To Suresh about Which is more Real

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Suresh wrote:

When we are awake,we find this world to be real. When we are

sleeping,we find our dream state to be equally real.So isit possible

todo things in a more controlled manner in our dream state.....

Dear Suresh ~ I am not sure what Sanatana Dharma would have to say

about this, or if Swamiji or Maa have ever said anything about it, so

I will dig into my closet (and my past)...

ah, there they are :::grabbing all my Carlos Casteneda books::: Let's

see, Don Juan, who was a brujo (warrior/healer) in the tradition of

the Yakie Indians took on Carlos Castenda as a "student." Carlos was

an intrepid anthropologist who put himself in the scene and became

part of the process rather than merely an observer, and there is a

great deal of controversy about whether what he wrote really happened

or was all made up. I'm of the "it really happened" school.

 

One of the things Don Juan worked to teach Carlos was how to "take

control" (be aware) of his dreams. He taught that a person could

change the outcome of a dream within the dream itself. The specific

technique he taught for this was to, within the dreams, concentrate

on looking at your hands. This would add an objective element that

would bring your conscious control into the picture. I'm sorry I

don't remember more, and I don't remember which of the books it was

in. He also taught Carlos a technique called "Stopping the World." In

retrospect, as I think about it, I believe what he was trying to get

across to Carlos was the ability to stop the maya, step outside of

the illusion, and see what was "real," which would be that all things

are part and parcel of Divinity (though I'm pretty sure Don Juan would

use a different word).

 

Blessings ~ Linda