Thread: All Day Awareness, A DILD Tutorial by KingYoshi

For the past few weeks I've been attending mindfulness meditation workshops run by my university. What you describe here as ADA is essentially what buddists have been practising for around 5000 years as they strive to be mindful (very aware) every moment of their day. I think this tutorial (as well as Naiya's) is really nice way of explaining the benefits of mindfulness, in this case to promote lucidity in dreams.

Personally I've been trying to be mindful throughout the day for the past couple of weeks and I've definitely noticed a marked improvement on my dream recal. I haven't actually had any DILDs, but last night I had my second WILD and I definitely owe it to my meditation practice.

May I suggest, for anyone who's really serious about practising ADA, to consider doing a short period of sitting meditation each day (maybe start with just 10 minutes). There are plenty of sources on the net to guide you through it and focusing your mind for a fixed period should really help you in maintaining awareness throughout the day. I by no means claim to be an expert or even an experienced meditator, but this is the guidance we've been given in our workshops from instructors well experienced in both mindfulness and the teaching of it.

Cheers KingYoshi for this guide! It's really cemented in my mind that my mindfulness practise will truly help my LD experiences. I also highly recommend mindfulness meditation to everyone because its benefits go far beyond achieving LDs!

Indeed! Not only have Buddhist Monks (and many Buddhists in general) been practicing mindfulness for 5000 years, but lucid dreaming as well. I'd bet money that they originally discovered lucid dreaming through their practice of mindfulness/ADA. I really haven't got into meditation yet, but I have wanted to start for some time now. I think I may start performing some 10 minute sessions here and there and see how it goes. Glad you appreciate the tutorial and good luck in all your future endeavors. Thanks for your input as well !

Here's an example how I was able to ignite an interesting state of awareness, using french fries!

For about 20 minutes before the experience I attempted to "drop language" - just stop the mind from thinking, and just be aware. This put me in a slightly more relaxed state. As I ate fries with ketchup in my car, one by one, I focused on that very same feeling of "no language". Eating one at a time, complete awareness and focus on taste and the experience. And then I started thinking of the significance of this:


A huge corporation exists to provide these fries to me

• People follow instructions to make them
• Fries are a not created, it is an altered natural substance
• Fries reflect the current taste of american society - this is why they are popular
• There has not existed a taste like the one I'm having for the most of the history. This is a unique experience that only contemporary society has
• Ketchup is a product of human experimentation. It combines flavor. There are few experiences in nature that combine flavors.
• Potatoes are a product of millions of years of evolution, they exist and are now transformed into fries.
• Each one is a product of its parents, so I'm eating millions of years of life
• Etc, etc etc.
• With each small fry, I got deeper and deeper into a special state of mind. Through eating those fries, I connected with most of the life, society, etc.

It was an incrementally increasing feeling of calmness and content observation. For the next hour driving I was content, aware and thinking contemplatively. This is a distinctly new state, even with all the distractions from driving. It would be interesting to see what this state can turn into if all distractions are removed.

It's difficult to put a finger on awareness. Being functionally aware versus being aware in a way required for ADA :/

Ah, that is very interesting. Though it seems to be a completely different type of awareness. ADA and lucid dreaming is more about applying the senses and being aware of the physical experiences. Though I am interested to see how this works out for you. I wonder if it would help out?

Would it help to constantly ask myself where I am going and why? For example, when I get out of English class, should I consciously ask myself "where am I going next?" instead of just following habit?

Yeah, definitely! Try to stray away from habit/routine as much as possible. Just observe everything that goes on around you and if you happen to start getting deja vu, confront the memory and determine if it is real or not. Just keep practicing anf striving toward lucidity. Soon enough, you will have your revenge on the sexist bastard !

Exams really aren't helping my ADA. I'm on autopilot so much now when I'm not revising that I'm doing things without remembering doing them

Tried method for first time in its entirety yesterday and had success that same morning. My ld seemed to be about 11 seconds or so dream time. I don't know anything about dream control but that is the next level. Any tutorial that you suggest for dream control on the website?

I did the nose plug rc and it worked, then I checked my hands and looked like they do in real life, then I did the nose plug rc again and it worked again.

