Thread: If You Want To Start Having Lucid Dreams ASAP and More Frequently, START MEDITATING

Originally Posted by parkmeats

What type of meditation are you using? Or if you don't know the name, could you describe it? With results like that, who wouldn't want to try!

I don't want to burst your bubble or anything, but chances are, even if you did exactly what kilham did, you probably won't get the same result. This sort of stuff greatly varies on the individual person.


Also, does anyone know if breath meditation is any useful? Does it increase self-awareness? My thinking is that it does, because you're bringing your attention inside/to your own body, but I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by mimihigurashi

Also, does anyone know if breath meditation is any useful? Does it increase self-awareness? My thinking is that it does, because you're bringing your attention inside/to your own body, but I could be wrong.

In my experience the breath is basically just a stabilisation technique, if you find your mind wandering away from awareness it's just something that snaps you back. You can also use visualisations instead of the breath, for example visualising an object and keeping your mind calm enough that it doesn't fade away or do something strange.

So it's basically an anchor, you concentrate on your breathing, then if something takes your mind away you eventually remember that you were concentrating on your breathing and you go back to that.

I've noticed what really helps me become "aware" is really calming my mind and trying not to think of anything except the breath or visualisation. After 20 minutes of this you get up and do whatever you need to do, but you realise that everything just seems a lot more crisp and you notice everything around you whether you like it not because your mind has no other distractions, you're fully in the "now". It's definitely a very pleasant and peaceful state to be in and everything you do has your full attention, it's very useful to do this before, say, exams. =]

But I have to admit that while I think of myself as quite aware, it hasn't really helped me with DILD. It helps with vividness but there's a difference between being "aware" and being "aware that you're dreaming".