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5 Things Nobody Tells You About Lucid Dreaming (But You Really Need to Know)
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Learn five secrets about lucid dreaming that NOBODY ever tells you. If you're wonder what is real, who to trust, and what the reality of lucid dreaming really is, then this video will open your mind to the reality of lucid dreams.
Lucid dreaming is a fascinating subject, but it's one that can often frustrate and confuse beginners looking to learn how to lucid dream. But there is a good reason for this!
Lucid dreaming is a very young subject, technically less than a century old. What we know about lucid dreams is very limited indeed - the science of lucid dreaming is in its infancy.
Almost every lucid dreaming technique you've ever heard of, be it MILD, FILD, or SSILD, and every piece of lucid dream terminology (WILD, DILD, etc.), is the result of speculation rather than detailed scientific research.
In today's video you'll learn 5 secrets about lucid dreaming, that others don't want you to hear.
#lucidreaming #science #facts
0:00 Introduction
0:25 If you're serious about lucid dreaming, watch this video to the very end
0:57 #5: Can everyone lucid dream? Nobody knows for certain
2:31 #4: Lucid dreaming is less about dreams and more about consciousness
4:31 #3: Social media is bad for lucid dreaming
7:02 #2: Lucid dreaming is a very young subject!
8:16 #1: There are virtually no facts about lucid dreaming
10:31 Outro
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I don’t think this person watched the video...
Yay! 😉
@Lucid Dream Portal
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Bruh.
The hardest part about lucid dreaming for me is that my brain is constantly trying to keep me under the dream spell and not realize that swimming in a restaurant filled with water or something like that is a weird thing.
BRUH SAME!
same
@@aidanbrady3486 bruhhh-ild 👁
Oh yeah. I have sooo many dreams I look back at and think: Really, brain? You did not think that was strange?!
@@mikkareads exactly! 😂
My left ear enjoyed this video more than my right ear
Not sure what happened with this one, I think RUclips's compression did something odd
It s a dream!😅
I think your being so underrated people just care about having a lucid dream first try and fail to see the bigger picture you are doing an amazing job pioneering this subject ❤
Thank you Javier, as long as I can help some people I'm happy!
I love how you said that lucid dreaming is less about dreaming and more about consciousness. It's about how your mind works and that will be different for everyone. The techniques one needs to do to go along with their unique consciousness depends on what your consciousness is. And that's mostly going to be a lone journey within.
When I was a young child I became an "accidental" lucid dreaming expert. It always started with sleep paralysis, once I made it to the other side of that I was aware of my surroundings and was "floating" around the room. I eventually was able to fly around my entire house and observe what everyone was accentually doing in reality. I am positive this wasn't some dream because I did reality checks and I stand by it's fact, I've done it and it's possible.
Lucid dreaming is a dream. It is all your imagination. If you were actually seeing real life, that is called astral travel. It is when you are so in touch with the universe that you can use your inner self to drift out of your body and see real things.
That's actually a out of body experience or Astral projection as some call it
Just had my first one last night! In the dream my recently dead dog had appeared and was running around the house, I said to myself “I’m dreaming, aren’t I?” Then voila! I was conscious that I was dreaming. Thank you for the help
Yes, it's true that you can visit humans and animals that youve loved who have passed during the dream state.
U know I feel like I have dodged a bullet after seeing this channel thank u
My pleasure, very glad to have you here!
Great points here as always. Thank you for being brutally honest.
Lol you’re always early.
On the “mind virus” thing, I’ve been trying to see if I can utilize it to my advantage. Mainly on the control side of things rather than actually getting lucid. Through aptitude or just a good old fashioned subconscious handicap, certain areas of control work better than others. So I try out some methods other people suggest with the hope that the expectation that they will work will give them a subconscious nudge to being effective. I don’t remember their name, but one of the methods I gave a try was from the 19th century scientist you mentioned in “Are You Dreaming?” where he would cover his eyes and expect the location to change. Results have been mixed, but it’s been interesting to experiment with.
I haven’t watched yet, I hope at least one point is, “Think for yourself”, maybe?
