I don’t really think that I’m a “psychic”, I think I’m probably only as psychic as everybody else is. I maybe just notice it a bit more, that’s all.

I find meditating in a group to be very different than meditating alone. It is much easier. It is easer to be motivated, you are not alone, you see other people doing the same thing – that increase your motivation. It is easer to remain still because of peer pressure – you don’t want people to see you fidget. It is easier to do several consecutive sessions (which we did at the Zen center, but not every class will go on for hours) because you don’t need self-disclipine the group provides the discipline.

I think it would be great for you to take a meditation class where you will probably meet more non-rigid-skeptic type people who will probably be more open to what you experience. You might even meet another psychic.

Does the sort of experience decribed by the student in this post happen quite often when people meditate in groups?

Is it different meditating in a group than it is being alone? I’ve thought about going to meditation classes. My counselor worries that putting me in a group situation could be a challenge, but it might also be a good thing. I like going to hear live music because people seem to act together when they listen to a band play, rather than just thinking of themselves the way people usually do. It’s like everyones colors touch and almost merge into even prettier colors somehow. Is meditating in a group like that?