Ok, serious question here.

[Humble]

Anyone else routinely develop the intense need to ....uh....you know, poop,,,, in the middle of meditating? Is this an LDT stimulation thing? Or did I just exile myself to the weird questions corner?

What other funny things happen in the midst of emptiness ? Someone share something so I don't feel all awkward 'n stuff!

[Apech]

Not weird ... look up 'apana' in yoga.

 

Your body responds to meditation in different ways depending on what it wants/needs to do. Don't worry ... just be interested in what is happening and carry on ....

[Ish]

Relaxation -> rest and digest -> you know the rest...

[GrandmasterP]

If we didn't play music during class the only musical acccompaniment would be gentle farts.

It's healthy.

[RiverSnake]

When you sit on your root it tends to stimulate the release of bile.

 

-My 2 cents, Peace

[GreytoWhite]

Happens all the time to me. When I used to push hands with my friend we'd both rip ass constantly and laugh it off.

[idiot_stimpy]

In my experience, during meditation there has been a lot of movement of energy in the stomach area.

 

These sensations will soon pass too.

[Humble]

Thank you all. Glad to know I'm normalish(I almost said "regular", but that would have been to easy a set up).

[joeblast]

regular is good, then you get it out of the way before sitting down for meditation

[Mark Foote]

I confess, I am pretty regular after the first sitting of the day, and I sometimes feel like I'm only sitting at night to get it together one more time.

 

I read where Shunryu Suzuki said he had to use the bathroom a lot, and it worked in his favor when he did tangaryo, which is the period of sitting nonstop in the hall before admittance to the monastery.