Seeing brown spots

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Seeing brown spots

Postby purple planet » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:10 am

When i do walking meditationi no i start to see this brown/black spots - usually they are connected by this brown string - when i first see them they usually are not moving and after a second they start moving

What is it ?
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Re: Seeing brown spots

Postby tiltbillings » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:13 am

purple planet wrote:When i do walking meditationi no i start to see this brown/black spots - usually they are connected by this brown string - when i first see them they usually are not moving and after a second they start moving

What is it ?
Probably floaters. Everyone has them.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater

http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/benign-eye-floaters

What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us

-- Dharmakirti

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.

Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Seeing brown spots

Postby mikenz66 » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:18 am

Are they in the air or on the floor?

As well as floaters, all kinds of odd things can happen as you start to get more concentrated and mindful. A long time ago I saw the carpet start shimmering like water. The content is not important, and my experience is such things tend to pass after a while. Just note them and see what happens...

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Re: Seeing brown spots

Postby purple planet » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:33 am

thank you both

yes tilt its eye floaters -

They may be especially noticeable when you look at something bright, such as white paper or a blue sky.


i see them when i get near the white wall

thanks i got my answer
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