The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
Tenzin Wangyal, Mark Dahl (Editor)
My 4 highlights
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As progress is made in dream practice, dreams become clearer and more detailed, and a larger part of each dream is remembered.
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When we enter a house illuminated by a lamp we do not examine the lamp, the wick, and the oil. We just experience the luminosity of the room. Try to do the same with teaching metaphors.
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It is helpful to fall asleep with awareness of the central channel. Be simple in this. We sometimes get so intense about practices that we make them needlessly complex. Just
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If we are involved in practice with a teacher, then of course we will dream about these things. It is a positive sign to have these dreams because it means that we are engaged in the teachings, but the engagement itself is dualistic and therefore in the realm of samsara.