Ed Podvoll presents the phenomenon of dream life, tracing the traditions interested in dreaming and suggesting that there is no way to approach dreams without investigating sleep. The Marquis de Ville deSantane is used as a case study. Discussion of mind training done in contemplative psychotherapy as being the same training that allows awareness of all other states of mind—including extreme states of mind and psychotherapeutic experiences. The talk ends with a Q&A between Ed and his students.