Unlocking the secrets of the night
Lucid dreaming paraphernalia
In spite of my mound of work and my workaholic temperament, I took this past weekend off to do a Lucid Dreaming workshop at the Buddhist centre, Kagyu Samye Dzong in Harare. Out of curiosity, earlier in the week I went to listen to the introductory talk by the teacher – a young, enthusiastic guy called Charlie Morley. He’d come highly recommended by two people for whom I have high regard: Lama Yeshe Rinpoche and Rob Nairn, so it seemed foolhardy not to at the very least go and listen to him for a few hours.
Charlie’s talk was really interesting and spoke to my desire to incorporate into my life practices that build self acceptance, awareness and kindness. Many others in the large audience fell under Charlies spell and by the end of the talk a number of us signed up for the workshop.
The training ran from Saturday morning through to Sunday afternoon and included a sleep over to practice the techniques on Saturday night! About 3/4 of the group stayed for the night, and that evening the Buddhist shrine room was transformed into what looked like a refugee centre with mattresses and sleeping bags and blankets laid out around the large room. What a beautiful setting for this new learning experience. Come morning, sunlight poured through the many windows and glass panes, warming our sleepy gathering as we slowly got up and tidied our books, pens, ear plugs and other paraphernalia away.
It’s going to take some practice, but I’m looking forward to unlocking the secrets of the night!
Lucid dreamers the morning after