JoannaB

So I have been reading the Tibetan Yoga of Dreams and Sleep by Rinpoche which is a great book about the Tibetan Buddhist approach to lucid dreaming.

And while the following is not a dream but it seems appropriate to share it here since it was inspired by this book, and is a funny waking journal anecdote.

When I read about the Tibetan Buddhist meditative practice of Guru Yoga, I realized that it could easily be adapted to Christian prayer, so I told my sons about it too, and my four year old surprised me at bed time reminding me of it, and saying he wanted to try it. So we sat in meditative pose and visualized Jesus. Sent a payer to him. Visualized a light coming from him as a blessing. Then visualized Jesus being merged with us, becoming part of us. My son: "What does he say now?" Me: "Now that Jesus is part of you, what do you say?" Him: "I love you." For a moment I basked in the glory of this moment, and then my son asked me "So how does a real gun work? Do you press a button to make it shoot?" And thus my little angel brought me back down to earth and the reality of a four year old boy's interests.

Later that night I tried to experiment with the different postures that the Tibetan Buddhist recommend to sleep in, but having a sinus headache made it impossible for me to get enough sleep, no dream recall, and no lucidity.