I assume being lucid helps with dream control dramatically? I tried to summon a female to make out with and I did but she wasn't the ideal girl. Look forward to getting good at this. THANKS

Originally Posted by Ctharlhie

Exams really aren't helping my ADA. I'm on autopilot so much now when I'm not revising that I'm doing things without remembering doing them

Yeah, exam time is just a stressful period regardless. It is hard to focus much attention on lucid dreaming in general, let alone ADA practice. Remember, your schooling should always come first. Once exams are over, you will be free to rock some ADA practice to your heart's content. Good luck on your exams, I hope you do well !

Originally Posted by Fedor

Tried method for first time in its entirety yesterday and had success that same morning. My ld seemed to be about 11 seconds or so dream time. I don't know anything about dream control but that is the next level. Any tutorial that you suggest for dream control on the website?

I did the nose plug rc and it worked, then I checked my hands and looked like they do in real life, then I did the nose plug rc again and it worked again.

I assume being lucid helps with dream control dramatically? I tried to summon a female to make out with and I did but she wasn't the ideal girl. Look forward to getting good at this. THANKS

Awesome and congrats on your success ! Dream control, like just about everything else, takes some practice and getting used to. Stay confident in your approach and truly believe you have the power. There is a tutorial in the Wiki on dream control and I am actually teaching a class on Dream Control in the Dream Views Academy. Head over there and check out the first lesson. There will be new lessons added weekly, and starting next week, I will also be holding lucid dream discussion in IRC chat.

WIll do thanks. Off to math class.

Was dreamviewing during lunch

Yoshi, you are right, that awareness with french fries was different and it's purpose was a bit different. I'm trying to practice meta-awareness, awareness of being aware and having experiences. Thank you for reminding me of the difference, for some reason I thought all awareness was coming from the same source.

I found this video on stumble upon, and thought it was quite relevant to the kind of awareness you may be thinking of. Apparently most of us are "blind" to changes in the visual field if we are not paying attention. Check it out, the video is only 4 min, but quite an eye opener as to why some people have trouble with DILD...

Yeah, that is exactly the type of awareness ADA refers to. That is a crazy experiment right there. I'd imagine there is no way I wouldn't notice the change, but I wonder if I would have noticed it before I started practicing ADA. That is really cool right there. It makes me want to do that experiment on random people !

Edit: To everyone practicing ADA, you should be able to bust an experiment like this one .

Was dissapointed. I didn't have a lucid dream I did it for the whole day and for someone reason it didn't work. I could have had a vild las night but I am scared to go through sleep paralysis and hallucinations. Guess I will have to dild or mild for the rest of my life.

Originally Posted by Fedor

Was dissapointed. I didn't have a lucid dream I did it for the whole day and for someone reason it didn't work. I could have had a vild las night but I am scared to go through sleep paralysis and hallucinations. Guess I will have to dild or mild for the rest of my life.

Ah, well you are going to have to practice it for more than one day . It may take a bit for your mind to get used to the idea and for the awareness to carry over into the dream state. I would give it a bit of time before you completely give up on it. Good luck to you either way !

What's funny, is that I use to do this on my drive home from work at night. I would observe everything around me, take everything in. Then usually that night, I would have dreams of me standing somewhere and observing my surrounding. That's was only after doing it for about 2 days and then I stopped doing that. But basically I was doing ADA but not all day hahah. But at least it caused me to dream of the exact same thing I was doing before I went to be, giving me a prime chance to become lucid.

O_O this is really gotten me to notice stuff i haven't really noticed before.

Who would have known that there was an air vent in my room O_O

Do I question reality during Ada or wait until the official reality check?

Originally Posted by Fedor

Do I question reality during Ada or wait until the official reality check?

You remain aware of your surroundings. If you suspect it's a dream, reality check. But when your awareness is built up, you can usually tell whether its a dream or waking life. It feels very different.

I try to keep this up as much as possible, but often times my mind will wander while I'm working or talking. I have to be consciously thinking about doing this all the time, and it is very hard to keep up. I just started 2 days ago, though, so hopefully it will get easier as I do it more.

