Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Research, Ethics and the Good Head

[Vaj]

On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:52 AM, sparaig wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >  > On Apr 17, 2006, at 8:18 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: >  > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > Actually the techniques mentioned in the article have a > > > long and continuous history of producing fully enlightened > > > Buddhas. > > > > Yeah, but they're not TM, so how good > > can they possibly be? Get a grip, man. >  > Gives me another bumper-sticker idea: >  > "I'd Rather Be Unstressing" > So where is the mention of witnessing sleep in all of this? Wallace  (the Samatha researcher) doesn't mention it that I saw.  No he doesn't, although the techniques of witnessing are commonly applied nightly by practitioners of this tradition. He does teach how to do it. DREAMING AND AWAKENING      A 10-day Residential Training Program      in Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga      with Stephen LaBerge and Alan Wallace      Kalani, Hawaii, May 10-19, 2006      Join us for ten days and nine nights of balanced fun and focus      on consciousness, dreaming and awakening at the beautiful,      dream-inspiring Kalani Oceanside Retreat Center on the Big Island      of Hawaii.      Using the most effective techniques and technology, derived from      Tibetan dream yoga and Western science, this workshop will provide      an ideal opportunity to devote time to cultivating your lucid      dreaming skills and enhancing mindfulness in waking life.      Our program will feature group and individual exercises for      developing awareness skills and valuable insights into the      application of lucidity; a sleep schedule optimized for the      promotion of lucid dreams; use of lucid dream induction technology;      discussion sessions and personal guidance. Participants will also      have a unique opportunity to participate in ongoing research on a      natural substance that, according to recent studies, has been shown      to be an effective promoter of lucidity.      We will practice meditation and other techniques, especially drawn      from the "Great Perfection" (Dzogchen) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism,      designed to enhance the serenity, stability, and vividness of      attention. The aim of such training is to experience the nature      of our own awareness, free of all conceptual constructs. Such      meditative training is an excellent complement to the Tibetan      practices of dream yoga. We shall also explore the practical and      theoretical differences and common ground between the modern      scientific approach to lucid dreaming and the ancient Tibetan      approach to dream yoga. The stunning environment of Kalani, the      only coastal lodging facility within Hawaii's largest conservation      area, will be naturally conducive to lifting our minds out of      limiting habits of thought and action.      Participants in our past workshops have found it a wonderful      combination of work and play, and enjoyed phenomenal success at      lucid dreaming, with most having at least one during the program.      For testimonials, see: http://lucidity.com/daa/testimonials.html      Join us this May and be assured that, in addition to having lots of      fun and making new friends, you will experience reality in a new      light, and the principles of lucid dreaming you will learn will      serve you well in discovering what is important for you in your      life, day and night.      ABOUT THE PRESENTERS      Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D. is a world renowned authority on lucid      dreaming. His pioneering studies at Stanford University have brought      scientific attention to this potentially illuminating state of      consciousness, and his best-selling books Lucid Dreaming and      Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, have introduced many to the      experience. For the past 20 years, Dr. LaBerge has researched      methods for teaching people to become lucid dreamers, developing      techniques and lucid dreaming induction devices.      B. Alan Wallace, Ph.D., a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since      1970, has taught Buddhist theory and meditation throughout Europe      and the Americas for 30 years. He devoted fourteen years to training      as a Tibetan Buddhist monk and was ordained by the Dalai Lama. He      also earned an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy      of science at Amherst College and a doctorate in religious Studies      at Stanford University. Currently Dr. Wallace is the president      of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies      http://www.sbinstitute.com/      SCHEDULE      Wednesday evening, May 10 - Friday morning, May 19, 2006.      [BAW is scheduled to present May 13-17.] To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.