I’m having very vivid dreams but it’s taken me forever to get lucid and I still haven’t. Maybe I can’t but I’m still trying my best. It’s hard to hear that I might not be able to.
Will watch this as soon as I'm back from holiday and have fast Internet again.
Cheers to everyone!
I've never considered the consciousness aspect of lucid dreaming, enlightening as always
One thing I noticed recently: my brain seems to know that I'm dreaming. It'll tell me so and I'll even realize it for a few seconds or so, but not enough to get lucid. This happens fairly regularly. Any ideas on how to harness this? Would MILD techniques help?
When you realize it, my advice would be don’t believe it, question it and prove it.
Yea mine does the same thing but I actually go lucid and it’s really amazing I had a few experiences , when my mind tells me I’m dreaming I acknowledge it and try to move and take control of my dream body and it works
Two things that helped me is look at your hand for a second, look away and then look back. You will have more fingers the 2nd time you look. That will confirm you are dreaming. Then just keep telling yourself “this is a dream” because if you don’t keep reminding yourself, you will slip back to being unlucid. Look at your hands like that while you are awake and eventually you will do it while dreaming and bam, then the fun begins!
A recent issue that I’ve been having is that my dreams are often in third person, even if I’m the main character in the dream it’s like I’m observing it as a camera. Not sure if that makes sense but then I don’t actually have a body to reality check in and I’m just a spectater. Does this make sense and does anyone have any ideas for solutions?
Edit: great video as always I feel like there’s no point even saying that anymore 😂
I’ve had almost this exact same scenario. In my case it’s less an issue of lacking a body and more by virtue of watching from this perspective, it’s more like I’m watching a movie or the like, and you don’t really have an urge to reality check if something weird happens or doesn’t make a whole lot of sense if it’s just in a movie. No solution on my end yet, but you’re not alone. 😅
Are you playing more video games than usual? This phenomenon seems to be the modern version of the the old concept that "dreams are in black and white" that people reported during the advent of black and white films and TV. The media we consume will influence our dreams.
@@LucidDreamPortal I think you’re on the money. I didn’t think about this but I did just get back from three weeks without the computer and these last few days I’ve been playing tons of video games. I don’t want to go cold turkey so i think I’ll integrate my oculus quest into the equation and be sure to reality check often. Thanks as always Daniel!
Maybe this will be the way to be aware that you're dreaming? like, if you see that you're spectator and you see everything in third person, you can try to control dream and stop being just a spectator, however, controlling dream is a skill, and it needs practice
@@shiba31 hmm you’re probably right but I’m not sure how I would practice reality checking that sign in real life. Maybe when I’m playing video games or watching tv
I face overwhelming problems and mundanity in my life every day. It amazes me how my mind is able to convince me that my dreams are reality and makes me forget about it all temporarily. I really should know better
Great video for beginners!
This information is important to know.
Great video. Hope this will being a lot of new people to the channel
Thanks to your channel I have had 2 lucid dreams out of 3 attempts. Thanks :D
Do you have tips to make sure I stay lucid? I have difficulty with that.
I needed this
I’m happy you keep reminding us lucid dreaming is our journey and we kinda have to find it out ourselves. So that we don’t get disappointed when we caNT luCid DreAm in 5 miNuteS.
Wish I understood this as a 15 year old when I started 😭 but now I’m older (20) and WILL stay patient and enjoy my slow journey into achieving regular lucid dreams
It’d be nice if there was more research already but it’s also exciting to think of all of the potential discoveries that are ahead of us
Great points! Thanks.
One of the reasons I’m trying to stay off TikTok and do more crafting. Also I dreamed about you for the second time Daniel… still not lucid! Damn!!!
That sounds like a wise idea. And just a reminder, if I ever meet any subscribers - the very first thing I will always ask is "Are you dreaming? Perform a reality test" - if I don't do this, then you know you are dreaming!
all points I totally agree with ( I had to chuckle at the point regarding social media), but the point that interests me the most is the connection between lucid dreaming and the exploration of consciousness and by extension( at least in my opinion) is that of the perception of inner and outer realities.
