Re: Mind v/s Self in dream
Originally Posted by
Indiaspirituality Amrut
Namaste,
When you dream, the consciousness is not in the physical body, but in the dream world, which is the projection of mind (as I understand).
It is the consciousness that matters, which is responsible for sensitivity and perception. If the consciousness is not in physical body, then thieves can rob your house and you are enjoying your dream.
Same thing happens when we are too much involved in any movie or TV serial. We are not aware of our body position, until our concentration breaks and we once again become aware of our body.
During this time too, we do not experience body pain. So the pain might be there, but brain is not registering it or say mind is not reacting to it, as it is busy with another thing.
Self is nothing but consciousness. Even in dream, Self, as consciousness, knowledge, is always present, which does not break, when you wake up, as you say, I was dreaming.
Aum
O.K....? What?? The self/consciousness was not in the body and in a "dream world?" I always thought the mind created a dream world (like this virtual world). So it's a separate world now? A Different dimensions. Have I misunderstood something up there? Coming to the T.V serial part of the post... When you watch T.V, you/I become unaware of surroundings, but that doesn't mean we enter the show and be a part of it... What I mean to say is that our attention is on the show/dream and not on ourselves, so we fall into the"ILLUSION" or maya that we've outside somewhere else. But, we're actually swimming into the realms of our inner selves. I'm right unless me sitting in front of a computer and typing this is an illusion.
To the original post,
In a Freudian perspective, dreams are said to be the manifestations of the suppressed desires and fears of a person which have been suppressed into the unconscious aspect.....
But, according to what you've said... I think that the neck pain due to the cold woke you up. I agree with the second post in the following respect... Mind is always present, (I hope you haven't taken mind = manah of sanskrith) because mind is a function of the soul. Like soul's like a software and mind and other mental processes are functions of the soul in my view.
I hope my answer is satisfactory
I don't know who I am, nor what I am.
I don't know what I need to know.
I don't know who you are, nor what you are.
All I know is that you love me, Oh Sarvathma.
Lead me on the righteous path, so that I may reach you.
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