Dreams and inner life
The archive’s Xiaoyin places dream inquiry beside observing the heart-mind and one’s conduct. This is traditional moral and philosophical context, not a modern clinical theory.
What it offers
Instead of asking only what will happen next, ask what a dream reveals about attention, worry, desire, grief, or responsibility.
For a modern reader
Do not turn reflection into blame. Name the emotional weather of the dream—crowded, rushed, lonely, relieved, bright, or tense—then notice what changes between the dream and waking life.
Traditional Sources
Sources referenced on this page
Menglin Xuanjie · 夢林玄解
凡梦之为道，天地昭昭，古今不昧……欲知梦之原，必先穷其理；欲穷其理，必先正其心。