Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

Re:Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works by vorpalhex on Friday December 10, 2021 @06:22PM (#29516700)

I use the hypnogagic state as part of my meditation routine.

I always shower before bed and that's when I tend to start getting sleepy. So I started meditating during that time.

I can get to the phase of seeing shifting colors and patterns very easily in this setup. I've been able to get there outside the hypnogagic state but only with some difficulty and not consistently.

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Re:Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works by claylimo on Friday December 10, 2021 @06:31PM (#29516787)

Meditation is about being alert and present. Hypnagogia in my experience is a hindrance that impedes meditation progress since it dulls the senses and experience.

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Re:Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works by pvarangot on Friday December 10, 2021 @07:38PM (#29517256)

Mindful meditation, a technique very popular among big tech HR departments that want alert and present employees, is about being alert and present. There's many techniques and first hand stories of people achieving states more similar to like the one in the article with more let's say "older" or simpler and more basic meditation techniques that don't require too much mental gymnastics. Bodhidharma staring at a wall comes to mind.

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Re:Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works by vorpalhex on Friday December 10, 2021 @06:41PM (#29516860)

Meditation is a wide range of practice.

If your goal is to be aware of yourself in the immediate, to feel things directly, then the hypnogagic state can work well. Obviously your mileage may vary.

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