“I have been experiencing immense fear that also causes my hands and legs to shiver when I am focusing on the “me” part. “
- Why do you focus on “me”? Did the Buddha ever teach that?
- In ultimate reality, there is no “me.” What happens to an Arahant upon death? Was there an “I”? Only the suffering ceased.
- Things happen due to causes and prevailing conditions (Paticca Samuppada.)
- We need to focus on how suffering (pancupadanakkhandha or our experiences) arises. When we understand that, we will realize how to prevent it from arising.
- However, DO NOT start with the idea of “deleting me” either. Just understand how our minds respond to sensory inputs. We focus on how a mind attaches to sensory experiences. There is no need to make it “my mind.”
If you can explain precisely what you meditated on (if that is OK), we may be able to understand what happened.