As for everyone being able to dream, i'm pretty sure there are medical conditions that limit / reduce REM sleep right? Either that or theres just Sleep issues people experience (e.g. Sleep Apnea) that can impact dreams quite a bit due to bad sleep
For about ten years, I took medication that, as a side effect, reduced my REM sleep drastically. I don't think I can remember a single dream from that time! Though I might have had some and not remembered them.
REM sleep also varies in time depending on how long you have slept. You dream more in the morning.
I love love love this channel
That clicking sound before "number 4" scared the shit outr me listening to this with earphones at 4am😂😂
Number 3 is soooooooo..... true, that's why I only have RUclips.
Today I had a lucid dream and I heard you as a voice (as if it were my subconscious) trying to teach me how to teleport, and it worked more or less, but I also heard that you were being very rude with a subscriber of yours 0:
Glad to have an influence on your subconscious mind. And that doesn't sound entirely unlikely, if a subscriber was being unpleasant or troublesome, I would absolutely call them out on it, hopefully not in a rude way, but that would depend on just how unpleasant they were being. I'm not of the mindset that believe that being "nice/polite" is always the same as being "good" - sometimes the very worst thing you can do is to be polite to someone who doesn't deserve it (it can be enabling to their bad behaviour).
@@LucidDreamPortal @Lucid Dream Portal yeah, its a honor for me that you appear in my lucid dreams to help me out, but that sub was being neutral with you, you where talking to him more like a soilder, (The subscriber told you that he no longer wanted to go around to change scenery in a dream, but you told him that it was impossible to get dizzy in a dream, also telling him to stop complaining and not to be weak) and apparently you also speak spanish (or at least in my drems) 0:
@@callesdreaming
Bueno, eso suena muy peculiar ... ¡Quizás estás soñando ahora mismo!
@@LucidDreamPortal this reminded me that your yt channel and some of the titles of your vids are translated to spanish for some reason (i've only seen it on your channel and ELD's channel) 😯
@@callesdreaming I’ve noticed this too. I think there is a option to translate individual videos into other languages, because not all videos appear in English. For example, the description for this channel is in Spanish, but hasn’t been updated in a few years, and has the old description.
I honestly just love your humour lol
Another amazing video
had my first lucid dream last night thank you
Wonderful, I'm so pleased to hear that. I'd love to hear the details!
@@LucidDreamPortal It wasn't that long but I thought to myself am I dreaming and when I plugged my nose I could breathe still then I realized im dreaming I go outside of my house and I wanted to fly right as I thought that I lift from the ground and start flying it was really fun then the dream fades off
Question: what about reading? Because reading is basically my main activity during my conscious hours….
I wish I could use a lucid dream to ask questions that daily bother my mind, but I find no answer at all, diving into subconcious mind would be an interesting experience, I've learnt from this video that a lot of things most of the "guides" would assure you that are 100% true, are actually just a speculation, and because of every person is different, unique being makes things complicated, little to no at all study doesn't help either, well, I guess we should experiment on our own (with rationality of course!)
I've lucid dreamed for over 40 yrs. Any chance you could do a video on how to turn it off
I don't know why but i wondered "what if there was a iceberg video on Lucid dreaming" , well you can try if you want Daniel
Excellent as always!😎👍
Number 5 just scared me a little bit. In five years i had 3 lucid dreams, and what you said about some people not being able to lucid dream...what if that's my case? Of course in those 5 years (since 2015) i only ocasionaly worked on dream recall and reality testing...like an on and of think...i would spend 1 month recalling and reality testing and then for 3 or 4 months would abandon the whole think...so how to be sure? About a month ago i started everything again, but this time determined to be disciplined. I discovered i really want this ability, so here i go again. Now...a question...how do i know that the number five truth didnt blocked me with autosuggestion?
In experiments, autosuggestion has been proven to be almost entirely ineffective for inducing lucid dreams, so it is likely that it is equally as ineffective at reducing them.
Also, if you've experienced lucid dreams then you can know for certain you are capable of them.
