Rapture for me is the physical sensation of being at the nexus of creativity. It is for me less impermanent than revelation -- lasts longer. The suttas refer to thrills & chills, bubbly sensations of ecstacy. At times I have felt light, almost floating. Other times the air seems to be alive with whirling flower-like mandalas. I find it difficult to be still in a state of rapture. The urge to dance in some way is almost overwhelming. Literally everything inside & out comes to life as if flowering.

Rapture is particularly difficult to note because it can be so intense. For me rapture is the most intense joy I have experienced. It is as if some hidden reservoir inside opens up & floods consciousness. But like every finite experience, rapture is temporary. Because rapture is so intense, its impermanence can be quite a shock. My early experiences were marred by trying to get back to rapture in the next sitting.

Part of impermanence is uncontrollability. Clearly I have no control over any conscious process that I observe. Rapture like any originating object undergoes dissolution. It is a great teacher in this regard because it can neither be brought on nor prevented from dissolution by will.

So the discipline is to note what is happening & the transitions without clinging. In so doing impermanence becomes very clear. In the panorama of conscious experience, rapture is thrilling & reinforcing. By witnessing rapture with precision, it is a revelation.