Everyone here says it feels different to be in a dream. I don't have many lucids and therefore can't properly analyze what dreams actually feel like, but could you guys somehow point me to the right way of using this method? What should I look at, smell , touch, listen to, or so? What sensory experience changes in dreams, and how?

Originally Posted by NrElAx

What's funny, is that I use to do this on my drive home from work at night. I would observe everything around me, take everything in. Then usually that night, I would have dreams of me standing somewhere and observing my surrounding. That's was only after doing it for about 2 days and then I stopped doing that. But basically I was doing ADA but not all day hahah. But at least it caused me to dream of the exact same thing I was doing before I went to be, giving me a prime chance to become lucid.

Yeah, thats awesome stuff right there.

Originally Posted by gameoverlord345

O_O this is really gotten me to notice stuff i haven't really noticed before.

Who would have known that there was an air vent in my room O_O

Lol, nice! Its pretty cool because I will notice things that none of my friends notice. I pick up on the small details that they all look passed.

Originally Posted by Fedor

Do I question reality during Ada or wait until the official reality check?

For ADA alone, you don't have to question reality. If you perform a reality, then definitely question reality. With ADA you are just basically opening your senses to the difference in the dream world and waking life. Basically, you are really learning what it feels like to be awake compared to being asleep.

Originally Posted by celestialelixir

I try to keep this up as much as possible, but often times my mind will wander while I'm working or talking. I have to be consciously thinking about doing this all the time, and it is very hard to keep up. I just started 2 days ago, though, so hopefully it will get easier as I do it more.

Yeah, it is a bit difficult in the beginning. Over time, you will get used to it and it will get easier and easier for you to practice. Don't try to overdo it right off the bat. Take your time and try just practicing in random sessions throughout the day to start off.

Originally Posted by JussiKala

Everyone here says it feels different to be in a dream. I don't have many lucids and therefore can't properly analyze what dreams actually feel like, but could you guys somehow point me to the right way of using this method? What should I look at, smell , touch, listen to, or so? What sensory experience changes in dreams, and how?

That is quite alright, because you have been feeling what its like to be in a dream all your life. In a non-lucid dream you are feeling the dream state. All ADA does, is open your conscious mind and subconscious mind to the difference in the two states. So, you don't have to compare and contrast senses to the dream state, just work on applying all of your senses during waking life. Just try to hear, smell, see, and feel everything. Every single thing around you, on you, near you, within you, etc.

Quick question. Should I consciously be saying in my mind everything I'm feeling, seeing, tasting ect. Like in my head should I be like I feel my cloths on my body, the wind blowing against my hair, the taste of skittles in my mouth. Or should I just use my senses to feel, taste, hear, smell everything around me by just using those senses. Kind of hard to explain. You get what I'm trying to say?

I don't know if it's because of the ADA, but lately, I've gotten many short LD's, most of them consist of nothing else than "I'm Dreaming!" and everything turning black,
but this night, I got it some time longer, and I felt the ground. I was amazed at how real it felt, really like the floor in my kitchen ( that is were I was in my dream).

So I'm extending my LD's bit by bit and I like it, and because all of this came after I started to do ADA, I like to tell you thank you for this tutorial

9 lucids in 21 days thanks to this technique, 1 lucid every night in the past 3 nights! Epic awesomeness When i get the stabilization right, my life will be that much richer Talking about stabilization: can anyone plz give me some advice about it? I read both the tutorial in the Wiki and a famous one in the Dream Control forum (' my stabilization technique, hours of LD' or something), but it just doesnt work.

Originally Posted by Spyguy

9 lucids in 21 days thanks to this technique, 1 lucid every night in the past 3 nights! Epic awesomeness When i get the stabilization right, my life will be that much richer Talking about stabilization: can anyone plz give me some advice about it? I read both the tutorial in the Wiki and a famous one in the Dream Control forum (' my stabilization technique, hours of LD' or something), but it just doesnt work.

The 'hours of LD' one should definitely work, to have a stable LD, you need to totally immerse yourself in the dream world, if you engage all your dream senses you should notice a dramatic increase in the vividity, clarity and realism. I've never come out of a lucid dream using that technique, whereas only hand-rubbing and spinning has resulted in me losing lucidity or waking up. (Then again I've only had 8 so I'm not the best to ask )