"This Self is a self of Knowledge, an inner light in the heart; he is the conscious being common to all the states of being and moves in both worlds. He becomes a dream-self and passes beyond this world and its forms of death...when this conscious being sleeps, he becomes luminous with his self-light..." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (The Life Divine, p. 428).
Our exploration of the Inner consciousness in Part 2 of the series on Conscious Sleep, will focus on the understanding of the 'Dream Self' that Sri Aurobindo writes about in The Life Divine. This will entail a deeper dive into the workings of the subliminal consciousness, both in waking and in dream states. The subliminal is a "greater dream-builder" than the subconscious (The Life Divine, p. 440). The experience of dreaming in the subliminal therefore, will be significantly different in nature and more meaningful than dreams of the subconscious.
A not very well-explored area of modern sleep scientists, the Dream Self held a very well-known aspect of Conscious Sleep in Vedantic texts like the Upanishads.
This offering is aimed at all spiritual aspirants who seek to know the workings of the inner consciousness at a deeper level in order to open the door to new possibilities.
Day 1: Review of Part 1, Importance of Sleep as yogic practice, Role of the Silent Mind and Inner Intention.
Inner Consciousness and Outer Being – How the Waking Self influences the Dream Self.
Day 2: The Subconscious and the Process of Dreaming – Are Dreams Real?
Do Dreams carry messages? The role of Intuition in understanding dreams, what is Dreamless Sleep?
Day 3: Subliminal Self – Its Significance in Waking/Sleep and Dreams, Connecting link to Higher Self, Sleep as a Spiritual tool for Transformation.
This workshop, with Jayashree Blench, will give you an even deeper understanding of the yogic benefits of Conscious sleep in the light of Sr Aurobindo and the Mother. It will focus on the Dream Self, about which Sri Aurobindo explains in The Life Divine. The workshop will take a deeper dive into the subliminal consciousness, a “greater dream-builder” than the subconscious. Learn to further enrich your sleep as a doorway to the inner consciousness. As a special offer, we shall be happy to send the Part 1 recordings and course material to anyone who registers for this event if the first workshop was missed.
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