Thread: Why is lucid dreaming so hard?!?!?

Originally Posted by Valdast94

Dude..if you stay in your head all day long, when you go to school you are NOT going to school..when you are at school during a lesson, you are NOT paying attention to the lesson anyway. I always find it funny how a lot of people say they don't have time to meditate because they have other things to do, when in reality, by not meditating, they are not really doing those things!

Look, it only takes 10-15 minutes a day (I meditate twice a day, but only because I enjoy it). Set your alarm clock so that it wakes you up 10-15 minutes before and meditate. If you still can't do that, go to school and actually GO THERE! Be present when walking, be present when opening a door, be present when you listen to your teacher and in all that, since you want to lucid dream, ask yourself "Am I dreaming?"..you can also use this question when you find yourself inside your head: "Oh, I'm inside my head and I haven't paid attention to the present moment/the environment/myself..am I dreaming?". I personally do that, so I kill two birds with one stone.

Try it and let us now

What sort of meditation do you do? It's something I probably need to add to my daily practice

Originally Posted by FryingMan

What sort of meditation do you do? It's something I probably need to add to my daily practice

I guess it's Trascendental Meditation because I basically sit down for 15-20 minutes twice a day and I repeat a mantra keeping my eyes closed. This clears my mind and relaxes my body and I've had many insights about myself by practicing it, both when meditating and during the day/when dreaming.

I'm not really an expert of the different "techniques" though, so I could be wrong, even because I read that in order to practice TM one must have a teacher who gives them a mantra to repeat..but personally I use my own mantra and I'm fine.

Besides I've been practicing mindfulness for a week or two together with my "normal" meditation sessions because it helps me be more present and with lucid dreaming, when combined with the constant questioning of reality.