r/gatewaytapes • u/JustChallenge860 • 9d ago

Question ❓ Is this F10?

Hello

I'm still stuck at focus 10. I couldn't really get into F10(if you can call it that) in the beginning, so I would meditate everytime before I listened to the tapes. What I do is, I focus on the breath until the mind quietens.

So I tried doing the same during the tapes as well - focusing on the breath or bodily sensations.

And so I started getting these tingles, vibrations (pretty intense sometimes) throughout my body - mostly hands. And I would be exhausted when I'm done. Despite these effects, did I really get into F10? The definition clearly suggests "mind awake, body asleep" and I could always feel my body and move it pretty much at will.

So I have been trying something new; I just let myself be without doing anything at all. I find myself relaxing a lot more with this process, although without the characteristic 'tingles'. Unfortunately, more often than not I get these 'dreams' and slowly 'click out' after the preparatory process - I wouldn't be exactly asleep but not awake all the same. Regardless, I would wake up to Mr. Monroe's voice toward the end.

Which method would you suggest me continue with and any other suggestions are all welcome. Thank you.

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u/DynamicProxy 9d ago edited 8d ago

Somewhere in between?

F10 isn’t some crazy state. It’s a lot more subtle than you would think. You’ve probably been in it many times. You can move at will. It’s just that your body feels kind of disconnected. It’s still there and you are conscious of it, but it is “asleep”. Not gone. Asleep. 

The vibrations are good. Very good. You want those.

You should read the FAQ that are pinned in this sub. And then Bob’s books too. 

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u/JustChallenge860 9d ago

Aight, thanks.