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by Dharmaphreak
Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:28 am
Forum: Experienced practitioners
Topic: Mindfulness meditation and lucid dreaming
Replies: 1
Views: 1644

Re: Mindfulness meditation and lucid dreaming

Cool, another lucid dreamer ☺ You hit the nail on the head, lucid dreaming is the dream equivalent of mindfulness and mindfulness is the waking version of lucid dreaming. Autopilot mode seems to dominate in both states unless attention and awareness is deliberately cultivated. The Tibetan Buddhists ...
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:59 am
Forum: Experienced practitioners
Topic: What The Hell Is Mindfulness Anyway?
Replies: 7
Views: 4690

Re: What The Hell Is Mindfulness Anyway?

Mindfulness for me is to be mentally present and not lost in autopilot.
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:09 am
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: What do you make of this image?
Replies: 11
Views: 6737

Re: What do you make of this image?

There is a fair bit of avoidance advice and control agendas creeping in. It almost negates it's message of mental presence and acceptance.
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Sep 17, 2016 3:56 am
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: The Relaxed Mind
Replies: 2
Views: 1909

Re: The Relaxed Mind

Strange. Maybe the site was down, it is working at the moment.
Here are the books details if you are still interested.

The Relaxed Mind
A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice
by Dza Kilung Rinpoche
by Dharmaphreak
Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:58 am
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Music for meditation...
Replies: 25
Views: 21140

Re: Music for meditation...

Has anybody heard of Cafe del Mar? Moby does appear there as well (Chicane too), it's great ambient music, not in particular for meditation (at least most of the songs do not fit), but it's great to become concentrated or just chill-out...worth checking out... Cafe del Mar is great to unwind to and...
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Music for meditation...
Replies: 25
Views: 21140

Re: Music for meditation...

This stuff is very different to the music he normally makes. It is actual slow ambient music created to aid sleep and meditation.
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: The Relaxed Mind
Replies: 2
Views: 1909

The Relaxed Mind

This is the book I am currently reading. It distills the essential meditative practices of Tibetan Buddhism. It is a great read for someone who wants to dig a bit deeper into the spiritual roots of mindfulness without going the whole hog. http://www.shambhala.com/the-relaxed-mind.html
by Dharmaphreak
Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:20 am
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Music for meditation...
Replies: 25
Views: 21140

Re: Music for meditation...

Moby has released hours of free ambient music for yoga and meditation.
If you google Moby Long Ambients you should find them without much trouble.