The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Sogyal Rinpoche
'May it help all who read it, and spur them on their journey to Enlightenment."
I’m dying to be reborn . . .
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The Work of
Byron Katie
An Introduction
This Saint might be able to help 
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“The Dream State
It is the nature of all dreams that the characters therein are so
busy being . . . well, characters, that what lies outside the dream
state eludes them. In fact, the very idea that there is an outside
of their dream state, or that what they take to be real and meaningful is a dream state, is something that they would rarely even
consider—at least, not until their dream becomes a very bad
nightmare. And even then, very few will allow in the only thing
that can save themselves from endless sleep.
So many are tied and bound to themselves that they cannot
stop running from here to there and back again. Always on the
lookout for something more, different, or better, they cannot see that they are getting nowhere at all. And they are getting
absolutely nowhere faster and faster and with more and more
ingenuity all the time.
Who are they? I am afraid that they are us.
The greatest dream that we can have is to forget that we are
dreaming. Lost in our mind’s imagined world of judgments,
beliefs, and opinions, we are literally caught in a waking dream.
For some it is a nightmare, for others a temporary reprieve in
some imagined heaven. For most it is something in between.
But no matter what the current status of your dream may
be, it will all come to an end someday when you least expect it.
Suddenly the plot of your life will change or end altogether, and
you will find yourself disoriented and wondering what happened
and where it all went. Such abrupt changes in the direction and
texture of our lives is one of the few certainties we have in life,
and yet we keep believing that what we think about life has
anything whatsoever to do with what life actually is.
We are so busy and obsessed with our restless thinking about
everything and everyone that we have mistaken our thinking
about everything and everyone for everything and everyone. This
tendency to take our thoughts to be real is what keeps the dream
state intact and keeps us trapped within its domain of unconsciousness and strife.
To many people the very idea that what is is more real than
all of their beliefs and opinions about what is is hard to believe.
But that’s how it is when you are caught up in a dream. To you
your dream is real because all of your thoughts confirm that it
is real. But what is is more real than a thousand thoughts about
how things should be. Life will conform neither to the story you
tell yourself about it nor your interpretation of it. Believe a single
thought that runs contrary to the way things are or have been
and you suffer because of it. No exceptions!This does not mean that you should not have any thoughts
outside of what is. It only means that what is is the reality of now.
If you think that people should be nice to one another, then by
all means be nice. But when you project that belief onto the
people and the world around you as if it were an objective reality,
or worse still, as if it were their job to be nice to you, you put
yourself at odds with what is, and suffering will surely follow.
Now imagine a world of billions of people. Each one of them
has innumerable ideas, beliefs, and opinions that they believe
to be true. And each one of those billions of people has different ideas, beliefs, and opinions that they absolutely believe in.
They are all walking around seeing the same outside world, but
inwardly they each live in a different world, in a different waking dream.
Is it any wonder we have trouble getting along?
To add complexity to this volatile mixture is the fact that
there are also collective dream states where people of similar
personal dreams gather together to form collective dream states.
These are even harder spells to break out of, because collective
dream states exist within a consensus (or agreed-upon) reality. In
other words, it must be true because we all believe it to be true.
Thus is the state of humanity.
And the reality of universal being, your being, all being, remains exiled to the oblivion of unconsciousness.”
pages: 14 to 16
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THE PHASE
A Practical Guidebook for Lucid Dreaming and Out-of-Body Travel
(Version 2.0, October 2011) By Michael Raduga
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Pilgrim of the Radiant City Painting by Nicholas Roerich
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The Art of War
Sun Tzu
Chapter 1 Laying Plans 00:00:00 Chapter 2 Waging War 00:04:53
Chapter 3 Attack by Stratagem 00:09:09
Chapter 4 Tactical Dispositions 00:13:54
Chapter 5 Energy 00:17:26 Chapter 6 Weak Points and Strong 00:21:48
Chapter 7 Manoeuvring 00:28:14
Chapter 8 Variation In Tactics 00:34:00
Chapter 9 The Army on The March 00:37:02
Chapter 10 Terrain 00:44:39
Chapter 11 The Nine Situations 00:51:25
Chapter 12 The Attack by Fire 01:04:10
Chapter 13 The Use of Spies 01:07:47
Key Concepts:
- Deception: Use spies, scouts, and misinformation to deceive your enemy.
- Adaptability: Be prepared to change your plans if circumstances change.
- Speed: Move quickly to gain an advantage over your enemy.
- Unity of Command: Clear chain of command and communication.
- Intelligence: Gather information about your enemy and use it to your advantage.
- Element of Surprise: Attack when and where your enemy least expects it.
- Economy of Forces: Use your resources efficiently and effectively.
- All Warfare is Based on Deception: Use deception to gain an advantage.
Famous Quotes:
- “Know yourself, know your enemy, and know the terrain.”
- “The element of surprise is the most important factor in war.”
- “All warfare is based on deception.”
- “The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”
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The Game of Life and How to Play it (1925)
Florence Scovel Shinn
Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - I. The Game 13:50 - II. The Law of Prosperity 25:21 - III. The Power of the Word 37:57 - IV. The Law of Nonresistance 52:05 - V. The Law of Karma and The Law of Forgiveness 01:05:12 - VI. Casting the Burden / Impressing the Subconscious 01:17:47 - VII. Love 01:32:37 - VIII. Intuition or Guidance 01:47:21 - IX. Perfect Self-Expression or The Divine Design 02:03:00 - X. Denials and Affirmations
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Feeling Is the Secret (1944)
Neville Goddard
Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:26 -
Law and its Operation 16:02 - Sleep 30:22 -
Prayer 36:19 -
Spirit – Feeling
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@BlessingsDeers
@Dream_Hacker
@fenwizard
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