I suppose that would be my first successfull long-term meditation. For those who haven't tried it, it's actually a lot harder than it looks, clearing the mind and maintaining mental focus and clarity. I spent a couple months trying on and off and couldn't make it past 3-5 minutes. then one day I just felt this calm spontaneously decided to sit down and go for it.

I was just about to watch seinfeld when I realized it had just ended, which was at 4:00. so I sat down right then and decided to give it another shot. remarkably I ended up comfortably holding the state for a long time, and when I came out I looked at the clock and saw it was 4:40.

not a remarkable story full of conversations with jesus I know, but it was a huge milestone for me to finally overcome the meditation barrier, one which all buddhists will tell you is extremely difficult to get past.

so my advice to you meditators, don't give up! it takes a long time before that brain muscle gets strong enough, years for some, weeks for others.