“What
sustains the ego is the idea of ‘me’ and ‘mine.’ This is the root of
the dream state. Being identified with the ego, we begin to slip into
dreaming. Regardless of whether the nature of the dream is good or bad,
dreaming itself ultimately leads to suffering. But if dreaming brings
suffering, why don’t we wake up? Why don’t we open our eyes and break
with this identification? When we are having a nightmare, even if a part
of us wants to wake up, oftentimes we’re unable to do so because a part
of us is enchanted with this dream. On some level, we are energetically
involved with this story, with our vital energy entangled with the
dream.”
Sri Prem Baba
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