DLG 5.3Carey Madonia

East

Learning Goal: evaluate how to succeed in deepening ones awareness of the sacred and assess its evolution through the dark night of the soul and spiritual dreaming

Master Tung Kwo asked Chuang:“Show me where the Tao is to be found.”

Chuang Tzu replied;“There is nowhere it is not to be found.”

-The Way of Chuang Tzu

Dedicated practice brings both a remarkable continuity and an extraordinary depth of awareness

Gain recurrent recognitions and ultimately a continuous presence

Use more activities as opportunities for awakening so spiritual practices becomes a part of every activity

ECSTATIC VISION AND THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

Sees everything as sacred Eyes of the soul open to see this

Ecstasy of this gift and the pain of its passing Loss of these experiences can be devastating

Dark night of the soul Only one cure: to continue practicing, refining

your awareness and purifying your heart

TRANSFORMING FLASHES OF ILLUMINATION INTO ABIDING LIGHT

Becomes a natural habit Clear awareness instead of unconscious

distraction Continuance of remembrance as you sleep

throughout the night Crucial stage of advanced practice- effortless

effort Wu Wui

DREAM YOGA Dreams are spiritually significant Have been used in many religions to contact and

connect with people Effects of practice can transfer into dreams Lucid dreaming- a person controlling thoughts in

his or her dreams How to lucid dream-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJ5-ad5Mvk Dream yoga can make lucid dreams

SOURCES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kJ5-ad5Mvk

http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/biblestudyandtheology/discipleship/carraway_commonsymbols.aspx