Could Deep Meditation Be Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming

[Locomike]

When i go into deep meditation and  i am very still while seating up ignoring every itch and signals my body is sending to check if i am awake or not. Could this deep meditation actually be wake induced lucid dreaming that is happening to me?

[askdfjnak]

Yes, some of the most amazing meditative states I've entered were lucid dreams.

When I do an sds for longer than 2hrs I sometimes can enter a state where my mental images are very realistic. I'm talking like 4k HD video as opposed to this horrible 8bit mental imagery that I normally have.

I tried to enter that state and then sketch faces but I lost the clarity within 1 minute of opening my eyes. Indicating dreaming.

I did my first vipassana retreat a few weeks ago and I had a lucid dream at the end of a day. In the meditation hall all men and women are kept separate and there is a male and female teacher at the head of the room. I entered a dream where I thought I was attending the teachers wedding and all the guys were on the grooms side and all the women were on the brides side. I was completely aware, sitting in perfect posture but I was clearly dreaming. It was funny when I "woke up".

These are just states though, I don't think they have much to do with enlightenment.

Edited May 26, 2016 by Mutupo