437-Lucid Dream: Puja Hall in Library

 

I tried to enter a public library but couldn't

So I went to the children's library

I pushed my bicycle through the library

I wanted to go somewhere else

Thought of taking the shortcut past the library

But then I thought that better not

Let's take the other side exit

As I passed by, pushing my bicycle

There was a librarian sitting at the counter on my left there

Attending to someone

And then I pushed my bicycle through a path in the library

And there was a metal pail, I knocked it over

And then I picked up the pail, put it back and I pushed out into the open

Out to the door, exit outside

It was night outside

And as I was exiting, I heard the Buddhist puja about to start inside the library

I wanted to join so I just left the electric bicycle outside, unlocked

Someone else also came into the door

I quickly entered again the library

And then there was two sections

On the left was the library itself proper

And on the right, the sadhana puja was just getting started

Namo Tassa and so on

I was thinking how is it that the librarians and the users in the library don't mind the Buddhist puja

But I continued walking straight inside the right-hand side room

And in front there was a large room

And in front there was a monk who was leading the puja

And there were people seated on the floor in front of him

I first kneeled down near the entrance to prostration

But then I got up and went further in front

And I kneeled down and did three prostrations

And I felt intense devotion

And because of that, I realized suddenly that this is a dream

And I felt so intense gratefulness and gratitude for this

And the dream faded

I did mindfulness meditation as taught by Joseph Goldstein in his audio book

Six Practices for Awakening

Throughout the night, I could easily fall asleep using these four foundations of mindfulness

It also helped induce this lucid dream

After the dream, I did dedication of merits

When the dream faded, I still had the feeling of vibration in my right hand

And I tried to re-enter the dream

I tried to peer the right hand too

And also tried to rub the fingers of the right hand to re-enter the dream.