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Huh. Interesting.

I've never done yoga in my dreams, but I do relax/meditate once in a while and have techniques for crafting and going to relaxation bubbles in the midst of whatever dream/dream timeline I'm in. It's funny to consider that as a spiritual practice people train for.



> It's funny to consider that as a spiritual practice people train for.

Yeah, I think the thing to note is that in the Tibetan teachings there are various "bardos" [1], three in "ordinary" life and three around the time of death [2]. They also teach that the bardos of death are an opportunity for self-liberation. So if you can't bring awareness/lucidity to the dream state, how likely are you to be able to during the time of death? It's thought of as an opportunity to practice for those moments.

So I think it's easiest to understand the "why" around the dream practice when you put it into that context.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo_Thodol




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