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![]() TIBETAN DREAM PRACTICE Vajrasattva Sleep Meditation
Vajra-sattva means Diamond-being, or Divine Being and as the one
Primordial Buddhas, represents the Absolute. This practice was
taken from Kunzang Palden Rinpoche's
booklet, "Awakening the Core of Being."
Upon going to sleep at night, visualize a tiny circular double-sided
mirror, not much bigger than a mustard seed and flat like a plate, inside your
heart. From the center of the surface of this mirror there radiates
a sapphire blue light. From the front region of the mirror
there radiates a crystal white light. From the right side
of the mirror there radiates amber light. From the back
of the mirror there radiates ruby red light. From the
left side of the mirror there radiates emerald green light.
These five prismatic radiances (or "rainbow rays")correspond
to the mantric sounds of: OM (front), VAJRA (right),
SAT(behind), TVA (left) and HUM (center).
As you repeat to yourself the mantra OM VAJRA SATTVA HUM, imagine
the rays of the lights emanating outwards, like rainbows filling
the whole world. Thus the whole world is permeated with the grace-waves
of the Buddha-mind. You can imagine the Sanskrit symbols for these
mantric sounds also. Then gradually dissolve all the lights and
the whole world back into the central blue light, corresponding
to the eternal harmonious vibration HUM. (That is, imagine that
the emanated rays, enriched by manifold blessing and love, are
re-absorbed back into your heart.)
As you pass into unconsciousness, keep your attention on the pure
blue light of the HUM-vibration for as long as possible. Each
morning, as soon as waking, immediately remember that your intrinsic
nature is translucent nondual Buddha-mind (Vajrasattva). It is
also good to remember and record your dreams. With the development
of this practice, your dreams will reveal much about both your
negative and positive states, and the progress you are making
on the Path.
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