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Ok, serious question here.

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Anyone else routinely develop the intense need to ....uh....you know, poop,,,, in the middle of meditating? Is this an LDT stimulation thing? Or did I just exile myself to the weird questions corner?

What other funny things happen in the midst of emptiness ? Someone share something so I don't feel all awkward 'n stuff!

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Not weird ... look up 'apana' in yoga.

 

Your body responds to meditation in different ways depending on what it wants/needs to do. Don't worry ... just be interested in what is happening and carry on ....

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Thank you all. Glad to know I'm normalish(I almost said "regular", but that would have been to easy a set up).

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I confess, I am pretty regular after the first sitting of the day, and I sometimes feel like I'm only sitting at night to get it together one more time.

 

I read where Shunryu Suzuki said he had to use the bathroom a lot, and it worked in his favor when he did tangaryo, which is the period of sitting nonstop in the hall before admittance to the monastery.

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