Guest guest Posted January 19, 2003 Report Share Posted January 19, 2003 D: As I said before, we see, feel, and sense the world in so many ways. These sensations are the reaction to the objects seen, felt, etc., and are not mental creations as in dreams, which differ not only form person to person but also with regard to the same person. Is that not enough to prove the objective reality of the world? M: All this talk about inconsistencies and their attribution to the dream world arises only now, when you are awake. While you were dreaming, the dream was a perfectly integrated whole. that is to say, if you felt thirsty in a dream, the illusory drinking of illusory water did quench your illusory thirst. But all this was real and not illusory to you so long as you did not know that the dream itself was illusory. Similarly with the waking world; and the sensations you now have get coordinated to give you the impression that the world is real. If on the contrary, the world is a self-existent reality (this is what you evidently mean by its objectivity). what prevents the world from revealing itself to you in sleep? You do not say you have not existed in your sleep. To be continued. The Spiritual Teachings of Ramana Maharshi ..Shambala Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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