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Dream with care
Lucid dreaming's spiritual significance, particularly in Tibetan Buddhism, as practice for enlightenment and navigating the afterlife.
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So in Buddhism, there's this important thing that happens, right, when the Buddha sits under the bow tree and achieves enlightenment. And what he has to do while he's meditating is He faces various demons He faces the seductions of pleasure and status and all these things that try to lure him away from his meditation And then he faces these terri
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Dreams feel as real as life—the primary distinction between dreaming and waking consciousness is an absence of a sense of self, insight, self-reflection. You aren't surprised that you can fly, walk through walls, or meet long-dead animal companions, lovers, parents, or siblings. You are along for the ride, watching a movie that someone else is
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When did you last dream?
Describe one of your night dreams.