@road2wisdom, what @beyondthecrypto says is absolutely valid. While I will not claim to have experienced the state yet, I have been researching the subject & have read extensively. I am working on a post to put some of my thoughts on the subject soon. If you are interested, do check out 'Journeys out of the body' by Robert Monroe who followed it with 2 more books - 'Far journeys' & 'Ultimate Journey'.
The Monroe Research Institute at Virginia, USA is doing fantastic work in this area. You could also check out the work of Thomas Campbell who was a NASA scientist and William Buhlman who are also authorities on the subject and are presently conducting several workshops.