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cylon · 01-07-2007, 07:44 PM

I would say, start meditating to relax first. Soon you'll be able to do it without falling asleep. I tend to get lucid dreams after about twenty minutes, but I don't fall asleep anymore. It's something that takes practice. I think if you're meditating with a goal like that, and if you aren't seeing results right away, you could get stressed out, and might not think it's "working".

I've found the best way to meditate is the way I heard on "Ask and it is Given", for about twenty minutes, no necessary goal in mind. Ultimately you want to clear your mind. Then it carries into the rest of your day.

I'm sure there will be more technical answers for you, so my advice is, don't worry about it, relax, and enjoy the experience as a process, not an incident by incident success.

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cylon Family Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,852	I would say, start meditating to relax first. Soon you'll be able to do it without falling asleep. I tend to get lucid dreams after about twenty minutes, but I don't fall asleep anymore. It's something that takes practice. I think if you're meditating with a goal like that, and if you aren't seeing results right away, you could get stressed out, and might not think it's "working". I've found the best way to meditate is the way I heard on "Ask and it is Given", for about twenty minutes, no necessary goal in mind. Ultimately you want to clear your mind. Then it carries into the rest of your day. I'm sure there will be more technical answers for you, so my advice is, don't worry about it, relax, and enjoy the experience as a process, not an incident by incident success.