It is a MILD technique. Upon testing it further, however, it doesn't seem to work as well as I was hoping it would. It seems logical, but I guess it's not as simple as mindlessly repeating a mantra. Creating a good intention seems to be the most important part. It has to be strong enough to be important to you but not so strong that it stresses you out. You can create an intention to lucid dream without repeating a mantra so this whole mantra idea seems to be another throw away idea of mine.