Passage 71

In English

Here is an example. You are now here in . You are sleeping in your room and while doing so you dream that you are in . Why did you go to ? How did you travel to ? Who accompanied you? How long did it take you to reach ? There are no valid answers to these questions because dream is beyond space, time, and circumstances such as one experiences in the waking state. Suppose you actually want to go to . You catch a flight at 7 a.m. and in about three hours you are physically there. At Airport you take a taxi and go to a house. What for? To meet your relatives there. Thus, in real life, there is a purpose for the travel – you wish to meet your relatives, that is the purpose. The mode of travel is air and the journey is made in the morning. The duration of the journey is three hours. The time of departure is 7 a.m. Experiences in the waking state are thus governed entirely by time, space, reason, and circumstances. On the other hand, experiences in the dream state are completely beyond all such considerations.