Thread: Possibly the key to lucid dreaming?

I think this may be similar to the concept of being "artlessly artful". There are a few stories about Tao/Zen. They focus on learning a skill for a very long time, until it is technically perfect(art, archery, etc), then intentionally forgetting the skill over a couple years. When the skill is picked up again, it is apparently amazingly effective. They use examples of archers shooting down birds without being aware of what's happening, etc.

Could this be related?

Originally Posted by Ev

I think this may be similar to the concept of being "artlessly artful". There are a few stories about Tao/Zen. They focus on learning a skill for a very long time, until it is technically perfect(art, archery, etc), then intentionally forgetting the skill over a couple years. When the skill is picked up again, it is apparently amazingly effective. They use examples of archers shooting down birds without being aware of what's happening, etc.

Could this be related?

It's not really like that. I think the point is: Feel confident now because the now is the only moment you can experience things in your life. If you tell yourself I am not this or that now but I'll be in the future you're excluding something from your life that you could have now. "I will lucid dream, I just need more practice." When Your mind could say? You don't know when, you'll never know. This generates doubt, delusion, you're working against yourself. This attitude can be used by anyone, you don't need to learn lucid dreaming first. You can use it as a base layer for the technique you are using if it feels comfortable for you. It's more a way of thinking rather than a standard technique. These positive affirmations, visualisations will probably become part of your subconscious instead of concepts of instability like I can't lucid dream or it's hard to lucid dream etc and should develope a confidence that allows you to achieve whatever you want to achieve.