Hi Daniel as i hear we share same name i was watching channel explore lucid dreaming and in my opinion your tutorial are 10 times better i hope i will lucid dream with your tutorials thx and sorry if my english is bad
Your English seems great to me, don't worry about that - just being able to speak two languages is incredibly impressive and something to be proud of! I hope you find the channel helpful in your lucid adventures!
Great video. Thing I do find good though with the internet is that I can find dream signs in the internet such as vehicles or other things.
Also Daniel. I’ve gotta get up at 6am every morning for activities and I find that when I wake up my mind worries to hurry up and my dream recall essentially is deleted to the point where I can’t even think of the general principal of the environment of where the dream occurred or the plot. Is there a way I can fix that? Or diminish my brain from doing this?
Not easily, the best bet would be to go to bed earlier, and set an alarm earlier by the equivalent time, to allow yourself a little more recall time.
Thank you so much
Thanks!
Then you so much Hyrus, I hugely appreciate your support. Wishing you many amazing lucid adventures!
@@LucidDreamPortal we all know ur the best channel for lucid dreaming. trying to help you out. also can't wait to hear more on the lucid dreaming device.
Thank you for this video! I stumbled across your channel when I saw you in Anthony Padillas video about interviewing shifters. I've learned so much about lucid dreaming since watching your videos! I started lucid dreaming almost a year ago and was mainly watching the channel Explore Lucid Dreaming. I've had many lucid dreams, but I wanted to be able to master it as best as I could for a way to expand my knowledge and consciousness, and also use as a form of therapy to help me with all the craziness in my life. I noticed that channel wasn't helping me as much as I thought it would, and it also gave me false expectations. My little results started getting to me and I started to give up here and there, trying again weeks or months later. Since I've found your channel, it's changed everything I thought I knew about lucid dreaming and I've had WAYYY better results! I still have a lot of practice and work I need to put in but your channel has been helping me really well! I've changed my schedules, routines, reality checks, intents, methods, awareness, etc. (basically rewriting the script of everything I thought lucid dreaming was) and I feel like I'm getting somewhere now. Thank you for all the hard work and time you spend making these videos and to all the knowledge you are willing to share! It's insightful and interesting, and I'm excited to learn and grow more to become a better lucid dreamer! :))
I've been hunted last night. I hid in a wardrobe. When they caught me, the map reloaded -- this time, I realised I couldn't hide without being found so I climbed out the window and fled on the rooftops. I eventually got away and met my (dream) sister. This was the first dream I could recall in months and it is the first small step to lucid dream -- again.
I had a lucid dream last night in the dragon ball z world I was in a school saw some enemy and blasted him with kamehameha and spirtbombs
This has 0 dislikes for a reason. Keep it up with the great videos, man
You jinxed it - but nah, there will always be a few people who REALLY don't want others to be educated so they can see through the hype and misinformation - frankly, downvotes show me that I'm annoying the right people (and they are like sweet delicious nectar to me, knowing that they can't stand it!), which is a perfect sign I'm doing the right thing. Being entirely uncontroversial in this topic is often a sign that you're not actually saying anything new or of value.
@@LucidDreamPortalah, yup
You're both wrong... 😉 The dislikes have been disabled from view to protect folk alike 'Brandon' & Co, that were getting a hammering on the dislikes. They sold it as the opposite, of course. 🤨
@@Indavidualpoet That feature wasn’t out the time I posted the comment lol
Thank you for the information!
I have to admit that this topics scares me , but for me it's a good notice because i could try to make my own conclusions keeping all of these in mind.
Also, it helps a lot knowing how young is this and the posibilities we have for the future (without using social media of course). It's great learn these things much as i can, so i would like to thank you for all of
your help dude!
Keep it up! 👍🏻
I love to be a pioneer
Thank you for the video!
It is very strange that there is little research on this subject. I wonder if there are any promising studies going on, do you have any information on this, Daniel? For example, is The Lucidity Institute researching anything sensible at the moment?
The Lucidity Institute and LaBerge seem to have all but gone into retirement. Most research tends to be performed by PhD students, or on a small scale in Universities. There are always a few interesting studies going on, but compared to how the media and the internet discuss lucid dreaming, what we actually known via science (or is being explored) is generally rather "bland" compared to the wild claims you read in forums and discords.
