Lucid Dreaming - The Path of Non-Dual Dream Yoga


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Lucid dreaming like you've never seen before.The complete alchemical elixir: Transform Lucid Dreaming into Non-dual Dream Yoga Lucid dreaming is an ancient art that has been practiced for over two millennia. However, throughout the eons, the essence of lucid dreaming seems to have been forgotten. Instead of being a path toward self-transcendence, lucid dreaming became the goal-and its biggest treasure was lost. A plague of thoughts and conceptual analysis posing as "genuine knowledge"; an entanglement in old dogmatic traditions and lineages filled with rhetoric that reinforces the ego narrative and sense of separation; or a general lack of an enlightenment-oriented non-dual perspective-these are common symptoms in many lucid dreaming books and teachings. But this work is not a common lucid dreaming book; it is for those on the path to enlightenment-it elevates this ancient art into its rightful place. What you will find in the book: Rare Lucid Dreaming and Dream Yoga wisdom and insights not found anywhere else. Instructions on how to have and induce a lucid dream. Practices on how to purify and reprogram your subconscious mind through Lucid Dreaming. Learning how to interact with dream characters and archetypal figures and how they can help you in your spiritual path. The knowledge of how to transform nightmares into illuminating dreams. Learning how to perform any type of spiritual practice within the dream state. Teachings on how to elevate the practice of lucid dreaming into non-dual Dream Yoga to realize your true nature (enlightenment). Revealing how to awaken and become lucid in the dream of "real life." The Transcendence of the post-death Bardo state. Unforgettable vivid dreams and the increased chance of experiencing spontaneous lucid dreams, as your mind soaks in this book's wisdom and energy. And much more. More than being just a guide to discover lucid dreaming, this book is a guide to discover and transcend the lucid dreamer-a guide to Self-discovery and Self-realization. Every night you are resuscitated from the darkness of sleep by the light of dreams. Will you continue to neglect this other facet of your existence and sleep through them with ignorance, or will you awaken to the infinite potential that the dream state can bring-an awakening into the eternal state of unfathomable bliss? Only you can decide. The opportunity? It is in your hands, right here, right now.




Dream Yoga


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Lucid dreaming—becoming fully conscious in the dream state—has attracted legions of those seeking to explore their vast inner worlds. Yet our states of sleep offer much more than entertainment. Combining modern lucid dreaming principles with the time-tested insights of Tibetan dream yoga makes this astonishing yet elusive experience both easier to access and profoundly life-changing. With Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek presents a practical guide for meditators, lucid dreamers ready to go deeper, and complete beginners. Topics include: meditations and techniques for dream induction and lucidity, enhancing dream recall, dream interpretation, working with nightmares, and more.




The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep


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In the Tibetan tradition the ability to dream lucidly is not and end in itself rather it provides as additonal context in which one can engage in advanced and effective practices to achieve liberation. Dream yoga is followed by sleep yoga also known as the yoga of clear light. It is a more advanced practice similar to the most secret Tibetan practices. The goal is to remain aware during deep sleep when the gross conceptual mind and the operation of the senses cease.The result of these practicas is greater happiness and freedom in both our waking and dreaming states.




Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming


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"[A] solid how-to book...For amateur dream researchers, this is a must." WHOLE EARTH REVIEW This book goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming--that is, consciously influencing the outcome of your dreams. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge's extensive laboratory work at Stanford University mapping mind/body relationships during the dream state, as well as the teachings of Tibetan dream yogis and the work of other scientists, including German psycholgist Paul Tholey, this practical workbook will show you how to use your dreams to: Solve problems; Gain greater confidence; improve creativity, and more. From the Paperback edition.




Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying


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This is an absorbing account of a dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet. For modern science, the transitional states of consciousness lie at the forefront of research in many fields. For a Buddhist practitioner these same states present crucial opportunities to explore and transform consciousness itself. This book is the account of a historic dialogue between leading Western scientists and the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Revolving around three key moments of consciousness--sleep, dreams, and death--the conversations recorded here are both engrossing and highly readable. Whether the topic is lucid dreaming, near-death experiences, or the very structure of consciousness itself, the reader is continually surprised and delighted. Narrated by Francisco Varela, an internationally recognized neuroscientist, the book begins with insightful remarks on the notion of personal identity by noted philosopher Charles Taylor, author of the acclaimed Sources of Self. This sets the stage for Dr. Jerome Engel, Dr. Joyce MacDougal, and others to engage in extraordinary exchanges with the Dalai Lama on topics ranging from the neurology of sleep to the yoga of dreams. Remarkable convergences between the Western scientific tradition and the Buddhist contemplative sciences are revealed. Dr. Jayne Gackenbach's discussion of lucid dreaming, for example, prompts a detailed and fascinating response from the Dalai Lama on the manipulation of dreams by Buddhist meditators. The conversations also reveal provocative divergences of opinion, as when the Dalai Lama expresses skepticism about "Near-Death Experiences" as presented by Joan Halifax. The conversations are engrossing and highly readable. Any reader interested in psychology, neuroscience, Buddhism, or the alternative worlds of dreams will surely enjoy Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying.




Samadhi - The Forgotten Eden


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Samadhi. It's a mysterious word. But what is behind it? Is it only a fairytale or can you actually experience it? This book unveils the ancient art of how yogis and mystics had the keys to an unlimited reservoir of wisdom and power. It brings the timeless and forgotten wisdom of Samadhi into modern-day practicality. What you will find in the book: Rare Samadhi wisdom not found anywhere else. Instructions on how to access the full potential of consciousness to directly explore and experience Samadhi with anything you wish (physical or nonphysical objects, states, lifeforms or even Consciousness itself). How to bring the energy and insight of Samadhi into your body and mind, and integrate them into your life and spiritual journey. Real and direct first-hand knowledge--not from reading books or hearing stories. Disclosing the "active path" of Yogic Samyama and the "passive path" of Letting Go into Shunya Samadhi. The revelation of the arcane 8th Chakra and how to employ its capabilities through a powerful yogic practice. The truth about Mahasamadhi, the "final Samadhi." And much more. Samadhi will change your life forever. Do not neglect its power. It will transform the way you perceive and experience the world because you'll see what very few have seen: an unfathomed beauty, interconnectedness, and unity between all things in life. Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable spiritual journey? True life begins with Samadhi--that's how you'll open the gates to the real Garden of Eden and taste the fruit of ancient and forgotten spiritual wisdom.




Tantra Exposed


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Tantra is a powerful buzzword. But like most buzzwords, it has been misrepresented and bathed in sensationalism, and its original intention and power were forgotten. This book intends to change that. This is the Tantric Resurrection. Despite often being mistakenly seen as "spiritual sex," Tantra is actually a vehicle for transformation, transcendence, and integration-and it should be presented as such, without distortion, secret information, hidden practices, or superfluous teachings. This work is not about the westernized, sexualized, modern branch of Tantra, nor about the scholarly, intellectual, more complex branch typically found in large, dense books, often written by translators or pundits. Tantra Exposed presents a revolutionary way of approaching and using Tantra to overcome suffering, transcend your current limits, and experience the ecstatic bliss and wholeness inherent in your true nature; it guides you toward complete fulfillment. The wisdom infused in this accessible, deep, and fascinating book offers you powerful and effective tools that are much more than just instructions-they guide you to awaken and embody your highest potential; they uproot, purify, and transform your beliefs, blockages, and negative conditioning into freedom. What you will find in the book: The demystification and discovery of the real meaning and purpose of Tantra. Paradigm-breaking insights regarding Tantric Initiation, Shaktipat, and the external and internal Guru. The truth about the Left-Hand Path and the "sexualization" of Tantra. The profound relationship between Kundalini, Tantra, and Enlightenment. Straightforward transformative guidance, transcendental Tantric Sadhana, and remarkable integrative wisdom found nowhere else. Comprehensive instructions on how to dissolve the residual "smoke-like" feeling of having a body even after you've already extinguished the illusory "mayic fire." The complete unveiling of the Non-dual dimension of Tantra and how to fully embody it through Spiritual Immanence. And much more. There comes a moment in your life when your desire for completeness expands past conventional seeking; when you feel a calling to explore beyond the known and visible. If you are reading this book, then chances are that such a yearning has already been awakened. If so, then this is your book. Let's unfold Tantra together. From the author of the best-seller Kriya Yoga Exposed and Kundalini Exposed.




