The Archive · 1939

Control of Dreams

The author points out that the self-control brought about by the methods of attention, meditation, will fand effort as taught in Buddhism, can he applied even to. the control of dreams ind consciousness during, sleep, Outlining the views of a ffleenth-ce Tibetan Buddhist, essential not to. waste the time ner by remaining Anyhow, if some "astrologers" are joking with the celestial bodies, we know that real science is not con cerned with such computations. As Tong as that remains & riddle-joke, a bit similar to crossword puzzles, Wwe will make no objections. If, nevertheless, these astrological comulations are proposed as a socially ful occupation. oF rescarch—then one feels sorry and sad for such waste of brain energy.

The assumed "fact "that certain effects "do usually follow certain planetary indications" (page 61) has. to say' the least, a very frail logical foundation and cannot be accepted as a real causal link. between both will probably' astonish ners, "writes Madame DavideNeel; but she points out that this is sulicient evidence that Freud roups of events. One is, neverthe-Tess, pleased t note the rejection of Astrology as "a fatalistic system of Fortune. telling."

Mr. Leon accepts the following satement by Dr. Rolf-Wheeler "was "not the first to. perceive this intrusion of the contents of the subconscious the. consciousness, the sleeper, and its consequences."

Different Interpretations seen that Madame iene skill teats proaches the subject of Buddhist dvetrine as' having bearing upon ous present-day life and. prob= ems, "As "she pute it inher in=

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