It's Nothing But a Dream
OSHO
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All that can ever be experienced is phenomena. Remember, not only are the objects of the world phenomena and dreams, but also objects of consciousness. They may be objects of the world, they may be just objects of the mind. They may be great spiritual experiences.You may see kundalini rising in you: that too is a phenomenon -a beautiful dream, but still a dream. You may see lotuses blooming inside you and a great fragrance arising within your being: these too are phenomena, because you are the seer and never the seen, always the experiencer and never the experienced, always the witness and never the witnessed.
The ego is a by-product of the illusion that whatsoever you are seeing is true. If you think that objects are true, then the ego can exist; it is a by-product.If you think that objects are dreams, the ego disappears.And if you think continuously that all is a dream, then one day , in a dream in the night, you will be surprised: suddenly in the dream, you will remember that this is a dream too! And for the first time, you will experience yourself deep asleep, yet awake -a very paradoxical experience, but of great benefit.
Awareness and dreaming can't exist together. Here, awareness arises, and there, the dream disappears. Your eyes will be so clear, so transparent, and everything will look psychedelic, colourful, alive. Even rocks will be felt to be breathing, pulsating; even rocks will have a heartbeat. When you are awake, the whole existence changes its quality .
The ego is a by-product of the illusion that whatsoever you are seeing is true. If you think that objects are true, then the ego can exist; it is a by-product.If you think that objects are dreams, the ego disappears.And if you think continuously that all is a dream, then one day , in a dream in the night, you will be surprised: suddenly in the dream, you will remember that this is a dream too! And for the first time, you will experience yourself deep asleep, yet awake -a very paradoxical experience, but of great benefit.
Awareness and dreaming can't exist together. Here, awareness arises, and there, the dream disappears. Your eyes will be so clear, so transparent, and everything will look psychedelic, colourful, alive. Even rocks will be felt to be breathing, pulsating; even rocks will have a heartbeat. When you are awake, the whole existence changes its quality .
