Sila in dreams
Sila in dreams
Have you ever had a dream in which you broke a precept (or two), realized that you had done so, and felt guilty/ashamed? Then upon waking, you experience a great relief realizing that you didn't break any precepts after all (at least not in waking life), and how fortunate you are to be protected by sila?
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Re: Sila in dreams
Yes!! Those are sort of my version of nightmares. Most often for me it is drinking or killing an animal or person. I remember having a dream where I for some reason killed a couple animals, really screwed me up for a day, but I kept reminding myself I had not done this and I have committed not to kill any being. I suppose we could call that moral dread/moral shame?
Re: Sila in dreams
I can't immediately recall breaking a precept in a dream.
Fortunately it is not against the precepts to be lost in a big city with no clothes on!
Fortunately it is not against the precepts to be lost in a big city with no clothes on!
Those who grasp at perceptions & views wander the internet creating friction. [based on Sn4:9,v.847]
Re: Sila in dreams
Lol JohnK...Yes these are my versions of nightmares too nowadays. At the end I feel really guilty...not fun but probably a good thing, the conscience expressing itself at a subconscious level
Re: Sila in dreams
When I saw the thread name I assumed it was about wholesome/virtuous decisions/impulses in dreams, which are very encouraging and can really make your day. I'm not interested in the akusala appearing in dreams, the mind is burning with them, hardly surprising. Take note of the sila, and be encouraged.
Kammalakkhano , bhikkhave, bālo, kammalakkhano pandito, apadānasobhanī paññāti
(The fool is characterized by his/her actions/the wise one is characterized by his/her actions/Wisdom shines forth in behaviour.)
(AN 3.2 Lakkhana Sutta)
(The fool is characterized by his/her actions/the wise one is characterized by his/her actions/Wisdom shines forth in behaviour.)
(AN 3.2 Lakkhana Sutta)
Re: Sila in dreams
Dreams can certainly be a sign to the quality of the penetration of the dhamma in the unconscious mind, in relation to both morality & wisdom. I have had dreams where morality & wisdom have engaged in the dreams, including if dying in the dream, where the mind actually brings forth sampajjana in the dream & lets go. Its cool.
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
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Re: Sila in dreams
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I came across this article:
"Dreams and Their Significance"
byVenerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera.
https://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/321.htm
I usually sleep peacefully and rarely ever have dreams myself.
I came across this article:
"Dreams and Their Significance"
byVenerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera.
https://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/321.htm
I usually sleep peacefully and rarely ever have dreams myself.
Re: Sila in dreams
This seems to show being a dhamma librarian is right livelihood (or otherwise being an arahant).
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
https://soundcloud.com/doodoot/paticcasamuppada
https://soundcloud.com/doodoot/anapanasati
https://soundcloud.com/doodoot/paticcasamuppada
https://soundcloud.com/doodoot/anapanasati