Has anyone experienced one of these? I don't mean enlightenment, more along the likes of moments of clarity. I had this happen to me the other day and I thought it was quite remarkable.
Here's how it went:
I was chilling at a friend's place, we had just come back from the grocery store and were putting the food away. As we were about finished, a giant black wasp emerged from one of the fruit crates. It was about 1-2" in length, later we deduced it was a Black-and-Yellow Mud Dauber, the kind that lay eggs into spiders and feed on nectar.
Anyway, my friend is severely allergic to stings, and he pretty much panicked at the sight of this thing. Here's where it got interesting for me, however. As I watched this wasp hover and fly around, all of a sudden I felt if as time had slowed down, and everything became exceptionally clear and in focus. Reacting on pure instinct I watched the wasp fly around to the dining table, and I grabbed a small 1 oz paper dixie cup, the kind you find in water coolers, as he had a dispenser by his fridge. The table was a good 10-15 ft away from where I was standing, and for whatever reason I hurled the cup towards the flying creature. In slow motion I saw the wobbly path of the cup and the erratic flight path of the wasp amazingly intersect. The cup, after incredibly catching the wasp, landed face down on the table, effectively trapping the wasp. Sadly, my friend in his terrorized state ran over and smashed the cup and wasp together, and for me time started returning back to normal. We were both stunned at what I had just accomplished once our senses came back, and looked up what type of wasp it was.
I was completely sober at the time, and had never experienced anything like that before, even in meditation. It was both thrilling and humbling. I thought that this was what 'Zen Sports' must feel like.
Anyone else have moments like this?