Reply To: Maladaptive Dreaming associated with gati, sankhara, and subconscious

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taryal
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I missed an important aspect of the cure. Removing the negative gati pertaining to maladaptive dreaming becomes easier when one ponders its anicca nature. Day dreams in this context are like cheap thrills that provide temporary (mind-made) pleasure. Becoming addicted to them isn’t much different from being addicted to drugs and alcohol. It will have negative consequences in the current life and of course in the samsara itself. So it is quite obvious that such habit can’t be maintained to one’s satisfaction in the long run.

The ultimate happiness can be experienced when our minds are no longer attached to the cheap temporary thrills.