MSS141
Additional Questions for Serinity Young. Dreaming in the Lotus,
pp. 8-17; 55-56
1. What is "Sacred Biography" and what role do dreams play in them?
2. Which verb is used in South Asian texts that refer to the experience
of having a dream? What is the significance of this verb according
to Young?
3. What is the distinction between dream consciousness and dream content?
How are each of these viewed in Buddhist practice?
4. What are the two categories of dreamers?
5. What are the main points of Young's argument about the role of dreams
in sacred Buddhist biography?
6. What is the goal of Buddhist spiritual practice according to Young?
How can it be achieved?
7. What is the main difference between elite and popular views of dreaming
in Buddhist tradition?
8. How do some practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism view the states of
wakefulness, dream, meditation and death?