@Jim: Thanks again for the follow-up comment. While you note that more time in the chair may bring large volumes of thought to light, I agree. However, I have been noticing a rush a thoughts flooding out in just the 20 mins of sitting I do! I never quite noticed this before b/c I tended to only do about 5 mins of sitting and then change to standing meditation work where my mind was busy focusing on releasing tension from various body parts.

To answer your question, IMO, all this stuff is with us all the time, we are just not perceptive enough to notice it. Same thing goes with taiji and body movement, while someone may see a hand move, another person may see a movement of the kua with very little movement in the shoulder, etc.

Great thought-provoking comments, Jim ;)