Too much truth, even about the lack of truth in the subject! Thank you for the straight guidance as always!
I really hope for more lucid dreaming research in the near future. If I was a scientist, the fact that I would be able to map new territory would make it all the more interesting to me!
Community research is well and good, but it's frustrating how prone to misinformation, twaddle and mind viruses anything that relies on swarm intelligence is.
Very interesting video, as always!
I have a few questions about the social media part of lucid dreaming. First, do video games also count as social media?(aka are they bad for lucid dreaming) Second, if I only watch long videos on youtube is that still bad for my lucid dreaming skills?
Anything that works against your attention span is the real issue - so long form videos that challenge you intellectually, or games which require thinking and strategy would actually be somewhat beneficial. It's the "fast food" style content that is the real killer, TikTok videos, Instagram nonsense, and general mindless twaddle that is the issue.
@@LucidDreamPortal okay!
I remember one of my lucid dream. I'm telling everyone "when we all wake up don't forget about this moment ok??" I really had a great time lucid dreaming with other people that are in my head. After saying those words I realized, oh wait you're all just in my head. I felt sad
I did that too!!
Is it possible to be lucid the entire night? Both in rem and nrem
Highly improbable, and it wouldn't be advisable from a health and biological perspective. Sleep is functional and restorative, to do so would be to interfere with a vital process.
@@LucidDreamPortal I’m not sure whether it counts as being lucid, but sleep/dream yoga (Tibetan sleep yoga) is all about maintaining conscious awareness through sleep/dream. And I think dream yoga is nothing more than lucid dreaming, by using meditation. I think they’re far successful than us by doing this, while we use all shapes and sizes of methods and techniques which doesn’t fit us/doesn’t tame our mind for lucidity always. And looking the claims they made, I think they can do so. But i don’t think they’re thinking/able to think anything while NREM, as I remember something like from what i read: “(for people who succeeded in this, while sleeping it’s like) a blank paper, nothing but pure consciousness.”
It is pathological if you fall asleep and immediately dream. Thinking/creating dreams in your mind for 20 minutes is normal, but you only enter real sleep after that.
Assuming that not everybody can learn to lucid dream, what could be the reason? No dream recall? Brain chemistry? I'm quite curious and would love to hear your speculation
Oh there could be any number of reasons, nature rolls the genetic dice with each birth, I can imagine multiple scenarios where slight variations in brain structure, hormones, or chemistry could influence one's ability. Much like the difference in height among humans, there is a bell-curve in which most of us fall, but there are very few things in life where there are not extremes at either end of the spectrum. With something as complex as the human brain, there will be multiple spectrums of ability which will all exert their influence.
Any tips to help clear my mind so it doesnt wander off before i try to lucid dream?
That takes quite a long time to master. Learning the basics of meditation is a good starting point, you'll find various videos on the channel which will help you get started.
@@LucidDreamPortal thanks so much as always!
Pls answer. Why can’t certain people have lucid dream even whn they try their best to do so?
Normally it's because they've been given bad advice. Think of it this way, if you were trying to hammer a nail with a banana, you'd never succeed. You need the right tools for the job. So, if you've been learning from bad sources (and there is a LOT of misinformation here on RUclips, especially from the "popular" channel that used bots to fake popularity), then you've very little chance of success.
Is marijuana bad for lucid dreaming and rem sleep? I've heard it's bad for rem and I've stopped because I dont want anything to mess with my ability to have Lucid dreams I would really love to know your opinion on this?
Its the single worst thing you can do for dreaming and lucidity. It is a major REM suppressor.
@@LucidDreamPortal Thankyou ok furshure made a good choice!
I am a heavy MJ smoker. I have been lucid dreaming more since meditation. I even remember my dreams.
This is great, keep up the good work
Nice background
I love his accent
Algo fo nowa
Why would it be impossible for some people to lucid dream? I assumed everyone could do it. I know I can at least. But have you ever met someone who couldnt?
Hoorah!
Huzzah!
