so I decided to sit up. Without moving my outstretched legs, or aiding myself with my arms, I sat up. I simply bent at the hips and I raised my torso with the contraction of my stomach muscles, so I thought. I wondered how I could have so effortlessly sat up. I felt buoyant. While I was still in the seated position with outstretched legs, I floated off the front edge of the bed. I was bewildered by my weightlessness. I slowly floated to the floor and as I did, I turned around. I could not believe my eyes! There I was still lying in bed. I was bewildered. My physical body was on the bed lifeless, breathless. I h
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