Sapnaveda - The Veda of the Dreamer (Chapter 5)
Chapter 5 — “The Observer” Q1: What is the nature of the dream? Is it fiction? Is it unreal? A: The dream is not fiction. It is a subjective reality . Just because it is born inside the mind of the dreamer does not make it less real. Its landscapes have geography. Its people have memories. Its cities have politics, philosophies, and wars. What makes them “dream” is not their lack of reality—but their dependency . They require the mind of the dreamer to continue. But within that mind, they behave with autonomy. A falling leaf in the dreamworld might be insignificant to the dreamer—but to a child in that world who catches it mid-air, it might be a prophecy. Is that prophecy “fake”? No. It is real within the context of that world . Q2: Are the people inside the dream really independent? Do they have free will? A: In the beginning, no. They are born as extensions of the dreamer’s thoughts, fragments of emotion or wonder. Their first breath is the dreamer’s unspoken sentence. ...