This is so overlooked.. Thank you for your awesome content!🖤🌻 Finally something that doesn't scream "Guaranteed lucid dreaming 20xPower!!!" In your face Knowing damn well 98% of us sitting there the next day after it didn't work...AGAIN, like..🤞😭
good video very honest thank you
Love your tattoos man, nice vid, cheers…☠️
Thanks, nice user name!
I got really bummed out with the possibility not everyone can LD, I've become lucid before not for very long and I've had such a long dryspell, I'm really sad, my heart dropped, but I'd rather something real than lies that sound good, I feel real sad, I know that wasn't supposed to be the takeaway, but my brain absorbs the absolute worst, I feel like you meant with your "Probably" was "IT's okay if it doesn't happen, but don't be so easily distraught if it doesn't happen as quickly as it happens for others." I'm sorry.
If you've experienced a lucid dream, however long, you know for certain that it is possible for you. I added the "probably", because it is the only scientifically honest answer - because nobody knows for certain if everyone can (there is just not enough research or evidence to make such claims). As with everything in nature, there are variations, but most people fall within the bell curve (height, sight, number of legs, etc). It appears that lucid dreaming is possible for most people, in much the same way we can say that most humans fall within a certain height range - but there are almost always rare exceptions. It is unlikely that you are unusual, not impossible, but highly unlikely. In fact, what you've described sounds like a very normal experience with the subject.
@@LucidDreamPortal Thank you for the insight, I could be overthinking it as well!
In the past 6 months I've had 5 lucid dreams...all of which had ended as soon as I realized i was dreaming and did a couple reality checks... Do you have any advice on stabilizing the dream and making it last longer for me to try and observe/control my surroundings?
I have some tips: 1. calm down, when you realize ur lucid you usually get really excited which can wake you up 2. look around and feel the things around you and repeatedly say that you're in control 3. start trying to control the dream (sometimes you can be aware your dreaming but not lucid enough to control it, you can get lucid enough if you keep trying a little in the dream) and don't get frustrated if it doesn't work or you might wake up
Something that has helped me stay in a lucid dream is to start spinning.. whenever I feel like I’m going to lose control, I start spinning and it brings me back
When I’m slipping out of a dream, I what helps me is focusing as much as possible on physical sensations from within the dream. I’ll rub my hands together, or look around /feel my environment. Sometimes what helps me is just doing a shit ton of reality checks xd this is all just what works for me tho :>
I also tend to have more vivid lucid dreams when they take place somewhere I’m very familiar with
background song at 2:58 ?
Lands Unknown by Futuremono
@@LucidDreamPortal thanks
where is your cooling Glass
Is being able to remember dreams in relatively good detail a positive sign?
Definitely a good sign!
Great sign, most people wake up and forget their dreams immediately
I think the ability to lucid dream will change my life
there is one fact.. that there is no fact. Hopefully, that fact is temporary
I had my first one last night it was very incredible and beautiful, and I didn’t really try to I just noticed I was dreaming and it sparked something and I just took control
1st
Also second liker
Congratulations
My biggest flaw in lucid dreaming is I start freaking out when I’m in the dream and then I’m in a constant loop of just being in a dream and then waking up and I can’t tell what one’s real
Reality check
I had a dream about lucid dreaming. Am i close?
That's definitely a good sign, I'd expect you to have a lucid dream within the next week (possibly two) - keep up the good work, and report back with your lucid dream!
I have issues with being keeping awareness of my consciousness. I find myself suddenly distracted by something and I spiral into the abyss of whatever it is. I even had dreams of whatever I was obsessing about during the day.
I once had about two seconds of lucidity in a dream on the same day I discovered lucide dreaming.
I have a question. If I create something like a theme park and name it... Slicks Flags... I don't know..
Anyways, In other lucid dreams can I teleport to the theme park I created earlier?
I mean if you still remember what it looks like and stuff I’d imagine yeah 🤷
Lucid dreaming is great, i had so much fun doing it. I met with other witches from abyss, with demonic beasts, saints and tentacle monsters. We had so much adult funtime, tasted foods, made friends.
