Choegyal Namkhai Norbu, author of Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light, Revised (2002) was born in 1938 in Derghe, in Eastern Tibet and was recognised at birth as the reincarnation of a noted exponent of the Dzogchen tradition. Notwithstanding his youth, he was already well known by the end of the 1950s as … Read more
Under all conditions during the day, hold to the concept that all things are of the substance of dreams and that you must realize their true nature. Evans-Wentz, trans.,The Yoga of the Dream State, The Yoga of the Six Doctrines • Visualize and meditate on the Tibetan syllable “ah,” in the center of your body. … Read more
The initial aim of Tibetan Dream Yoga is to awaken while dreaming. The next aim is to master the state by exercising complete control over it by: • Flying and shape shifting into other creatures • Meeting with other sentient beings • Visiting different places, planes and lokas (worlds) Once one has learned to control … Read more
“According to Dam-tsik-dor-jay, a Mongolian from Kalka, when the [tantric] view of the Great Perfection is taught, it also is divided into two categories, objective and subjective. The former can be understood in the vocabulary of the New Translation Schools [Kagyud, Sakya, & Gelug], just explained, as the objective clear light, that is to say, … Read more
In Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines (Evans-Wentz, trans., London: Oxford University Press, 1935) dream yoga is one of six subtypes of yoga elaborated by the Tibetan guru Marpa and passed down by his well-known disciple Milarepa. The practice has a number of steps, which permit the individual to gradually gain increasing amounts of control in … Read more