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u/Realluzion · 3 pointsr/LucidDreaming

> By remaining 'awake' in your waking life you can lead yourself to become awake in your dreams

Exactly.

You might want to look into Dream Yoga.

More specifically: Dreaming Yourself Awake, by B. Alan Wallace, and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep, by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

u/armillanymphs · 2 pointsr/streamentry

The link I referred to is actually an audiobook, which can be obtained at Audible for a fraction of the list price. That said I did scan over the actual book and compared the contents of it to the program, and I would absolutely recommend it over TYoDS as an introduction. It's more accessible and less esoteric, plus it encompasses both Western and Eastern practices of Lucid Dreaming, which provides a more solid base. Frankly, Stephen LaBerge's contributions (which are mentioned by Holecek) are extraordinary in the field of dreaming, and taking on dream yoga on its own could be more challenging. However, TYoDS is one of my favorite books as well, and I'd recommend that after reading / listening to Holecek.

Conversely, B. Alan Wallace's Dream Yourself Awake is a well regarded introduction, a bit shorter than Holecek's book, though I personally haven't read it.

u/Dream_Hacker · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

It's certainly tough to work for so long and not to reach your desired goals.

Lucidity results when many factors all come together at the same time: heightened self-awareness, memory, being well-rested, good dream recall, strong intention, being at the right phase of your sleep cycle. Also: being stress-free, having a healthy body and brain.

It sounds like you've worked on many of these things, at least individually. Maybe what you need to do is to work on them all in combination.

I'd avoid pure WILD attempts for a while: without having frequent enough DILDs under your belt, you may not be close enough to the "lucid dreaming feeling".

Whenever I'm going through a dry lucid or dream recall phase, I'll bring in the "big guns" to get jump-started again: setting strong intention to wake up after every dream. This means noticing those little wakings we all experience between sleep cycles during the night, and keeping your self awake just long enough to recall your dreams, grab a bit of awareness and head back to sleep. You don't want to stay up too long or this can cause insomnia, unless you're the type who can fall back to sleep easily and quickly.

Actually, that's a good question: can you easily and quickly fall back to sleep if you wake up during the middle of the night? Or are you more prone to insomnia? How long does it take you to fall b ack asleep on average?

I'm not saying to avoid WBTB altogether, it can be useful, but don't then try to WILD, just go back to sleep with the intention of being aware in your dreams, of getting lucid.

You may want to try an entirely new approach for a while. Perhaps follow the Tibetan Dream Yoga approach, for example:
http://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Yourself-Awake-Tibetan-Transformation/dp/159030957X
and
http://www.amazon.com/The-Tibetan-Yogas-Dream-Sleep/dp/1559391014 (you can find a pdf of this online via google)

One other idea is to transform your approach to lucid dreaming. Don't invest your happiness into getting lucid dreams, and don't try to "force" lucid dreams, but rather just keep doing all of the prerequisites (keep working on dream recall, and daytime awareness). The most dense periods of lucid dreaming I've had were when I was really happy and involved with my waking activities, and very physically active (and getting a lot of sunlight, in summer time).

You want your attention on dreaming, but no to make it the focus of your existence and your self-worth. You must still really want it, (in fact, "need" it), but at the same time, stay positive about your waking life, and your non-lucid dreams. If you can write pages of dream journal entries every night, that's pretty awesome in and of itself, be thankful for that, some people can't recall dreams at all.

If you basically give yourself a goal of living mindfully, of being continally aware of your consciousness whether waking or dreaming, you will absolutely start having lucid dreams.

There are some suggestions, I hope you find some of them useful, good luck!

Oh, p.s., join a community-focused LD forum where you can make LD buddies, chat, read, and write about LDing as much as you like. There are links to some great ones in the sidebar.


u/C_Linnaeus · 2 pointsr/LucidDreaming

There's actually a good book about lucid dreaming AND meditation, check out Dreaming Yourself Awake.

There's about as many meditation techniques/styles as there are forms of fitness routines, FYI.

u/filippp · 1 pointr/LucidDreaming

You can also check out dream yoga (for example there's this book by B. Alan Wallace).

u/BodhiTime · 1 pointr/Buddhism

If you lucid dream without compassion and wisdom, you may just be continuing to create the causes of suffering and delusion.

I haven't started this book yet, but the author Alan Wallace has done a lot of research and study in the area of Lucid Dreaming meets Buddhism:

Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation https://www.amazon.com/dp/159030957X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DcQAxb42WD7DA