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u/armillanymphs · 4 pointsr/streamentry

Since my last report I delved deeper into dream yoga by way of Andrew Holecek's dream yoga program. This pursuit has already contributed greatly to my path and practice by being insightful, appealing to my imagination and wonder, keeping my "waking life" awareness practice sharp, and being practical in preparing for death. The orientation towards dream yoga benefits as follows:

I kept a dream journal for six of the seven days of last week, which is the first time I've done so, and the contents of the dream have been surprising in revealing patterns and themes. This alone makes dream practice fruitful, as the content reflects aspects of my life that I otherwise wouldn't be aware of. The repetition reminds me of lifelong conditioning and how that contributes to the structure and perception of self. Not that I've nailed down concrete meanings of dreams, have seen them as instances of divination, or have acted upon them explicitly, but there's a continuity and meaningfulness in what arises that's worth reflecting on. For example, six of the seven nights consisted of dreams regarding aikido and me procrastinating, which strengthens my resolve in going to class despite being tired or having to take care of other matters (or just plain laziness).

The awareness practice I referred to here is called illusory form, which is the same practice I worked with a little while last year upon discovering Mahamudra. This consists of perceiving the dreamlike quality of all perception, as it is really no different than what one experiences in dreams. This has had a softening effect on emotions and somatic tension and is often accompanied by a temporary visual perceptual shift. In conjunction responding to distraction and mind-wandering with a reality check (is this a dream? Am I dreaming?) is a lovely take on mindfulness. I'll often scan objects in the environment and try to manipulate their shape as a means to test the malleability of perception, such as digital displays or words on signs.

Intention is another empowering component of the dream practices in that it arouses dedication to the path in a roundabout way. Telling myself that I will have many dreams, that I will remember them all, and that I will awaken within them fuels motivation, but doing it with the intention to fully awaken for the sake of all beings is even juicier. Often I'll go to bed and implore the buddhas and bodhisattvas to help me awaken in dreams for this goal, which is a very heartfelt and positive way to transition into sleep.

Earlier this year when I was reading Initiation Into Hermetics I had also been studying various western esoteric systems and the occult, and subsequently found threads between them and my discoveries and insights from meditation. I had found IIH to be very suitable to my aims compared to other systems that were interesting but didn't resonate with me, but later stages of IIH seemed daunting and unachievable...also a little far-fetched. Working with dreams satisfies the aspects drawn to magickal practices but in a way that seems more trackable, attainable, and in line with the pursuit of awakening.

In the mode of Rob Burbea soulmaking is rich here. Having read about Tertöns, those who have discovered termas in the Tibetan tradition (like Dudjom Lingpa for example), captures my imagination. Holecek implores people to invite and make contact teachers they've met or know of (regardless of time), and the adventurer in me really wants to test this out. And as far as how dream, sleep, and bardo yoga relate to death and metaphysics I'm happily agnostic there...I'm just thankful for another means to practice since humans sleep for approximately a third of their life. Having further contemplated the preciousness of human life in the Sutrayana course really fires motivation up but in a joyful way.

Also, given the level of interest and excitement for DY / LD it's a nice way to work with expectations and the attendant emotions (disappointment, striving, etc.). The process has been light and curious, and in one sense it reminds me of my work with TMI and pursuit of stream-entry in that I feel like a beginner once again. I feel like a scientist working in two shifts, the daytime serving as the worklike aspect of the lab where I see how effort affects the many qualities of dreams (strength and length of recall plus lucidity). No moments of lucidity just yet (which is funny given how strange some of the situations have been), but I've been able to recall and log from 2-5 sequences / scenes each day.

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u/flyingneko · 3 pointsr/streamentry

There aren't many good sources unfortunately, I have basically created my own set of techniques. The book by Holecek is not bad, but it is not the way I practiced it, really:

https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Yoga-Tibetan-Awakening-Dreaming/dp/1622030761

u/jaketl13 · 2 pointsr/DreamYoga

Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming by Andrew Holecek

I have listened to this a few times and regularly do the guided meditations/yoga practices. I am still working on becoming lucid in waking life and my dream life regularly but I have found it helpful.

u/steel_bun · 1 pointr/Buddhism

Try tibetan dream yoga/lucid dreaming. In the very least, it will let you see in your dreams, better than you've ever experienced(since everything you see is your mind, the resolution is infinite, and therefore feels hyperreal). But in the long run, it's still a legit path to enlightenment, perhaps, more visual/evident than others.

There is an audio book on the subject by Andrew Holecek. Listen to his interview here:
https://soundcloud.com/lucidsage/dream-yoga-with-andrew-holecek-the-lucid-dreaming-podcast