The Great Updraft

Let’s talk about Tibetan Dream Yoga, one of the fundamental practices of Tibetan Buddhism, and the main techniques involved.I’ve called this advanced lucid dreaming because if you master the techniques of Tibetan Dream Yoga you’ll be a confident lucid dreamer, capable of doing whatever you want in your dreams.In Tibetan Buddhism the goal isn’t per se to become an awesome lucid dreamer, but I think it’s a great way to link this series on dreams, looked at from psychological view, with spirituality.Source article: https://www.dreamyoga.com/tibetan-dream-yoga/

We’re going to talk about how to lucid dream. How do you have your first moments of lucidity? How do you stabilise them? What do you do in lucid dreams? What can you do?Lucid dreaming is not that difficult. You just need to be consistent with the training. Don’t overcomplicate it or look for 100 resources. You have a few techniques that are tried and tested, so put them to use, and once you have your first lucid moment, you’ll know they work. Lucid dreaming is a skill you train, and we’re going to talk about the training you need.

99% of people, 99% of the time, dream every night and have no idea that they’re dreaming. We believe our dreams as they are happening. We think they're real.Let’s talk about lucid dreaming, what it means, what you can do in lucid dreams, and how to use them to understand yourself.This is another installment in my little series on dreams, so make sure to check out the previous episodes so you’re up to date.Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DeepPsychology

Unfortunately, we’ve been brainwashed into thinking that dreams are nothing but random neural firings, and most people never develop the capacity to decode them and exploit them to understand their own hidden inner pain and their own unrealised potential. Our dreams are a portal into the deepest layers of our psychology and identity. No exaggeration: they enable you to map out your subconscious mind.Support me on Patreon

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DeepPsychologyDreams are not random. They’re not a result of random neural firings. They don’t happen to you. They’re created by you and are a reflection of your hidden, subconscious, unexpressed desires and emotions and personality traits.Of course, most of the time we’re not consciously creating our dreams, but when you pay more attention, and learn to start lucid dreaming, you’ll realise just why and how you are the creator of them.Overall we have a poor appreciation of dreams and how they can help us understand our psychology and grow as people. So this is the first episode in a mini series on dreams which I hope will address this issue.

The idea that we must silence our thoughts in meditation is the biggest myth that exists. And it’s not just a myth: it prevents you from serious engagement with meditation, it has you reinforcing all your old mental habits, and it’s extremely demotivating and discouraging. You will not progress with meditation if you believe this.If you believe this, you’re not going to become proficient at meditation or yield all the wonderful benefits of it.Let’s debunk this myth a little and look at a powerful technique for working productively with our thoughts.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DeepPsychology

Deep Psychology on PatreonLet’s talk about how to deal with envious people.I’ve been the target of envy for most of the life. Yet until I informed myself about this emotion, I had always been puzzled by the seemingly unprovoked hostility that friends and family showed towards me.Now, I’m able to recognise envy, deflect it before it uncontrollably inflames, and take preventative action.Know that you’re in the driver’s seat. Though it may not seem so, you have the power to control the situation, so long as you don’t do anything silly. It’s the envious person who is out of control.

Let’s talk about the signs of envy, particularly in those most likely to feel it: friends, family and peers.It’s trickier to detect than most emotions. It’s not direct. There are indirect signs that a person feels envious towards you, both in the moment and as a broader trend.Your ability able to decode the signs of envy might save you years of suffering, futile attempts to repair broken relationships, and the mental suffering brought by turning over confusing situations in your head.Free Article with Extra Info: https://deep-psychology.com/signs-of-envy/

It’s my humble opinion that in meditation, as in any other pursuit, progress is guaranteed so long as you have the right method and are persistent with it.Unfortunately, many people who come to me to learn meditation report not making progress with it, even people who’ve been meditating for a long time.So let’s look at the most important points for progressing with your meditation practice.

I wanted to clear up the topic of personality masking vs social masking vs autistic masking vs common masking because it seems there’s a lot of confusion out there about this.The main take away from this episode is that we all mask. We mask in a relatively innocent social way (I call this social masking) and in a more permanent way (personality masking). It doesn’t matter if you’re autistic or not, though autistic masking is a special category.