The experience i had while sky diving was very interesting, i was calm because i had no fear, i wasn't afraid anything might go wrong, nor was i afraid of the height as i have been while standing on a rooftop looking down. Because i had rationalized that the parachute would fix that up.
The way i relate it to spiritual enlightenment is the sensation of leaving the small crowded plane and the entire world felt like it opened up infront of me as we began to accelerate, I think there are some natural chemicals that would also be going off in my body at that point but i just remember that it felt so liberating, and if expansive was an emotion then that's what i felt.
Also the elated feeling i had for the entire day, i felt good and nothing bothered me. I've had similar mental states from meditation so I'd say i kinda felt 'zen'.
Which is cool, but the whole deal to me was a milestone for achieving what i set out to do in life. Jumping out of a plane was my starting point. Travelling the world is my next step.
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