[NondualitySalon] A Dream

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Dear Lynne,

 

May I suggest that before you listen to anyone else's opinion or ask what

these symbols might mean, please do go and reflect alone and write about the

feelings evoked in you by the persons and events. It seems very important to

me that you first put your own feelings along with the dream events... how

you felt about the baby, the doctor, the baby's head problem, when the bird

appeared..how you felt at the dream's conclusion .. for each event and

object ..best as you can recall how you felt within the dream and now how

you feel upon reflection.

 

The significance is a personal message from you to you..listen to yourself

first, ok?

 

Much love,

Gloria

 

>Lynne Helwig <lhelwig

>

>Harsha wrote:

>

>The Truth is Simple. It is found in just letting go and being who you

>are without reservation. To be overly attached to concepts, any

>concepts, is to be enslaved by them.

>

>Whether it is the concept of enlightenment or competition or attraction

>of followers, etc., what difference can it make. One who is lost in the

>jungle of concepts runs away from simplicity of their own self as it

>undermines their perceived identity. Truly, Simplicity of Self as Pure

>Being cannot be overwhelmed. It is It Self Eternally Overwhelming.

>- - - - - - -

>Reading these words brought to mind a dream I had last week. One

>message I took from it was fundamentally what Harsha says here.

>

>In this dream I'm in the basement of a hospital, and as a new nurse I am

>given an infant to care for. This infant is in great distress, as it's

>cranium seems to be on the verge of exploding with pressure. As I try

>to comfort the child a top neurosurgeon that I know "drops by" to see

>"how things are going" with my new job. I show him the child and

>without words he takes out a fine tool, a long, sharp steel implement

>and runs it through the infant's skull.

>

>I know that the infant's life has just been saved. But the doctor is in

>some trouble with the administration. It seems that "proper procedure"

>has not been followed (no sterile operating room, etc.). I protest that

>the child would have died without this intervention, but there is a

>professional censure placed on the specialist.

>

>He isn't happy with this, but has no plans to change his behaviour. In

>fact, as we are walking later he discusses with me the fact that this

>procedure, while necessary, may have caused a difficulty with the

>infant's hearing. The difficulty is correctable, and he proposes to

>undertake it now as it is more painful as the child gets older. I say

>"Well, I'll leave that up to you and the parents", because as a new

>practitioner, there is less latitude for me to operate outside of the

>rules. The doctor becomes angry with my lack of courage to support what

>is right, and leaves me. A very large black bird is behind me for

>awhile, and then flys off suddenly in the direction of this doctor,

>dropping an inordinate amount of water from it's feathers.

>

>I woke from this dream remembering more details than I usually do. I

>think it has significance for me in more ways than one. What this

>significance is exactly...any thoughts?

>

>Just wanted to share with all of you.

>

>I've been reading highlights lately, as the volume of traffic is high,

>and I'm preparing to return to work gradually after a nine month leave

>of absence due to depression/stress.

>

>Love to you all,

>

>Lynne

>

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