Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Buddhism
January 24, 2012 | 
Author In the West we tend to look like lucid dreaming as an interesting and sometimes psychological therapy, but rarely such a thing in connection with the acquisition of wisdom or ultimate spiritual enlightenment. In Tibetan Buddhism is lucid dreaming is primarily a tool to achieve enlightenment and only rarely as a form of therapy or as a temporary retreat of the “reality”. Tibetan religious texts go into detail as to give the state of lucid dreaming and how to interpret them. It is fascinating to see both the similarities and differences in our Western approach to lucid dreaming.
Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines devotes a chapter to lucid dreaming. It begins with a description of “resolution” that is to say really just another way to recognize the first step to having a lucid dream, to establish the intention to realize if you’re in a dream and “wake up” in the dream. The proposed method of doing this is to remember the day that “all things that the substance of dreams” and the goal is to penetrate behind the veil of illusion. Then when you go to bed to the Guru that you see when you enter the dream state and conscious enter pray.
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Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism
History of Meditation
Tibetan Buddhist meditation has a long history. Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism in Hinduism practiced meditation and so, before it was practiced in Buddhism. Buddhist thought is that there are three things you must do before enlightenment. Virtue, wisdom and meditation. Meditation is practiced in many Eastern religions and even in Western religions. But I will focus this article on the practices of Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism meditation.
Hinduism is the oldest living religion, meditation practices. In Hinduism, the meditation is to find from the human desire for Brahman (God), the true nature have developed. Hindu practitioners would sit and think about who God really was, and she began sitting for hours, have moments of clarity. These moments of clarity is what many doctors are still trying to achieve through meditation.
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Buddhism in Leh – Ladakh
Buddhism is the predominant religion in the Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. Referred to as “Little Tibet”, the hill of the city is strongly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. The region consists of two major sects, Hinayana and Mahayana. Hinayana sole purpose is the enlightenment and nirvana Mahayana believe in winning at all. Buddhist worship and pray to Buddha and many incarnations of Buddha, known as Bodhisattvas. Treat your soul and spirit in a spiritual atmosphere of the monasteries of Ladakh, full of rhythmic chants of the monks.
Buddhist monks
The priests of the monasteries are known as lamas or monks. They usually wear bright clothes and clay has a very simple lifestyle. “Kushok” is the head of llamas, which is the incarnation of a holy man of long ago. They enjoyed the title “Rinpoche”, which means the precious jewel. The monks are preachers, teachers and play an important role of the priest on the auspicious ceremonies such as births, deaths and weddings and the celebrations for the Losar festival.
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