Moving my body from the dream state is just like body-switching
I've been trying some experiments lately, trying to move my physical body while I am in the dream state, and as I was writing a friend to tell them about this, it occurred to me that the feeling I have when doing this is identical to the feeling I've had in several "body switching" experiences.
Consciousness endures
Ah, a nice morning of pleasant dreams, a terrific way to start any day. I was glad I could reach over, turn off the alarm clock, and go back to sleep until the dreams were over. I may not be incredibly wealthy, but many times I do think I am a fortunate person.
That being said ... the real reason for writing today's post is this quote from Iyengar's book, "Light on Life":
"What mind is and does dies with us. But consciousness is that aspect of mind, the envelope of continual awareness, which endures ..."
Leo Tolstoy's "The Three Hermits"
While on my retreat last week I finished a book titled Autobiography of a Yogi, and in that book the author shares a summary of the story The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy, and I'd like to share an even more abridged version of that story here:
On an island there lived three old hermits. They were very simple people, and didn't know complicated prayers. In fact they knew only one: "We are three, Thou art Thee, have mercy on us." In spite of this one and only prayer, the hermits were said to have created many great miracles.
Meditation benefits you may not know
I haven't been feeling well the last few days, so I decided to take some time out to rest today. After sleeping for a little while this afternoon, I still didn't feel great, and hoped that some meditation might help. After finishing a long meditation session, I'm reminded of several meditation benefits, some you've heard of, and some you may not have heard of.
Looking at life on Earth from the "Spirit Perspective"
This has been an important year for me. It began very well with a Yoga trip to Mexico in early February. It was during and after that trip that my mind seemed to change a little bit, in particular, my perspective.
Reversing my perspective
Instead of looking at myself as "Al, the human being who lives here on Earth and has occasional OBE's", I began to look at myself as "A spirit who just happens to live in the body of a human being named 'Al' on Earth at this place and time."
Regained consciousness, couldn't control snoring
In my latest sleep experiment, I was able to regain consciousness during sleep while suffering from sleep apnea (okay, snoring), but I couldn't alter my breathing enough to stop it.
