Dream visit.

[icarus]

Two mid-terms back to back on Monday. Yiiiii.

Sanskrit... way behind on memorizations, have translations to do tonight, plus a quiz tomorrow. Yiiiii.

Couldn't sleep last night (darned cold medication) so I started trying a meditation technique to settle my mind, ended up doing a Chen Rezig practice ... and in some state half-way between a dream and awake, Chen Rezig was replaced by the Dalai Lama. He sat down across the dream table from me, two feet away, like he'd been waiting for me to finally ask. He had the answers to everything that was bothering me off the cuff, like it was the easy part of his day.

Questions about wildernessguru? Answered.

Questions about fandom? Answered.

No more worries.

Realizing why it was easy, I made some promises.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I've heard of doing that, but I've never tried. Many times during Vajrayana initiations students are told by the teacher to watch for indications in our dreams. Ordinary dreams don't tell us a lot, but if you've just received the initiation for white Tara and that night you dream of Tara or a young girl giving you a white lotus (or something like that) it's considered an auspicious sign.

The instructions for dream yoga depend on meditation practice for a foundation, but the theory is that eventually through these techniques you're able to practice your spiritual path 24 hours a day. Personally, I'm still working on not being distracted while I'm sitting on my prayer cushion and simply not getting angry -- but good practioners are able to maintain some form of spiritual practice all the time.

Icarus