Little Problem Of Dream Yoga

[Mariano]

the first days I started with Dream Yoga, I was happy, it wasn't really difficult... everytime I said "this is a dream/illusion/reflection of my mind" I could get that dreamfeeling and awareness and understand the essence of that... one day, the dreamfeeling of awareness lasted 40 minutes.. after that...something really strange happened: now, when I say "this is a dream" I just don't get that dream-feeling anymore...I just can't really feel the essence of that...I just simply, know that everything is an illusion, but it was better when I "Knew and Felt", because when this happened I could really feel the life as a dream. now, I know it's a dream, I only KNOW is a dream...but the feeling died, and I don't know why... I am practicing since 1 month.... the dreamfeeling died 10 days ago...... what happened? my second question is... it's really necessary to understand that life is a dream? couldn't be enough to be aware of what I see,feel,breaths, emotions and thoughts, and to not fall on them? because that what they want us to do...or that's what I think... ok, bye thanks

[TJuulsgaard]

Hi. I really think you should read Billybobs great tutorial on Dream Yoga: http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=34263 But maybe I can help a bit? It shouldn't be so important to get the dreamy feeling, you are talking about. I believe it is more important to be aware of your surroundings as much as you can during the day... really you should read the tutorial and although there are a lot of comments you should read them as well, they are pretty important for a better understanding of what is important and what is merely icing on the Buddhist-cake of mysteries

[cygnus]

from a tibetan buddhist perspective it's important to recognize - through meditation - the ultimate nature of all phenomena as being illusory, dream-like, and empty of inherent existence. this is related to reducing one's grasping and aversion, which is at the core of buddhism. in dream yoga, developing lucidity and progressing on the spiritual path go hand in hand... ...so, it's not a problem that you don't get the dream feeling anymore. you don't really have to hold on to a feeling - in fact, not being attached to a certain feeling, such as moments of bliss or clarity, is part of the practice. that kind of thing sometimes just spontaneously comes up. and to answer your second question, the idea is to be mindful of yourself and to question the "reality" of the present moment. so yes, be aware of those things, but i don't think the tibetan method and reality checks conflict, if that's what you mean.