Thread: Does the habit of being present migrates into the dream?

If while awake, one were to do everything single-mindedly (another definition of mindfulness) would this habit migrate into our dreams? Would it have any impact on lucidity ?

So, the question is: what is the effect of persistent mindfulness on lucidity ?

For me, yes. There was somebody saying that in Japan are many peoples with high attention (awareness ?) and they dont have lucid dreams. Maybee it is some really peripheral ADA. I think it is the absence of intention. I believe, that you can "fertilize" the clear states of awareness with powerfull intentions. Like I want to be aware in my dreams. It will migrate in your dreams, because you are doing it for that.

I don't think single minded is the same thing. Focusing 'single mindedly ' at the sacrifice of general awareness is not what mindfulness is. Mindfulness takes in your whole sensory and mental/emotional state. It is basically the opposite of spacing out.

The more overall "awareness" one has, including with lucid dreams and anything you learn that increases your chances of having them.I have only anecdotal evidence for that but I haven't really done anything differently over the past 3 months but I have had 4 lucid dreams with each one becoming more intense... i haven't done much outside of be aware of lucid dreaming and thinking about it during sleep and talking about it with people. Overall I'd say the more intense your focus with lucid dreaming, the more you will create them. I think being mindful could help, but probably more indirectly - equivalent to doing joint strengthening exercises to make sure your joints are strong enough for strength training (with your goal being strength gains). That's just my opinion on it. If you are a halfway aware individual not just acting automatically then when you become Lucid you will be aware... it's getting in that state that is the difficult part at first but that becomes easier for many people and is for me as well. I think not being trapped by possibilities/rules is a big one though... the more active your imagination (even in real life), it's likely in my mind that the more dream life will reflect that.

In my case I can say categorically "yes" (using the sivason) point: mindfulness. Combining increasing mindfulness (paying attention) while awake with great dream recall drastically increases presence in dreams. I basically feel "present" in almost every dream now.

Originally Posted by VagalTone

If while awake, one were to do everything single-mindedly (another definition of mindfulness) would this habit migrate into our dreams? Would it have any impact on lucidity ?

So, the question is: what is the effect of persistent mindfulness on lucidity ?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think when you speak of single-mindedly in conjunction with mindfulness I think you're referring to concentration/single-pointed meditations like mindfulness of breath?

If so, keep in mind there's the practice, anapana-sati (mindfulness of breathing) and its fruits: Samatha (calm abiding) and Vipassanā (insight). The practice brings about the fruits and is just that: Practice. It's a mean and not an end.

I'm reminded of a quote from Bruce Lee that I think illustrates this:

"Again let me remind you Jeet Kune Do is just a name used, a boat to get one across, and once across it is to be discarded and not to be carried on one's back."

When i say single-mindedly i mean: when i am eating, my attention is on eating, when i am walking my attention is on walking and so on

Ah, I think it's just semantics then? That is, I'd consider mindfulness of walking, eating, showering, shaving, whatever a more open and expansive awareness, whereas mindfulness or breath or body scanning a more focused, single-point awareness. Practice of the latter facilitates enhanced ability and ease at the prior.