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Hi John-

My understanding is that when Culadasa talks about “falling into the trap of subtle dullness,” he does not mean the inevitable wrangle with subtle dullness that you described when you mentioned dealing […]

I agree– a lot of the discussion of rebirth never sat too well with me (beyond a metaphorical interpretation). Culadasa’s take on the matter is one of the aspects of his teaching that very much appeals to me. […]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for posting your question! First off, I definitely agree with Blake’s perspective. To add to it, a personal note: I have had (and often continue to have) a noticeable, often annoying and […]

Howdy Matthew!

So glad the WILD technique worked for you. The experience you described (having the lucid dream a few dreams in after going back to sleep) seems pretty similar to my usual experience. I’ve also […]

Hi Paul-

The correlation between mindfulness and lucidity is a really interesting one. I’d love to hear from very experienced meditators about their thoughts on it. I know Culadasa has told me that while on […]

“Sangha, I tell you, is the whole of the path…”

Yup, I’ve noticed the drop in peripheral awareness with too much attention on the breath. One way I’ve found to play with that while also keeping the mind interested is to move back and forth, intentionally, […]

Cultivating lucid dreaming (plus some resources):

Years ago I read a book called something like, “The Lucid Dreamer: A guide to the traveler between worlds.” It was actually pretty formative for my spiritual […]

Lucid dreaming and practice:

From a more psychological side, lucid dreaming is such a cool way of exploring one’s unconscious. From a Jungian point of view, you could say you’re exploring the collective […]

Nice– thanks George!

I also found that Thanissaro Bhikkhu talks quite a bit about this too– lots of online Dharma talks: http://www.dhammatalks.org/

Here’s a book that’s downloadable for free– Daniel Ingram’s “Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: an unusually hardcore dharma book.”

I must say that it is quite hardcore, in a sense. Controversial […]