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sunj · 12-09-2007, 01:55 AM

Well if we compare life to dreams then we have: waking up from a dream is the equivalent of death. Knowing that you are dreaming is the equivalent of realizing that you are not the body/character in the dream. And each dream you have is compared to a life that you live.

Now, if you're having a nightmare you can just wake up, but in life that is death. Killing yourself doesn't help you, you would rather change it and continue living (dreaming). So let's say in the nightmare, you work it out and change the nightmare into the best dream you can imagine. That may take a crap load of time. Third option is, you realize you are dreaming (you realize that you are not the character) and instantly change it. This is like the 2nd option, but it's an instant change from nightmare to dream. (By instant I mean within 2 weeks).

The most favorable option is #3. But even the 3rd option takes time to internally realize and apply it. I am externally realizing it now, that I know I'm not this body, and that this life is just another dream. But if I now try to change it, it's not instant, so it's just on the surface I know that. Then option #3 is just another option #2.

To take it further, you choose option #3, and after several years, you develop it internally and you are now able to change it instantly. What happens in the next dream? You have to go through the same things again if it's a nightmare? In that case option #1 seems better. Instead of taking all that time to change a nightmare into a dream, you can just wake up. When you're ready to dream again you can go back to sleep. It's a nightmare again? Wake up and go back to sleep.

Even this brings up another complication. If you've read "Home With God: In a Life that Never Ends", you come to learn that if you off yourself because you can't find the way out, in your next life you will be presented the same situation, and if you off yourself again you will be presented the same situation. It keeps on going until you resolve it. This can turn into a damn loop.

Why can't you just realize you are dreaming and change it instantly without going through "internalizing" it?

12-09-2007, 01:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
sunj Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 91	Well if we compare life to dreams then we have: waking up from a dream is the equivalent of death. Knowing that you are dreaming is the equivalent of realizing that you are not the body/character in the dream. And each dream you have is compared to a life that you live. Now, if you're having a nightmare you can just wake up, but in life that is death. Killing yourself doesn't help you, you would rather change it and continue living (dreaming). So let's say in the nightmare, you work it out and change the nightmare into the best dream you can imagine. That may take a crap load of time. Third option is, you realize you are dreaming (you realize that you are not the character) and instantly change it. This is like the 2nd option, but it's an instant change from nightmare to dream. (By instant I mean within 2 weeks). The most favorable option is #3. But even the 3rd option takes time to internally realize and apply it. I am externally realizing it now, that I know I'm not this body, and that this life is just another dream. But if I now try to change it, it's not instant, so it's just on the surface I know that. Then option #3 is just another option #2. To take it further, you choose option #3, and after several years, you develop it internally and you are now able to change it instantly. What happens in the next dream? You have to go through the same things again if it's a nightmare? In that case option #1 seems better. Instead of taking all that time to change a nightmare into a dream, you can just wake up. When you're ready to dream again you can go back to sleep. It's a nightmare again? Wake up and go back to sleep. Even this brings up another complication. If you've read "Home With God: In a Life that Never Ends", you come to learn that if you off yourself because you can't find the way out, in your next life you will be presented the same situation, and if you off yourself again you will be presented the same situation. It keeps on going until you resolve it. This can turn into a damn loop. Why can't you just realize you are dreaming and change it instantly without going through "internalizing" it?