FAQ on Meditation 019
When I meditate, when I come to a certain point I suddenly feel intensely thirsty. Why is this?
It is a sign of an initial degree of concentration, the manifestation of which differs from person to person. The thing which all these signs share in common is that they are all experiences which seem intensely acute. In your case it is not real thirst: if you relax and pay no attention to it, the mind will become calm and you will no longer feel thirsty. Different people have different experiences of the same stage of meditation; it might be thirst, it might be pain, it might be tickling on the skin. It is usually an intense sensation. But in all cases, if you pay no attention to it, it will fade away. Just pay attention to the Centre of the body and True concentration will be attained.
It is a sign of an initial degree of concentration, the manifestation of which differs from person to person. The thing which all these signs share in common is that they are all experiences which seem intensely acute. In your case it is not real thirst: if you relax and pay no attention to it, the mind will become calm and you will no longer feel thirsty. Different people have different experiences of the same stage of meditation; it might be thirst, it might be pain, it might be tickling on the skin. It is usually an intense sensation. But in all cases, if you pay no attention to it, it will fade away. Just pay attention to the Centre of the body and True concentration will be attained.