Thread: ADA: Right or Wrong for Lucidity?

Originally Posted by Laurelindo

I had an experience like that last night, when I had screwed up royally at some kind of job (forgot equipment after driving several miles, lost the car keys on my way back etc) and I actually stood still for a very long time (several minutes) and wished for myself that everything could just be a dream and that I could wake up from all that mess.
And I even lost hope and accepted that it was reality "because it felt so real", and I had to deal with my situation the best I could.

And suddenly I was lying in bed.

I had similar experiences. And I am starting to experience first hand what it feels like. Just before I get lucid but have a high awareness to remember how I am feeling. I am absolutely convinced that whatever I am experiencing is real until I decide to confirm I am dreaming with a reality check. It still boggles me how I totally believe this dream is waking life until I do a reality check. I think Sageous is correct when he said that ADA makes the dreamer believes his dreams are real, because it truly does because we experience more detail. And in this instance, yes ADA is bad, but combine ADA with critical questioning and then you got something going on for you when it comes to attaining lucidity.

When I was just doing ADA (no questioning) with some sensory awareness meditation for dream yoga, I noticed my dreams were more vivid but not exactly lucid. When I then decided to combine questioning with it, I noticed I also just "know" I am dreaming sometimes.

So to answer the OP. My answer is Yes and no. No because ADA by its self is only half of the equation and doesn't result in lucids. And yes because when combined with critical questioning it becomes a powerful tool.