speaking to husband and slight concerns about LD
Hi guys
my husband has a degree in Philosophy and has read loads of books about the tao, buddhism, the mystics (you get the general idea anyway, the book shelves are stacked with them), and has practiced meditation as well as experimenting with various mind states. He was telling me that (and the book I have backs this up) if I follow LD or meditation to their natural conclusion, I would probably end up "breaking set" and kind of "giving up" on my life as it is now, which obviously includes him, our dogs and cat, our house (and we're also trying for a baby). I also need to complete a PhD and make some sort of success out of myself for the future.
Is there a way that I can prevent myself from taking this too far, or getting to that point which I have read can be compared with some pschizophrenic states, anti social or introverted character etc.?
I hope I'm not offending anyone here, it's not just my husband, the book also carries such warnings.
Several years ago I achieved 2 lucid dreams then lost the dedication, so I don't know how far I could take it.
I tried to recall my dreams (tell myself to remember before falling asleep etc.) last night, and I do remember SOME (and wrote it down) and this could be rubbish but I recall hearing, or imagining, a voice of an old man down in the living room (I was dreaming that I was in my bed waking up and doing morning things). He was saying "I just don't know where to go" OR someone was telling me that he just doesn't know where to go. This is an old farmhouse with a history of at least 2 suicides when farming was in trouble. Having said that, I don't easily believe in ghosts plus, I've never felt unsafe here. Also, my dog (who is ill and has been sick) could have been crying or being sick in the living room at the time. He may have felt that about being sick on our rug.
Don't mean to sound ridiculous, just sharing that!! Hey, maybe I'm losing my mind already! :roll:
Re: speaking to husband and slight concerns about LD
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Originally posted by Book_Lover
Hi guys
my husband has a degree in Philosophy and has read loads of books about the tao, buddhism, the mystics (you get the general idea anyway, the book shelves are stacked with them), and has practiced meditation as well as experimenting with various mind states. He was telling me that (and the book I have backs this up) if I follow LD or meditation to their natural conclusion, I would probably end up \"breaking set\" and kind of \"giving up\" on my life as it is now, which obviously includes him, our dogs and cat, our house (and we're also trying for a baby). I also need to complete a PhD and make some sort of success out of myself for the future.
Is there a way that I can prevent myself from taking this too far, or getting to that point which I have read can be compared with some pschizophrenic states, anti social or introverted character etc.?
I hope I'm not offending anyone here, it's not just my husband, the book also carries such warnings.
Several years ago I achieved 2 lucid dreams then lost the dedication, so I don't know how far I could take it.
I tried to recall my dreams (tell myself to remember before falling asleep etc.) last night, and I do remember SOME (and wrote it down) and this could be rubbish but I recall hearing, or imagining, a voice of an old man down in the living room (I was dreaming that I was in my bed waking up and doing morning things). He was saying \"I just don't know where to go\" OR someone was telling me that he just doesn't know where to go. This is an old farmhouse with a history of at least 2 suicides when farming was in trouble. Having said that, I don't easily believe in ghosts plus, I've never felt unsafe here. Also, my dog (who is ill and has been sick) could have been crying or being sick in the living room at the time. He may have felt that about being sick on our rug.
Don't mean to sound ridiculous, just sharing that!! Hey, maybe I'm losing my mind already! :roll:
ok, first of all, Welcome!
Second, I believe I understand your question, if not, then I'm sorry you'll have to explain it a bit more, but I believe your asking how to keep lucid dreaming from controlling your life? and getting to the point where its all that matters?
If that is the case, then I read in a lucid dreaming book once(Whose author is the foremost expert on lucid dreaming) that
He noticed that his Lucid Dreams were increasing at a rapid rate. And he began to wonder if could not control them. But at the moment he began to think about this, his lucid dreaming dropped off completely.
Another person asked him a question about it. It went like this
"Won't lucid dreaming cause me to be some kind of sleep-aholic? That doesn't want to do anythign outside of their dreams?"
He said, "No, your lucid dreams are at your will, you control them. But since they are more exciting than many real life scenerios then yes, people might favor them over waking life, but study has shown that this doesn't happen. Instead, people seek to make their waking lives more interesting."
To answer your question in my words, I don't think there will be any problem with lucid dreaming interfering with your social life, and character. Itis not something that totally changes your life. It is groundbreaking, but I'm fairly sure that even if you were able to lucid dream every night, you wouldn't be in any danger of it affecting you in such ways.
Take me for example, I lucid dream nearly every night, and it has had zero effect on my social life. What it HAS changed the most, is my perspective.
Hope that answered your question. if not, please clarify a bit, and I'll try my best again.
:D :D
