I'm sure there are conditions, cultures and circumstances where this does not apply as much, but:
In my limited experience any sort of awakening should be accompanied by subtle-to-massive release of tension somewhere in the body.
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Kind of like an orgasm, if I'm being crass - sometimes even more powerful and immediate, sometimes subtle and dragged out over days and weeks.
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Today I had the vivid experience of a pain I'd coiled around for years coming apart, slowly, as the pressure around it lightened.
This feeling permeated the body, so that a release that started somewhere in the gut eventually reached the toes and the crown of the head.
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Meditation can really fuck you up. But sometimes, the work pays off.
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