Is it possible to be aware that what we see during sleep is merely a dream?
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outcome
"When you learn to see your waking life as a dream, you will carry that awareness into sleep, recognizing dreams for what they truly are."
According to Osho, yes—it’s possible. If, while awake, you regard all experiences as dreamlike and not ultimately real, that attitude carries into sleep. Gradually, the same awareness arises in dreams, and you recognize them as dreams. The continuity of your mental posture across states—waking and sleeping—cultivates lucidity and loosens identification with appearances.
If you practice seeing daytime life as a dream, your mind learns to notice that nighttime dreams are just dreams too.
Why this matters practically
- Helps cultivate lucid dreaming through consistent daytime mindfulness.
- Reduces anxiety and clinging by viewing experiences as transient.
- Builds continuity of awareness from waking into sleep.
- Reduces anxiety and clinging by viewing experiences as transient.
- Builds continuity of awareness from waking into sleep.
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