Lucid Dreaming


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In this fascinating new collection, an all-star team of researchers explores lucid dreaming not only as consciousness during sleep but also as a powerful ability cultivated by artists, scientists, and shamans alike to achieve a variety of purposes and outcomes in the dream. The first set of its kind, Lucid Dreaming: New Perspectives on Consciousness in Sleep provides a comprehensive showcase of the theories, research, and direct experience that serve to illuminate how certain people can maintain conscious awareness while dreaming. The text is organized into two sections, covering science, psychology, and education; and religious traditions, creativity, and culture. Contributors to this two-volume work include top dream experts across the globe—scholars sharing knowledge gained from deep personal explorations and cutting-edge scientific investigations. Topics covered include the neuroscience of lucid dreaming, clinical uses of lucid dreaming in treating trauma, the secret history of lucid dreaming in English philosophy, and spiritual practices of lucid dreaming in Islam, Buddhism, and shamanic traditions. The work also addresses lucid dreaming in movies including The Matrix and literature such as the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien and explains how modern video gaming enhances lucidity. This set serves as an ideal text and reference work for school libraries and academic courses in anthropology, psychology, religious studies, and cognitive science as well as for graduate-level study in holistic education—an increasingly popular specialization.




Kriya Yoga Exposed


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This is not your common guide to Kriya Yoga. It is something you've never seen before. This is for those who are sick of the secretiveness of Kriya Yoga and all the taboos. They just want the end of misery and are sick of this human-ego-game played by most Kriya Gurus and Kriya organizations. This is not a publication with clich� yoga theory and no practice instructions. It gives very powerful direct teachings and actual instructions. These themes will be addressed: Current Kriya Yoga Masters and organizations will be exposed without any biased filter; The often misunderstood "Inner Guru" and its nature will be revealed; The whole Spiritual Process of Kriya Yoga and Spirituality, in general, will be explained; The sharing of a new discovery regarding the Higher Kriyas, the Final Special Kriya, never shared before in the literature of Kriya, will boost your practice beyond belief; It also includes the techniques of the First Kriya, with an in-depth explanation on how to quickly achieve Kechari Mudra that is not found anywhere else; The most powerful Kundalini awakening technique that Gurus and organizations rarely teach will be given at the end of the First Kriya; The ultimate question whether Kriya Yoga can lead you all the way to True Enlightenment will be answered; Lahiri Mahasaya and other True Masters' words will be used throughout the book to support what is written; And much more. This book will help you become free from the dogmas and beliefs created by the Kriya Gurus, organizations and Kriya literature, and also help you awaken the essential discernment needed to take that very important step forward, toward yourself, toward your True Self, the Infinite Consciousness within you. By exposing the truth about some organizations and Gurus, I'm sure their followers will want to give bad reviews to this book. Either that or their newly awakened discernment will help them make a huge breakthrough toward True Enlightenment. I will take that risk. And so should you.




Conscious Mind, Sleeping Brain


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A conscious mind in a sleeping brain: the title of this book provides a vivid image of the phenomenon of lucid dreaming, in which dreamers are consciously aware that they are dreaming while they seem to be soundly asleep. Lucid dreamers could be said to be awake to their inner worlds while they are asleep to the external world. Of the many questions that this singular phenomenon may raise, two are foremost: What is consciousness? And what is sleep? Although we cannot pro vide complete answers to either question here, we can at least explain the sense in which we are using the two terms. We say lucid dreamers are conscious because their subjective reports and behavior indicate that they are explicitly aware of the fact that they are asleep and dreaming; in other words, they are reflectively conscious of themselves. We say lucid dreamers are asleep primarily because they are not in sensory contact with the external world, and also because research shows physiological signs of what is conventionally considered REM sleep. The evidence presented in this book-preliminary as it is-still ought to make it clear that lucid dreaming is an experiential and physiological reality. Whether we should consider it a paradoxical form of sleep or a paradoxical form of waking or something else entirely, it seems too early to tell.