Dear Pierre-Mikael, >> The worst for myself was to realize that not only I was sleeping but everything I believe I experienced was indeed fake, and with no consciousness of what is really happening.<< I see. Paradigm imposed or agreed upon. Feeling of revolt when the veil is lifted. But the problem I described was a bit different : it was (and still is) just related to a lack of discipline. If somebody can attain mental discipline as described in step 1 and 2 IIH, I bet this person will be able to see the "fake aspect" you describe, at least after a while, because the connection with inside will point to the dissonance. My issue is that I am quite weak in terms of concentration, which means that my problem is "upstream", so to speak. Connection with inside seems to work, at least at the basic level :-) but each days I have to realize that I *mentally slept* at least during a few hours. Which makes me banana. Well. Looks the mental excercises have to be more difficult for some people, and that I volunteered :-) >> These difficult momments and periods of time were ultimately very beneficial experiences in a way that I experience "I AM", and this consciousness and blessing is with me since then, at least the memory of it.<< If by "difficult moments" you mean the time when you realized the "fake" aspect of your experiences, I understand. I imagine that when this experience of the "I AM" arises, one should try to keep the perception and to create an sort-of anchor both at the emotional and mental level. This anchor may reveal beneficial either at the next difficult moment, or at the next "plateau" we have to reach. I believe it's what Rawn mentionned in his "art of empowered remembering" document. Cheers NB __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree