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Dear Dream Views, |
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Welcome to Dreamland. |
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Just a scared old llama on the outside planning to dominate these forums...
Don't you dare defy me!
Note: I'm big on grammar, you won't see one error coming out of me!
Welcome! That is the first time I've heard of lucid dreaming being viewed that way. It surprises me because everybody dreams, regardless of religion. If dreaming is normal, healthy, and benign then why would lucid dreaming be any different? The definition of lucid is "showing ability to think clearly, especially in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity." Everyone has experienced this while awake. Think of times when you've had an epiphany or realization. |
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Welcome to the forum! |
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Welcome to DreamViews! |
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Just as a disclaimer, I did not mean to offend anyone by what I said in my post, and I really hope I didn't; I was just looking for honest answers. I don't think it's the occasional accidental lucid dreaming that my family thinks is unhealthy. It's trying to really cultivate them. Although you all do make very good points about how realizing you're asleep while you're asleep isn't very much different than knowing when you're awake. I think that the problem my parents have with lucid dreaming really has less to do with lucid dreaming and more to do with all of the other things that go along with it, like Astral projection and such. |
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Last edited by EdenAshe; 01-25-2016 at 02:24 AM.
Lucid dreams/Astral Projection/Out-of-Body Experiences are all fairly subjective, so they're mainly what you make of them. If you're expecting a lucid dream, you're going to have lucid dreams. If you're expecting to astral project, you'll astral project. If you're expecting an OBE, you'll have an OBE. There's a definitive line between each of those experiences, but it ultimately comes down to intention. So as long as you stick to lucid dreaming, you won't have to worry about those other things. |
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"Going through life worrying about the little things is like cooking with motor oil instead of cooking oil. Sure, you can still probably pull it off, but it'll leave a bad taste in your mouth in retrospect." - Me, apparently
2015: 101 LDs, 2016: 114 LDs, 2017: 38 LDs, 2018: 20 LDs, 2019: 8 LDs
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Last edited by MobianAngel; 01-25-2016 at 02:53 AM.
Hey EdenAshe, welcome to the forums! |
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Last edited by spellbee2; 01-25-2016 at 02:20 AM.
"Going through life worrying about the little things is like cooking with motor oil instead of cooking oil. Sure, you can still probably pull it off, but it'll leave a bad taste in your mouth in retrospect." - Me, apparently
2015: 101 LDs, 2016: 114 LDs, 2017: 38 LDs, 2018: 20 LDs, 2019: 8 LDs
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I'm sure no offense was taken. We are quite open minded and many of us probably experienced some kind of "what the heck" from our friends or families. So we understand when someone is looking for answers and we are happy to help if we can. |
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Hello there EdenAshe!!!! I myself and a Christian, a religion/faith very similar to yours. Let me help you on this journey. |
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“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.”-Robert Fulghum
Since I began meditation and lucid dreaming my understanding of religion and it's origins have become clearer in my mind. I now think it's likely that all religions originate from the same truths about the nature of reality and ourselves in relation to it. Before organised religion humans lived in harmony with their environment, including a mental state in harmony with their reality. Once agriculture started and societies developed around it, the ego-self began to dominate and humans moved further away from the natural state. It could be that religion began when individuals rediscovered the natural state and the experiences associated with it (such as being conscious in the unconscious and finding wisdom from within). As MasterMind recently said, the sacred texts were probably the first self-development books. If you read through any of the sacred texts there are many clues that point to the possibility that they were written to help people find the answers within themselves. It could be that they have been re-written, re-interpreted so many times, and influenced by the ego, that their original meaning has become drowned in rules and ritual and the Gods seen as outside of us instead of within. This is just a theory I've been developing through my own experience. There are also books that explore this topic. |
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Last edited by Daniele; 01-27-2016 at 04:01 AM.
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