Thread: Tenacious' Workbook

Cheers for the link, was very interesting to read.

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The WBTB that I attempted a day or two ago, I slept right through my alarm so I'll need to up the volume on it. I downloaded an alarm from the google play store to my phone, and you don't need to press a button to stop it, you simply need to wave your hand over the phone, as the front facing camera will detect the movement and that will stop it. I'm not sure it will work as well as it says but if it does I believe that could help me as I won't have to look at blinding light to turn my alarm off.

I wasn't able to recall much of any dreams last night, I wasn't staying in my regular bed so I don't know if that played a part or if it was something else.

I've been struggling recently to remember my ADA practice, as I keep getting caught up in what I'm doing, not thinking about it and going on auto pilot. And when I'm going somewhere, I usually start to daydream as I walk, so I was wondering if there's anyway I could use that to my benefit?

Originally Posted by Tenacious

I've been struggling recently to remember my ADA practice, as I keep getting caught up in what I'm doing, not thinking about it and going on auto pilot. And when I'm going somewhere, I usually start to daydream as I walk, so I was wondering if there's anyway I could use that to my benefit?

I wouldn't worry too much about this. I'm like you -- I don't practice true "all-day" awareness. My job and my life requires me to often turn my attention to other things, so it's very common for my awareness to ebb and flow.

The way that I used this to my advantage is to simply notice those moments when my awareness has slipped. I give myself this little mnemonic jolt like I forgot to pay a bill or pick up something important at the grocery. Then I immediately prove to myself that this isn't a dream by quickly going through a series of question to myself about whether my circumstances make sense, whether my identity makes sense, whether my body feels right, whether I even have a body, etc.

I recommend taking those moments to prove to yourself that your place in the world makes sense. That habit is, IMO, far more likely to carry over to the dream than the practice of truly paying attention to everything throughout the day. Perhaps I'm just not a high enough level practitioner, but until that day comes, I like the idea of using these moments as a further boost to my LD practice.

Does that make sense?

Edit: I posted some related thoughts here: http://www.dreamviews.com/attaining-...ml#post1996498