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103. The dream-world ­ and the one who, living there identifying a

dream-body as "I," and sees that dream-world ­ both together

constitute the dream. The waking state is also like that. That is,

not only this seemingly vast world that is perceived in front of us,

as if existing as other than us, and also we the jiva who sees this

waking world, both together constitute the appearance of this dream,

which is called the waking state.

 

104. In practice, waking and dream are only one and the same. Just as

in waking the mind thinks, "I am this body," so in dream also the

mind projects a body by its creative power of imagination and

functions therein, feeling "I am this body."

 

105. Until the root-tendency (mula-vasana) to identify a body as "I"

ceases to exist, the appearances of the waking and dream states that

arise due to delusion (maya) will not come to an end. If you, with a

one-pointed mind keenly and incessantly attend to the consciousness

of your existence, which shines as pure "I am," the root-tendency "I

am the body," and all its products and other tendencies, will cease

to exist.

 

- Sri Sadhu Om ( a disciple of Ramana Maharshi)