When he got initiated into meditation in Cambridge, MA
He heard a soft snapping sound in the center of his forehead
And his mind was flooded with bliss that lasted for over an hour
He felt as if he’d come home, the place he was born to be
He felt like he’d been a Hindu monk in a former life
Two years later, at a little over age 27
He’d had many experiences of transcendence,
Inexpressive bliss and profound peace
During every meditation spiritual energy
Rose gently from base of his spine to the crown of his head
And around it, kind of like the drawings of halos
You see in various religious renderings
But despite the blissful meditations he
Was a hardcore party guy, drinking to excess many nights
With the possibility of Alcoholism in his future
Though he always got his meditations in
One morning as he sat in meditation in deep relaxation
The the energy rose up faster from the spine and
Lit up his head with white light bright like the sun
His consciousness began to expand beyond his body
And he felt he was going to merge with the cosmos
And leave everything near and dear to him behind
Including a girlfriend he loved beyond measure
He pulled out of meditation shaken and awed
Three lights flashed above his head
The next day in a health food store in Boston with a friend
He felt the spiritual energy rise from the spine into his head
Never had it arisen outside of meditation
His eyes widened a little fearful but awed
He thought he might be entering Cosmic Consciousness
Prematurely, which could have had disastrous results
His friend said, “Bob, you look like you’re on acid.”
Though he never experimented with LSD
He said, “Man, I feel like it.”
Later in the day, the energy dimmed down
But the day after that when he was with his girlfriend
The spiritual streamed up again and didn’t cease
Instinctively he knew what went up was never going down
Thereafter it streamed up 24/7 and has
For over 50 years, and he never drank
After the initial awakening of the energy
Like pouring swamp water into spring water
Bob Boyd