What is the significance of dreams in relation to spiritual experiences?
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definition
"Awakening means dropping the layers of sleep, both in dreams and in waking life, to meet reality directly, here and now."
According to Osho, dreams have no spiritual authority; they are unreal—and so is ordinary waking life when lived in unconsciousness. Night dreams and open-eye dreams (beliefs, prophecies, omens) are layers of the same sleep. Seeking signs like sacred dreams about saints is foolish; awakening means dropping dream-interpretation and meeting reality directly, here-now.
Dreams—and much of our usual life—are make-believe, so stop chasing dream signs and wake up to what’s real right now.
Why this matters practically
- Shift from omens to awareness via meditation and mindful living.
- Meet teachers and life directly, not through stories or prophecies.
- Reduce superstition; gain clarity by observing the present moment.
- Meet teachers and life directly, not through stories or prophecies.
- Reduce superstition; gain clarity by observing the present moment.
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