[Profpat]

Hi Melanie;

When I tranced myself and had my OOB experience, I became aware that all is illusion, including my gross body. There was however awareness and a feeling of eternal and unconditional love. However my awareness started being erased and I panicked and came quickly back to the body. Later, I read that I should have let consciousness or awareness be erased or eliminated to achieve Nirvana.

In Buddhism, parinirvana (meaning "complete extinction") is the final nirvana, usually understood to be within reach only upon the death of the body of someone who has attained complete awakening (bodhi). It is the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice and implies a release from the cycle of deaths and rebirths as well as the dissolution of all worldly physical and mental aggregates known as skandhas (form, feeling, perception, mental fabrications, and consciousness).

Best,

Pat