20140628, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 274會，2014年6月28日（週六）下午2:30~5:30點
Place：
viewtopic.php?t=15

Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Nathan
Assistant Host:

Topic:
The Wonderful Mysteries of Dreams
Source:
http://communityoflights.com/spiritual/the-wonderful-mysteries-of-dreams

Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區大業路182號 Mos Burger
Thanks a lot for your attention.

Questions:
1. (Experiences of dreams): Do you have dreams very often? Could you remember your dreams normally? Can you share some special dreams of yours with us? Did you have any experiences that you knew you were in a dream when you were dreaming? Have you ever tried very hard to wake up when you were in a dream, but actually you woke up in another dream? If you have, please describe some details to us.

2. (The power of dreams) Do you believe in any paranormal or supernatural power that dreams can do? Do you believe that dreams are gateways to another cosmic world or another life? What is that or Why not? Why do many celebrity legends involve their parents dreamt incredible dreams when they were born?

3. (The meanings of dreams): What do you know about the meanings of dreams in science, religion, or culture? What do you think about dreams? What are the differences between your past and present concepts of dreams? Do you believe dreams represent humans’ deepest fears and desires?

4. (Technology of dreams): As the technology advances, do you believe that humans can control their own dreams some day in the future? If you can control your dreams, what kind of dreams do you want to make? What kind of technology about controlling dreams do you wish to have?


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時間地點須知：
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http://www.happyforum.org/Association_Principle.htm
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http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1766
週六晚餐(Saturday Dinner)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=76
戶外活動(Club Outing)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewforum.php?f=72
所有行程(All Schedule)
http://www.happyforum.org/happy/viewtopic.php?t=883

[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

Ode
By Arthur O'Shaughnessy

We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.

What is your most unforgettable dream? In The Return of the King (the final volume of The Lord of the Rings), J.R.R. Tolkien painted a vivid picture of the undying lands. “And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.” Do you like Frodo’s dream? Why? While missing his summer vacation and swimming pool, our host Nathan will initiate us into The Wonderful Mysteries of Dreams.

What characteristic of dreams do you prefer? Karen von Blixen-Finecke (17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish writer best known for her work Out of Africa. In this book, she revealed where the dreamers’ happiness comes from. “People who dream when they sleep at night know of a special kind of happiness which the world of the day holds not, a placid ecstasy, and ease of heart, that are like honey on the tongue. They also know that the real glory of dreams lies in their atmosphere of unlimited freedom. It is not the freedom of the dictator, who enforces his own will on the world, but the freedom of the artist, who has no will, who is free of will. The pleasure of the true dreamer does not lie in the substance of the dream, but in this: that there things happen without any interference from his side, and altogether outside his control. Great landscapes create themselves, long splendid views, rich and delicate colours, roads, houses, which he has never seen or heard of...”

Will the conscious awareness of dreams enhance or detract from dreamers’ happiness? After all, “Lucid Dreaming” experiments have held wide appeal for crowds of participants—more and more people don’t hide their eagerness to be conscious in their dreams and to be able to control it. Check out if you love the benefits of lucid dreaming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK3SfNxbK3Y And here is the Conscious Dreaming documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKKxCVAsnxE .

Dreaming is a beautiful language. While dreaming, you are the main character of the story, and, at the same time, you are the audience. Our dreaming language can be soft or harsh; it can be splendid or simple; it can be lighthearted or dark-visioned. And, can we have a dream to help us to cope with anything? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HkL8GuU9_0

Do you think realities symbolize dreams or dreams symbolize realities? Spanish poet Antonio Machado talked in riddles: “Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it.” Dear friends, join us this weekend and hunt for the answers together.





Best Wishes,
Jasmine

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