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Originally Posted by InJoy  The idea that I am simply a part of your dream is solipsism. I read Steve's article about why SR is not solipsism and I still don't completely get the difference. There is a glimmer, though. |
In this statement you will find your sticking point. I am not saying you are part or MY dream. I am saying you are part of the Universal Consciousness' projection. There is no me, or you, or anyone else. We are merely a construct of the One Consciousness (or Awareness).
When you make the statement above, you are still in the mindset of a 'person' in this world having a dream. You need to move up much higher in your perspective in order to imagine what SR is. The dreamer is dreaming the whole thing - all the people, the world, the universe, etc... The 'dreamer' is only one consciousness creating all of this in itself, in a way where each 'apparently' seperate point of awareness (ie: each individual person) believe they are an individual point and not connected to all the other points.
In other words, we seem to be seperate points of consciousness, when in reality, it is the one consciousness pretending to be seperate points. Take a glass of water from the ocean, it appears seperate, now throw it back in. Where did that cup of water go? When we die, we are like the cup of water getting thrown back into the ocean. The individual ego dissolves and you see you are the one consciousness. And when you see that, you don't care that the ego doesn't survive....you are all the egos, and everything else! Nothing actually dies. We just appear to die.
Just because you can understand every word of what is written doesn't mean you understand the concept that is being talked about. I fall into this trap often. I see the words and the sentence structure and I run past the actual message.
Just keep re-reading the stuff and you will get that ah-hah moment.
Hope this helps. And remember, it's just a perspective. It doesn't mean SR is actual reality, or even that you have to adopt it as your own. Analyze it until you grasp it, then decide.
And keep asking your questions. That is the only way you will be able to drill down and get the understanding you are searching for. For each individual this is a unique journey with unique questions. Don't ever stop asking them.