Is the waking state a kind of dream? And if so, why can’t we control certain aspects of our experience in the same way we can when we are lucid dreaming?
Rupert says: ‘The waking state is a kind of dream – but it is not identical to the dreams we have at night. The reason we can control the contents of our dreams when we’re lucid dreaming is because our dreams are just the product of our own individual minds.
‘On the other hand, the universe that we perceive in the waking state is not just the product of our individual minds – it’s the product of the universal mind and, therefore, although it’s profoundly connected to each of our minds, our minds don’t have control over it, or have very little control over it.’
*This video is from one of Rupert’s weekly webinars, 10 July 2024. You can join or learn more about upcoming webinars here:
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Timestamps:
0:00 God’s Dream
3:31 The Universal Mind
4:58 Is the Waking State a Dream?
7:17 What Is the Atman?
11:06 Returning to Our True Nature
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