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    1. 09-06-2009 04:24 AM #1
      grasshoppa
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      Waking dream state of mind

      It seems lately, especially after waking up in the morning I can put myself in a state of mind when I can seriously question the reality of what is around me. A dream I had started all this, and sometimes I think I'm going to drive myself crazy if I think about it too long. In this case I quickly find something to do, like a video game. Basically, I think that I am dreaming, and somehow I'm able to go farther than just thinking it, I believe it, and feel it to an extent. Like I said before, I get paranoid and disturbed and find something for my ego to latch onto.

      Anyone else have similar experiences? Sometimes get anxiety when I think about this, thinking I'm going to have late onset schizophrenia or something, but I like to feel or experience the idea that we are always dreaming so I put myself in what I see as a dangerous situation now and then.

      Just thought I'd share, feel free to post similar experiences.
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    2. 09-08-2009 03:59 PM #2
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      Hi grasshoppa,

      LOL... makes me think of the old "Kung Fu" TV series, where the star was called "grasshopper" by his blind Buddhist monk teacher. David Carridine was Cain, a kung fu expert in the Wild West, with his Buddhist teacher in the background of his memories. HE, however, probably wouldn't have thought that recognizing the unreality of things was a problem. It is unreal, really, but at the same time, we *must* to a certain degree respond to it all as if it's real, because it's designed to teach us life lessons. Otherwise, we get into serious problems. But recognizing the unreality of it all also gives us opportunities to get clues as to what we're supposed to be doing, which can be very cool, really.

      It's not so much that waking life is a dream, really, to me, as it's like a holodeck that is programmed to teach us. WE are not the ones programming the holodeck; that is done from outside. But at some point, we might become aware of the programmers, and be able to learn to communicate with them. Some of us call them guides or angels. For me, that is the easiest metaphor, if you also understand there is a Great Spirit or Holy Spirit or God/dess who is the All-That-Is, who is the One who is ultimately in charge of karma and lessons and why we're here!

      Do your experiences seem to be good and fun, or are they all dark and scary? If they are dark and scary, then maybe you need to worry about schizophrenia, though some would say it's "evil spirits" attached to you. I tend to think that evil spirits just come from wrong ideas, wrong understanding, and that if I adjust my thinking, and turn to higher realms for guidance, I can just change it to a more positive mindset. I'm not sure I believe, really, in either schizophrenia or evil spirits that are real entities. So, what I believe is like what you say: "I put MYSELF into a dangerous situation now and then." We all do, by our choices. We can control our lives more than we think we can, by our choices. We are judged, ultimately, by our choices.

      Choose wisely now!
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