What about dreams?

Science continues to be perplexed about the purpose of sleep and dreaming. But when you begin to consider non-dualism, dreaming and sleep become quite clear.

Dreams are great examples of how mind can project alternate realities. When we dream, an external world seems to exist. We participate in it. We have a sense of time, a sense of self, a sense of other selves, a sense of drama. And when we awaken, we see that all of it wasn't real. Great way to understand earth life, too. Of course, all metaphors have a breaking point. And the breaking point of this one is that in our nighttime dreams, we escape the dream each morning. But I'm NOT saying you will escape the dream of humanness when your body dies. If your mind is still enraptured with the dream of separateness, you will just project a new body and a new dream.

To awaken from this 'dream' we have to willingly relinquish separation and accept Oneness. This can take a lot of time. But time itself is part of the dream, too. So don't worry about it. Just focus on peace and keeping your mind as open as possible. ASK lots of questions, and don't get too attached to anything.

Look into lucid dreaming, too. That's another great symbol that can be helpful. An interesting aside: I always had terrifying nightmares as a child, youth, and young adult. When I first encountered the idea of non-dualism in the late 1990s, my nightmares vanished. I sometimes still have trouble sleeping, but now it's because of stress, not because of bad dreams. Weird, huh?