Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man. Between a man and a butterfly there is necessarily a distinction. The transition is called the transformation of material things. — Zhuangzi
Only after the great awakening will we realize that this is the great dream. And yet fools think they are awake, presuming to know that they are rulers or herdsmen. How dense! — Zhuangzi
What are your thoughts about it? — Shawn
I feel as though lucid dreaming can be enlightening. There is the awareness of a dream and that one can control it? Doesn't it imply that we are all able to dictate how we perceive life? For me, lucid dreaming is an ad hoc assertion of the fact that God might exist. Does the fact that you can dictate what kind of reality you perceive, indicative of the reality that you exist in? — Shawn
Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon that I want to analyze. What are your thoughts about it? — Shawn
Yeah, I wish more often.Has anyone here experienced a lucid dream? — Shawn
For me lucid dreaming means being aware that I am dreaming while I am dreaming, regardless of how vivid or in control of the dream I am.Getting back to the question as to what lucidity is, there are obviously several semi-independent dimensions to the concept, e.g volition, control, vividness and recall, all of which present to some extent in ordinary dreams, and which come at the cost of other dream qualities e.g 'surprisingness' and 'subjectedness' ; isn't it better to ditch the general concept of lucidity for these separate concepts? — sime
I used to have recurring tsunami dreams too!One dream I have that reoccurs is of a Tsunamis. Indicating, symbolizing a present fear of things to come — Josh Alfred
If you undertake a dream journal, and thoroughly and regularly document your dreams, your dreams will grow in extent and clarity (at least your recollection thereof), and you will naturally achieve lucid dreaming. I have done it, the results are quite remarkable. — Pantagruel
I don't want to bring the tone down here but erotic lucid dreams can be very interesting indeed but how far can you get? Climax?
I think this is interesting from the standpoint of how the mind can control your own physical reactions in a lucid dream state — universeness
A dream come true :naughty: — Seeker
universeness — universeness
To be able to will such dreams or atleast direct it the way I want it to presents itself high on my list of most wanted experiences. Btw I have also never experienced the same erotic quality in dreams compared to the physical world though I have never been lucid during such dreams either. — Seeker
The key is steady eye contact. — Yohan
The key to what? And with whom? — Seeker
So I think you can train yourself to dream lucidly. — universeness
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