Anybody here doing it? I mean the simplest form where you just sit down still for 20 minutes (no special pose required, just be comfortable), stare at the wall (I usually look at the ceiling because of my pose) and try to non-self-judgmentally clear your mind of all thoughts. It helps me focus during times of greater stress or allows me to just have a clearer mind in general. It's not a magic pill for awesomeness and you really only start seeing the effects after about a week of meditating daily consistently for 20 minutes (and it's gone if you don't keep up the pace), but it's probably the closest thing to a magic pill. The impact of emotions is lessened, anxiety is reduced and you can keep a cool head much easier. Your ability to simply focus onto something is heightened. A lot. It's like a razorsharp sword and being able to just cut through bullshit (one own's and other people's).
Anyway, I just finished a session and in the last minute something totally weird happened. I've had intense experiences a few times already, but this one was different from the ones I've had so far. So, I'm in the 20th minute of meditating and suddenly I stop feeling my body. It feels as if I'm almost floating above my bed and the only thing that is still anchored in my body is my brain. It even felt some sort of strain behind my eyes. Honestly, I was starting to freaking out, but I was able to calm down after a couple of seconds. I know that this is just sleep paralysis and all (I've had a somewhat longer nap of 3+ hours before doing it, possibly affected it), but it was an interesting experience nonetheless. I can understand how somebody could interpret something like this as an "out of body experience" even though it's utter bullcrap. It's just the body going numb.
One of the other intense experiences I've had about a year ago was suddenly flooded with a shitload of euphoria. It was so much that tears just started coming out of my eyes. After that I've felt so fulfilled and calm like never before. I needed absolutely nothing at that point. It lasted for the rest of the evening and was still partly present on the next day. If this was enlightenment, that only means that you can't become "enlightened" and just stay at it. You have to work for it. Just like you can't be in a good mood at all times.