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Originally Posted by cedartree
Many of us know about places of intensive meditation and practice.
On the Zen side places like Antai-ji in Japan & Gyobutsuji Zen Monastery in America come to mind.
For Theravada, Panditãrãma or Pa Auk Forest Monastery.
I am curious what are the longest stretches of intense meditation you have heard and also completed yourself!
It can be a folk story or true.
I am having a hard time finding the information now but one of the longest periods of meditation I have heard of is the 100 day Sesshin! I guess it all depends on the time-table of each day but if it is a standard Sesshin that would be beyond intense.
For myself I had a period a few years back while watching a property. I would do some simple chores and then walk over to a close park and sit. I probably was sitting around 7-10 hours a day and I think the period was about a month and a half or two.
I had a point were I had an incredible absorption/mystical experience. Almost like a powerful psychedelic experience although it was totally clear and there was no background feelings.
In it I experienced what felt like the massiveness of Samsara and were I was and had developed so far. Also seemed I had taken Bodhisattva vows in the past as I was experienced as a Bodhisattva. The interesting thing is at this time I was practicing very intensely on the Theravada perspective and so hadn't thought about Bodhisattvas in a long time to my knowledge lol
It was a very powerful experience.
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I enjoy 2.5 to 3 hour blocks.
a man's gotta drink water and use the rest room!