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Understanding
Lucid Dreaming - Part 1
The concept of lucid dreaming has been recognized and
acknowledged from time immemorial. Greek philosophers have
been known to realize the possibility of lucid dreaming – that
is a state where you realize that you are dreaming while still
in the dream state. Theologians of the St. Augustine era also
have been aware of such states as well. Modern scientific
research however began in the 1980s, largely with the efforts
and interest of Stephen La Berge and other psychologists in
Stanford University. Research into this area has opened up
many new insights into the concept of lucid dreaming and today
there are techniques known on how to induce lucid dreams and
ways to increase their frequency, duration as well as clarity.
But much before modern research work began on lucid dreaming,
Buddhist contemplators are known to have practiced this form
of dreaming many centuries ago. According to La Berge, lucid
dreaming was ‘on the rooftop of the world’ as early as 18th
Century AD. Buddhists from Tibet were known to practice a form
of yogic meditation where the one could remain in fully aware
and conscious during the dream state. With the experiences of
these Tibetan Buddhists, the fundamental truth about dreams
has been revealed and that is dreams can be the mental
creation of the dreamer. This concept is in complete
concurrence of the finding of modern scientific and
psychological research.
Dream yoga as practiced by the Tibetan Buddhists however has a
larger aim and scope. They are trying to understand not just
the mind but also find the true and inner causes of suffering
and the truth behind happiness. Buddhist philosophy,
theoretically and practically are based on the Four Noble
Truths, which are: 1) recognizing the reality of suffering; 2)
Eradicating the root causes of internal suffering which are:
craving, hostility and delusion; 3) Realizing the imminent
possibility of eradicating suffering by eliminating the
source; and 4) following the path of spiritual enlightenment
resulting in complete freedom of the mind and soul.
The fundamental ethical standard of all Buddhist practice can
be summarized as “avoid inflicting harm on yourself or others,
and be of service when the opportunity presents itself.”
Balancing the mind is the second phase of practice which can
be achieved through rigorous refinement of attention.
To achieve a completely balanced state of mind the method
applied is stabilizing attention and claming the mind to
remain focused and attain clarity of thoughts from the mental
clutter. As the Buddha declared, “The mind that is established
in equipoise comes to know reality as it is.” Only a calm and
balanced mind can locate the true nature of the self and
develop the latent potential lying within human consciousness.
This is exactly where practicing dream yoga becomes relevant.
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02/03
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02/02
Window allows a look into live brain
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