What are dreams?

What are dreams? 

Dreams represent a world no less real than our physical world, a world that is free of the calculations and interpretations of the conscious mind. It is a world of the subconscious and the unconscious. The primary difference between our real world and the dream world is consciousness; the real world is made up of collective consciousness whereas the dream world is solely created by individual consciousness. In the real world, someone else's actions, words can bring changes in our world, for example, a terrorist attack, a war, domestic violence etc., this is what I mean by collective consciousness in the current context, but your dream world is entirely your own. It is never without you, you can never have a dream with you not in it. You experience and witness it in absolute terms. Just like our real world is an amalgamation of our thoughts, emotions, actions, surroundings and so forth, our dream world has all these elements too. There is a degree of interchangeability in the real and dreaming world. Sometimes what you dream comes true and other times what you see in the real world is played back to you in your dreams. In dreams, your ego is lying low, the conscious mind is not calculating, as a result, you live an un-lived life, you experience a free world, you transcend taboos, you are not afraid to be yourself. Dreams can heal you. They can also signify something very important.

When you get a similar type of dream repeatedly, it often means you are repressing something in real life. All feelings and emotions must either be channelized or expressed. Whatever you repress will bottle-up in you. The more restless you are, the more disturbing the dreams. The greater the repression, lesser the quality of your sleep. You repeatedly dream of what you deny. Let this sink in: you repeatedly dream of what you deny. If you have paranoia in the real life and you are not working towards your own fulfillment, freedom and fearlessness, you will have more nightmares than pleasant dreams. Whatever you strongly desire or fear but are unable to express, acquire or experience in the real life ultimately manifests in the dream.

Just like you can create objects in the real world, you can create your dreams too. You can use that method to heal yourself and to do much more. Cognizant dreaming can be healing, empowering and liberating. Even more powerful than self-hypnotism, it's a phenomenal way of training and experiencing the subconscious mind. It's not a promise, but hopefully I shall find the time to write on it in the foreseeable future.

Do not suppress yourself. Express. Experience. Rather than dreaming about your life, go claim your life of dreams. Live it. Sleeping is good but living is better.

Om Namah Shivay