As joe suggested in the following post:
Any other suggestions?
Kris
...I decided to start this thread. I suggest the following feeling states infused in the water: gratitude, love, joy, calm/peace/serenity, and excitement/joyfully-looking-forward.Quote from: RflctnOfU on Yesterday at 07:24:19 PM
Thanks for this session! As others have said, particularly the bit about water.
An experiment I once did with water had interesting results. I decided to cultivate a feeling of gratitude to the water that was nourishing me. I meditated with my bottle of water for about fifteen minutes, gradually creating and strengthening the feeling of gratitude, simultaneously directing this energy into the water. After this process was done I took a sip, and it had a slightly sweet taste to it. To verify this perception, I saved a bit to give to my roommate and asked for him to try it and tell me his impression. He said the same 'it is slightly sweet. What did you add to it?' So I can verify that 'talking' to water changes its properties.
Hmmm. Anyone interested in exploring this further? Perhaps with cultivating different feelings/intent and seeing if different flavors result? Something like 5 different 'positive' states (I would hesitate to drink water infused with disgust or hatred), and comparing results?
Kris
I think that's a very worthy experiment! And maybe the idea of spending a little more time with process, rather than just a few seconds of directed thought, is the way to go. Maybe you could start a new topic on this where results could be shared.
Any other suggestions?
Kris