Three Pillars of Lucid Dreaming

American psychophysiologist Stephen LaBerge said that strong motivation, excellent dream recall, and correct practice of effective techniques are essential requirements for learning to lucid dream.

While dream recall and effective techniques can be taught, the motivation for lucid dreaming depends entirely on us.

Is your motivation to have fun during lucid dreaming?

Or are you looking to use sleep for psychological growth?

While both of these options are reasonable and legitimate, there is also a third option.

You can use lucid dreaming to wake up to your highest potential!

Tibetan Buddhist masters advise us to infuse our dream practice with “bodhicitta motivation.”

It stands for being motivated to lucid dream to awaken your profound capacity for compassion and wisdom.

Regardless of our religious backgrounds, we can all use lucid dreaming to benefit ourselves and others!

If you are wondering how your lucid dreaming can benefit others, you are asking the right question.

It is said that each time you become lucid, you accumulate wisdom, gain insight into illusion, and enhance your capacity for mindful awareness (the bedrock for love and compassion).

To sum things up, by learning to lucid dream, you learn how to become more insightful, lucid, and compassionate in your day-to-day life.

So, we have learned about our motivation for lucid dreaming. Our next stop is practicing dream recall.