| Title | : | Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming |
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| ISBN | : | 1683644352 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781683644354 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 323 |
| Publication | : | Published August 18, 2020 |
Most of us are absolutely certain that we’re awake here and now—it’s a given, right? Yet, according to Tibet’s dream yoga tradition, ordinary waking life is no more real than the illusions of our nightly dreams.
In his previous book Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism’s nocturnal path of lucid dreaming and other dimensions of sleeping consciousness. Now, with Dreams of Light, he offers us an in-depth, step-by-step guide to its daytime practices.
Known as the “illusory form” practices, these teachings include insights, meditations, and actions to help us realize the dreamlike nature of our lives. Through an immersive exploration of the tradition, beginners and seasoned practitioners alike will learn everything they need to deeply transform both their sleeping and waking hours.
“If you’ve struggled to awaken in your dreams,” teaches Holecek, “these techniques will often spark spontaneous lucidity during sleep. And if you’re already a successful lucid dreamer, they will open you to new depths of experience throughout your day.”
For those wishing to explore Tibetan Buddhism’s profound path for awakening to the true nature of reality—day or night—Dreams of Light shows us the way.
Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming Reviews
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Not feeling this audiobook.
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Lucid Dreaming, Daytime Practices
This is a surprisingly deep and complex book that offers insight and instruction about how to do lucid dreaming in the daytime. The author states that it is an expansion of his previous work, Dream Yoga, and I think the reader would probably be best served by starting with that book rather than jumping straight to this one. The book is divided into three sections: deconstructing the sense of self, manifesting clear-light mind, and finding support in science. This is not an easy read by any means you want to measure that, but I found this deep dive into “illusory” lucid dreaming to be a fascinating one. If you're interested in different types of metaphysical practices, this book will shed light—pun intended—on how to incorporate lucid dreaming more deeply into your life.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review. -
I'm not sure what to say here, other than maybe "this wasn't in my top ten or so favorite Buddhist-adjacent books." It didn't offer enough practical meditative tips to be of much use as a practice guide. The back half of the book describing scientific reasons why our perceived reality is a poor fit to genuine was old hat to me given that I studied a lot of cognitive science in college.
I think this book was recommended to me as similar to Burbea's "Seeing That Frees," which is IMO a masterpiece. Comparing, I found this book much less useful for connecting to emptiness, while also being a lot heavier on the "woo-woo."
I won't say I got nothing out of it, but I wanted it to be better. 2.75 stars? -
For those who find the exploration of the nature of existence and reality a worthwhile pursuit, this is a terrific book, well written and researched. The 2nd in Holecek’s “Dream Trilogy”, Dreams of Light focuses on our experiences in our waking hours and as such is a direct exploration of our experience, awareness and consciousness during our “awake” life. You don’t have to be interested in dream yoga or lucid dreaming to find this a compelling informative read. I’m more curious now but dream practices have never been much of an interest to me. Instead, Holecek dives into the worlds of Buddhism, especially the wisdom practices that revolve around “emptiness��� as well as research in neuroscience, physics and psychology that focus on topics such as perception, cognition consciousness. Excellent read.
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This is an interesting book about lucid dreaming. This is not a topic I typically read about but I was intrigued.
Since it is more of a reference book, it is not really geared towards an introduction to the topic, but more of an in depth study. I was very interesting, but I would probably need to read it more than once to fully grasp all of the concepts introduced in the book.
I received a free copy of this ebook in exchange for my honest review from NetGalley and the publisher. -
Andrew Holecek has had an extraordinary path, very committed to his practice and path of personal development, I recognize him as an invaluable source of true knowledge that he makes accessible to all, so I am grateful and I recommend his book totally.
In my 20´s I had several spontaneous experiences of lucid dreams, and it was thanks to a school of development of consciousness where I met Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practices, I was amazed at its depth and resonated with my soul. -
A must read
This book is a gift! It opens the door to understanding the Buddhist teachings on emptiness. At each turn of the page there were practical ways of cutting through ratification of self and our world views. -
If you’ve received pointing out instructions from a Lama, this could be a further ripening of them. If you haven’t, perhaps now you have. Really, a must read!
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Brilliant writing makes deep Buddhist teachings accessible.
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Deeper than I expected. I thought this would mind bend me into lucid dreams but it is more of a philosophical reality mind bend whereas you create lucidity in all of your experiences. 💫💖
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Rereading this book I continue to be surprised and engaged as if it were the first time. I think this is part of the profundity of a good dharma book.
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Loved it. Going to start over at the beginning and actually hopefully start practicing the techniques.
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Excellent analysis of emptiness.
