Dreams for goals and dreams for sleep
During the day sometimes we might have a dream or desire pull us along; In sleep we can get swept along for the ride of a dream and not recognize it for what it really is.
These are both the same thing. The only way to safeguard your day from being one of reaction is to plan it out before hand and be able to say 'no' to things Expressing healthy boundaries for all the reactionary stuff that comes us during the day which might pull you away from the plan you had originally conceived.
It could be compared to being occupied and feeling behind the 'eight ball'; The lack of planning in your day can have you floating from project to project, never accomplishing anything.
I sense this must be the same for a dream. How then would a person prepare themselves for a dream? What sort of exercises could we do or planning would be advantageous to assist us in dreaming more profoundly or maintaining focus during a dream state?
How can we make our dream state a more effective teacher and be more involved with it; that is, instead of simply sleeping, how can it be turned into a deeper version of itself, a better practice?
I've been practicing dream training since I was a teenager, when I first got my hands on books on lucid dreaming. Today, I'm fully convinced that if you want better sleep, read a good book before bed. I read books about sleep, its effects on the body, etc. Something that offers a different perspective is also a good solution for me, for example, Pope Francis's autobiography. I also consider awareness and full control of breathing to be important (I learned this through yoga and Robert's treatise on astral projection, part two, from 1994-1999). What will this do for us after the appropriate time? Well, when I go to bed, my nap or dream consists of observing the lights and stars at my current level. What else do I consider important when falling asleep? Awareness of the room we're in and our surroundings. Then, you'll attract astral projection dreams—I had plenty of that! Interestingly, the more you read books, the more your faith will grow. My last three dreams were a Jew forgiving Kayne West, Iga Świątek playing an electric guitar, and Dr. House reading from books for me. The best way to fall asleep is through affirmations and autosuggestion, which will bear fruit after months or years, but always remember to consciously breathe deeply before bed. I also don't recommend using various techniques relentlessly, like swinging on a swing or climbing a rope; you have to have a goal in mind. I often start with the rope technique by doing two forward and one backward movements. At the highest level of sleep, I consider my falling asleep from 2023, which is simply the roof of the nearest church, whose interior and priest I know, to be an OBE. But we don't have to bring religion into this. That's why I often return to parks before falling asleep, knowing I've thought about something sacred. Another good sleep training exercise is returning to the candle you used for concentration (also available in the treatise on astral projection, maintaining an afterimage).
My final piece of advice: exercises involving energy or transcendence, such as OOBE, are better done 15 minutes a day rather than two hours once a week.