Re: Dream state and death
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté shanti
Originally Posted by
Shanti
When my father past away, it felt as nothing was real and that I was walking around in a dream like state. This same feeling emerged after my mother past away.
Is this a peek into the attached, but detached feeling one should aim to have?
Some would call this being the sākṣin. This is defined as an eye-witness seeing with the eyes , observing. The 'I' is the witness of all the actions and events around you as you remain uninvolved with them, separate.
This experience can be brought on by a different events. In your case the death of a loved one. It can be brought on by laughter, anger, surprise, a still moment, meditation, delight, fear, etc. etc. It is there all the time
and you have had the opportunity to experience and learn from it.
praṇām
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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