Day Dreaming

[Neo]

Can day dreaming be regarded as a form of meditation? By day dreaming, I mean unintentional thinking, either deep thinking about a subject, or possibly fantasy, or anywhere in between?

 

[Markus]

If that were the case, I'd be a Buddha by now.

[ZenMonkey]

If you are for example the one observing it like you see clouds pass you could.

[Neo]

I was staring at some trees through my window (fatal if you have the day dreaming habit) and I recalled Leo saying something about imagining there was nothing between him and the trees and I started doing this for a few minutes. I also suffer from visual snow in my field of vision (+ chronic tinnitus but that's another story) but it's quite easy for my vision to become a blur of static. Anyhow suddenly I feel cold and feel the wind rushing through those distant braches and just the feeling of rushing wind blowing right through me.

And then I think what I have always thought my whole life, I have such an over-active imagination.

[Frankie]

When you are day dreaming you are taken away on some thoughts, images and storys. That has nothing to do with the present moment with which you would like to establish a connection when you are meditating .... be present, be mindful - not dreamy ....

[Galyna]

@Neo

I do not really think so, Neo. But you could add observation to that and be conscious about about your daydreaming, that might change everything. 

Just observe yourself and your daydreaming.

[Neo]

I must admit I am only starting out. I've experienced something that got me hooked, but so far I've only read chapter one of New Earth and spend very little time putting the work in. However this question I posed above has got me thinking, if day dreaming is not focusing on the present moment, I need to put more effort in, and yet every time I feel my "effort" I know it's wrong because it's all effort of the analytical mind. Do you see what my problem is?