Simple question, probably complex answers.

Do you think you would be more sucessful/have better control/have more vivid dreams if you saw your dream mind (what controls and creates your dreams) and subsequently, your environment as being part of you or as a different entity entirely.

As I see it, there seem to be pros and cons to each. If you see it as part of you, you can do the "it's not the spoon that bends" type of thing but it might be harder to control because of various mental problems that tend to occur. On the other hand, when you're disconnected the only method of control is though exterior manipulation. Thats pretty much the way I see it, any thoughts?