Norman. What seems a nonsensical statement to you actually makes a world of sense to me because I have been living it.
right now, this presents a paradox to you. But I promise you, countless beings have witnessed this paradox. Squid referred to power. But maybe its not in the sense you interpret it to be. Power and dominion over others is one thing. Power over your own condition is entirely another. this is what I believe squid refers to. Although I would say that true power arises out of the liberation from desire. This is something I have no esxperiience in. I still desire much, but I have learned how to minimize many of the lesser desires. Its a journey.
This may sound like complete bs to most, but today after my run around greenlake, I decided to stretch and do some tai chi. I've never taken a class or had an instructor. However, I have seen others practice it from afar and have read a little.
After about 10 minutes of stretching, deep, rhythmic breathing, clearing my mind, and finally some simple hand/arm movements, I achieved a trance-like state. I was hyper-aware of my body, its energy centers (or chakras), and their relation to one another. Then, I noticed that I was breathing thru not only my two nostrils, but also my right ear. Very strange and curious.
I then returned to deeper stretching. I was in a sitting position and sometimes on my back. Most of the time, I had my eyes shut. After a while, I noticed my hands and arms were feeling a pull and push. I tried to bring my hands together as effortlessly as possible, but noticed there was a subtle force resisting this. Very carefully, I pushed against this force with my hands until they were joined. Then, I released my effort and my hands returned to my sides, in an outstretched manner. All movement was done paralell to the ground, or horizontally. So gravity was not a factor.
Has anyone else experienced this? It was quite amazing.
Yes. There is a lot you can do with this, and it is an incredible high. PM me if you are interested in discussing Tai Chi/meditation to achieve this.