Thread: ADA versus Illusory Body versus Feasibility help

Hi guys. I realize these two practices are similar in that they are both daytime mindsets which can be extremely effective in cultivating awareness in dream. Is there anyone here who has developed ubiquitous dream awareness due to either of these practices? I have heard from some that they are the Holy Grail of lucid dreaming; I've heard from others that they are an effective waste of time. The detractors claim their ineffectiveness is due to a different part of the brain becoming active during sleep which doesn't necessarily carry over specific memories which are governed by another section of the brain while it's awake. Hence why we're not always checking our cell phones in our dreams, etc. I do find this curious.

Without WBTB, DILDs for me have always seemed completely arbitrary, regardless of how rigorous my pre-sleep intentions or daytime mindful & illusory efforts are. I do, however, frequently dream with vivid non-lucidity of specific objects and disjointed thoughts which were encountered earlier that day. So I realize there IS a carryover of memory, but it is one of such seeming randomness that it escapes all efforts of governing or control without a WBTB preamble. What makes it even more curious is that these objects and thoughts are often encapsulated within the very illusory mindset I am trying to appropriate as a carry-over itself. So in essence, the contents of the letter but not the envelope itself, are being delivered. And so again, the dismaying thought arises: "Why the hell don't I ever look at my phone in a dream?"

I am trying to get away from the WBTB, MILD stuff. It worked great for me years ago and gave me plenty of lucid dreams, but now I'm having trouble with insomnia and getting back to sleep. I'd love more than anything to develop a DILD-producing default sense of dream awareness, if such a thing is indeed attainable. Otherwise, why waste my time chasing the fabled pot of gold? If someone has found it -- if even a coffer of silver on route to the motherload -- it would be of infinite encouragement to me. I can achieve anything to which I put my mind if is literally achievable. But fairytales are where I draw the line. Can WBTB-less general dream awareness be developed without becoming a full-blown Tibetan lama? Thanks for reading guys! Peace out.