308-Dreams- Buddhism in daily life

Dreams


TO BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS IS TO SPEND YOUR LIFE SLEEPING


- CHINESE PROVERB -


We should not live in the future, nor in the past, but in the
here and now! This is what the historical Buddha taught us.


Dreams in sleep are something very natural, sometimes beautiful,
occasionally frightening, the experience in sleep varies from
person to person. I never dream, my body finds so full rest in
the resting phase.


But there are people who live the whole day in a dream world,
have made the world as they like it in their thought palace,
hardly perceive reality, actually they lie to themselves
constantly. Because life takes place in the present, as we
imagine the coming, so it does not come anyway.


Fantasy imaginations of all kinds find their expression, the
escape from the daily absurdity is thereby consciously brought
about, one "paints oneself the life", in all possible colors,
becomes unfocused, goes with full consciousness into illusory
worlds.


Plans differ from such dreams. By plans I understand concrete
intentions, which I then intend to implement. For example: I plan
an excursion with the family, have already prepared dinner, then
the weather throws a spanner in the works.


There is something frightening about slipping into the world of
fantasy, one's own dream world usually originates from inner
monologues, pictures and films run in our thoughts, the false
world takes possession of us.


The border to illness is fluid here, schizophrenia, borderline,
personality disorders in many forms come from drifting into
wishful thinking.


Especially in hard times people tend to such behavior, the
teacher of all teachers sees as the cause of all evil our ego,
which in certain situations exaggerates and shifts the perceptual
limit, from monolgies corrupts itself.


Here it helps if we monitor our thoughts, if we don't just let
them ripple away, but consciously and purposefully observe our
thought processes, investigate them. Where does this thought come
from, why just now, how can I stop this thinking in the future?


We have to face the realities of life, nothing will be as we
wish, acceptance and humility are important concepts to lead a
better life.


It is better if we plan, and then invest our energy in the
implementation of the plans.


PLANS ARE THE DREAMS OF THE WISE


ERNST MARIA JOHANN KARL FREIHERR VON FEUCHTERSLEBEN - LYRICIST -
1806 TO 1849


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