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If The Dead Remembered…
Another interesting quote, this one from Samael Aun Weor (and some commentary on him from JP):
If the dead had made a practice of remembering themselves from moment to moment when they were alive, if they had struggled against the fascination of the things of the world, the outcome would have been the awakening of their consciousness. They would not dream. They would walk in the internal worlds with awakened consciousness. Whosoever awakens the consciousness can study during the hours of sleep all the marvels of the superior worlds. Whosoever awakens the consciousness lives in the superior worlds as a totally awakened citizen of the Cosmos. One then coexists with the Great Hierophants of the White Lodge.
That article is actually pretty interesting. He talks about how you must constantly ask yourself whether you are in the physical or Astral world. And if you make a habit of repeating that question, it will become ingrained on your subconscious and you will practice it during sleep. I’d imagine that sounds pretty similar to what is being described in the movie Waking Life, no? You may also remember in that movie there are repeated references to the state the dead are in, where they are essentially in one long dream. Weor seems to be saying that it’s possible to “stop dreaming” if you catch my meaning…
- I had a dream
- Let the Dead Bury the Dead!
- D.C. Dead Drop
- BIG Elk - “They wore their hearts out” [Lyrics]
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December 16th, 2006 at 10:05 pm
No comments yet? I think you scared them away with this one. Lovely and elegant.
December 16th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
This question is more serious than it sounds. Did Jack Palance wake himself up so he could continue his movie career or did someone else wake him up?
December 17th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Tim, the first chance you get you need to watch Pan’s Labyrinth. I was gonna come in and apologise for hijacking the thread, but there is no need. As you will see if you watch the film, serendipity smiles kindly upon those that acknowledge her presence.
Guillermo Del Toro, the director states: “I was trying to uncover a common thread between the ‘real world’ and the ‘imaginary world’, which I found in one of the seminal bloodlines within fairytales: the bloodline of choice”
Oh, and watch the film before reading any interviews/reviews. They all seem to contain spoilers, and, as you likely well know, one’s untainted interpretation of a symbolically rich film such as this one is a large part of the pleasure of viewing it to begin with.
December 17th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Lon Milo Duquette says he stops and asks himself “Am I dreaming?” every time he passes through a door. This way he attaches the moment of consciousness to a virtually inevitable event. Haven’t tried it, but it sure sounds effective.
December 17th, 2006 at 3:47 pm
Oh I really like that idea!
December 17th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
you must constantly ask yourself whether you are in the physical or Astral world. And if you make a habit of repeating that question, it will become ingrained on your subconscious and you will practice it during sleep.
This is also the first foundational practice of Tibetan dream yoga. There are four practices that together constitute a cycle; that cycle carries one through both the waking and sleeping portions of the day, with the fourth principle blending seamlessly back into the first.
The primary goal of the practice is to not only recognize waking and dreaming life as of the same experiential substance, but to engage with both realities (beginning in the waking world) in such a way as to avoid the creation of karmic traces — i.e., the mindless repetition of bad programming.
It’s pretty useful stuff.
December 17th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
∞, can you recommend a book or website(s)? I’m interested in this.
December 17th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Sure. I’ve started with this book, which is excellent. Requires slow going — or at least it has for me. Not because it’s dense reading — just the opposite. The author’s voice is so calm and straightforward, it’s easy to overlook the depth and breadth of what he’s saying. I tend to read a chapter or two at a time, then put the book down for a month or so and try to put his advice into practice. And I always seem to find myself picking it back up again just when I’m getting stuck or am ready to take the next step.
For more comprehensive resources on the Tibetan Bon Buddhist tradition (of which the dream and sleep yogas are a part), check out the Ligmincha Institute. It was founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, the author of the above book.
Hghly recommended.