This thread seems somehow off topic, but it&#x27;s a topic by itself…<p>I would recommend against images. They feel helpful at first but they tend to mislead by infusing the idea that they have something to do into the meditation.<p>Moreover, as an aside, I didn&#x27;t see anyone mentioning that you don&#x27;t force yourself out of thoughts: just let thoughts come and pass without considering them intentionally. (I guess that&#x27;s what westoncb meant by <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11135378" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11135378</a>)<p>But what can I say? I felt the way you describe for some time. I can&#x27;t even say if it resulted of meditation. And it vanished as it came, unexpectedly. I may have considered that I <i>acquired</i> satori and experienced the hard way that satori is not something you possess. But I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised to hear that my advice is bullshit according to OP.<p>(To anyone feeling like reading about zen meditation, I would recommend Shunryu Suzuki&#x27;s book Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen.)