When any technique starts working upon
awakening - no matter to what degree - the
practitioner is nearly always already in the phase, and
is simply lying on his body while in it. That's why you
should always try to separate immediately upon there
being stable signs that a technique is working. If that
doesn't work out, then you need to return to
intensifying the technique and try to separate again. If
you don't use the first seconds of a technique working,
then the phase usually ends quite quickly and the
necessary state goes away. Don't lie in your body while
in the phase!
- Excessive Analysis
If you analyze what's going on when cycling
through techniques upon awakening, then you are not
concentrated on the techniques themselves and are
sidetracking yourself. This will cause you to miss nearly
all chances of obtaining results. The desire to
experience the technique working should fully consume
you, leaving no place in the mind for analysis or
contemplation.
- Excessively Alert Awakening (no Attempt or a
Sluggish One)
Due to the perception of an excessively alert
awakening (which will be not actually be alert, but only
seem to be from 70 to 90% of the time) the
practitioner will either forgo trying anything, or will
make attempts quite unassuredly, which is equivalent
to not trying at all. You ought to follow the instructions
automatically, and not pay attention to such
perceptions upon awakening.
- Attempting for Longer than a Minute
If no result is obtained after one minute of cycling,
then your odds of success will be much greater if you
go back to sleep right away and catch the next
awakening in order to make a new attempt, as opposed
to stubbornly trying to continue on with the techniques.
- Incomplete Separation
When attempting to separate, sometimes it
doesn't come easily or completely. Sluggishness, stuck