4. Dream Science in Ancient India
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The ancient Indian Vedas classify consciousness into numerous levels.
Deep sleep is experienced during the most conscious stage.
In this state, there is no dream.
The following stage is a state of semi-trance.
Here's when the dream comes in.
In this state, everything seen in the dream appears to be real.
The next phase is to achieve a level of alertness after waking up from sleep.
In this state, we generally assume that the world we perceive is genuine.
Only after we emerge from this state of consciousness do we know that what we believed to be real in the dream was an illusion.
However, the Rishis of Ancient India talk of an even greater state.
It is the transcendental state of consciousness known as 'Turia'.
Only the enlightened may achieve this condition.
Only when we look down from the highest point of 'Turia' do we know that the world and life experiences we now regard to be real were simply a dream state.
Only those who have attained transcendence, such as Buddha, Jesus, and other spiritual masters, can experience this state.
All spiritual masters who have attained the higher state of awareness known as 'Turia' have taught that nothing we see or experience in this world is real and is simply 'Maya'.
According to the 'Adharva-Veda,' we should focus on the last dream in the dream sequence that we view while sleeping, or the dream shortly before waking up.
The reason for this is that the dream has a plot, and the plot matures right before waking.
The meaning of the dream is revealed through symbols.
Certain symbols are universal.
Some are personal.
Astonishment grows when we learn that many of the enigmatic secrets disclosed by modern psychologists were known to India's ancient sages.
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