Lucid dreaming got it all. It's simply not for weaklings. If you can't control yourself in real life, you won't get better at it in LD. Even more, you are required to consistently do rituals. Exactly, your meditation, journaling, reality checks - are, in fact, no different from witchcraft.
It is so much fun, when you, dreamers, don't like to think of your practice as form of magick.
You can certainly lucid dream and be a complete mess tbh. I just find it slightly harder to do when I'm stressed. But all other mental bad places never stopped my brain.
I am from 2024
I'd like to put forward that we replace the word "natural" in the statement natural process with unconscious, so it becomes unconscious process.
Leave lucid dream aside I'm trying to remember my regular dreams I've never remembered them and I feel like trying to lucid dream might help me remember my regular dreams
Remembering non lucid dreams can also help with lucid ones, since you can get a better idea of your dream signs and dreams are more vivid !
I am a real lucid dreamer, and it does not happen every night I can change anything in my dreams!!!
I had dreams but they are not clear they look kinda of feezaey and cloud like
lol there is no science that can measure anything about dreaming.
Lucid dreaming young???… Said no Tibetan Monk ever…
Yes they would, because the term lucid dreaming has never once been a central aspect of Tibetan Buddhism. In fact, the term is only a century old. Most of what you believe about the use of lucid dreaming in Tibetan Buddhism is part of the retroactive cultural appropriation and reworking/distortion of Buddhist beliefs, started in the early 1900s and which really took hold in the 1960s by Westerners obsessed with the "mystical East", and who wanted it to fit their agenda. It's also a great money earner and a way to sell self-help books. Good old spiritual consumerism and capitalism at work.
Dream Yoga (also a term mostly invented in the West), is another of those concepts.
The exploration of conscious dreaming in Buddhism is hugely exaggerated, with only a handful of passing accounts in the texts. It was certainly never a focal point of that particularly superstitions offshoot of Buddism. If anything, it was seen as a distraction.
Don't believe everything you read by crystal wearing Western authors.
It's much like the fictional claims about the Senoi, who many still believe to be a "lucid dreaming tribe" - they're not at all - that was entirely the fabrication of a Western author.
Or Carlos Casteneda, who wrote even more outright fiction regarding lucid dreaming and traditional shamanism.
Claiming lucid dreaming was practiced by Tibetan Buddhists due to a few scattered and passing accounts in texts, is much like saying it was a central component to Greek philosophy, Islam,, and Christianity, which also all have a few passing references to the state.
The experience itself is as old as the human brain and it crops up in literature across various cultures throughout history. But the serious exploration and naming of the state is very young.
The two current well-known "authorities" and spokespeople for lucid dreaming as a "Buddhist practice" are an American ex-Dentist and a 20-something British breakdancer. Both Westerners, neither are monks, and both are selling the concept for personal profit. Even the one Tibetan spokesperson on the subject, seems more interested in lucrative new-age books sales to westerners (how very Buddhist) than anything resembling true spiritual commitment.
Tibetan Buddhism itself is quite detached from the original teachings of Buddha, as it is the result of being merged with many of the indigenous Bön superstitions, making it far more of a dogmatic and religious belief system, than the original philosophical investigation into the nature of reality, which underpins the less diluted forms of Buddhism.
But Western minds care less about accuracy and more about romantic caricatures of men in robes living in far off mountains with an exotic "secret knowledge". Which is a great plot point for a Marvel film, but has little to do with reality. And frankly, it's really a rather crude and offensive interpretation of a culture and religion. The equivalent would be if the bored Japanese middle classes acted as if Christian monks were all wizards.
The popularity of Tibetan Buddhism in the West has far more to do with modern politics and western solidarity with a displaced people, than any inherent special value in that particular offshoot of Buddhism.
And, if lucid dreaming were a core practice of Tibetan Buddhism, that would show an awful inability to develop the concept and would undermine the belief system as anything of value. Because for a religion well over a thousand years old, they have less practical advice on lucid dreaming than has been developed in online forums by the casually curious in the past decade.
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Thanks Jeff, always appreciate your support!
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Henrik, you absolute wonderful person, thank you so much! - Wishing you all the lucidity!