Summary: I spoke with Dzogchen teacher, author, translator, and Tibetan Buddhist scholar Keith Dowman about dreams in Dzogchen. Among the topics you will find in our talk: The awakened state, the dream state, and deep sleep (2:30) Dreams as analogue for the awakened state (3:10) Lucid dreaming and the intensity of light (3:50) Dream content in Vajrayana and Dzogchen (10:21) Nightmares and equanimity (12:30) Precognitive dreams in Dzogchen (15:52) Vajrayana, dreams, and “skillful means” (17:20) Lucid dreaming as rehearsal for crossing over (18:30) Focusing on the light of the dream, and the self-awareness of dreams (19:52)
