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DREAM PARADIGM OF REALITY
It can be said that a dream is a reflection of one’s psychological state of mind. When we dream for example, about falling down a flight of stairs, it could be reflective of our need for personal security. Recognizing the true meaning of such dreams then leads us to a realization of what we must do to attain a greater sense of peace and contentment in our waking lives; in this example, perhaps engaging in activities within society which will tend to build up our sense of confidence and security.
Similarly, it could be said that physical reality is a reflection of our inner psyche. A physical experience of being attacked on the street, for example, could be reflective of an inner fear of society. By relating or psychoanalyzing the physical events in our daily lives to reflect a possible deeper inner disturbance, we can begin to understand the true nature of the deeper layers of our inner psyche and gradually develop a deep sense of peace and contentment by addressing head-on the fears & disturbances, that dwell at such deep levels within our consciousness that they never are able to surface in our dream states but rather, become manifest in our physical existence itself.
Again, to return to that simple metaphor, in Christianity, one is told that upon being slapped in the face, rather than taking up arms, the more appropriate reaction is simply to turn the other cheek. The true meaning of this is that the physical reality of being attacked is reflective of a deeper inner disturbance within our psyche, and only by addressing that inner reality can we progress. In this example, the true indication that we have overcome the inner disturbance, is through our ability to passively allow the event to be so trivialized as to be able to turn the other cheek. Just as in our physical reality, once we achieve a state of inner peace, nightmares cease to manifest themselves in our dream state, so too once such a state is reached in our deepest inner psyche, reality also reflects this sense of peace and tranquility such that negative events are no longer triggered as a means of alerting us to a disturbed inner state.
As inner reality develops certain fears, needs, desires, excitements, or other unstable states, it externalizes those into physical reality in order to deal with them and ultimately conquer them in the same way that dreams allow us to deal with and conquer disquieting elements of our physical reality. This process occurs repeatedly until the condition is stabilized. Each individual creates the external circumstances that he requires to experience in order to fulfill his understanding of himself. When a man’s life seems filled with repeated negative events, it is because he feels the need for such experiences in order to explore a portion of his psyche, which those experiences influence.
As experiences are collected and their purpose served, neither positive nor negative experiences become necessary for the continued exploration of one’s inner reality or true self. Self-realization is achieved and one is no longer influenced by external events, but rather is perpetually calm. At such a stage, one continues to act, and to create circumstances not for his own self-development, but rather, as part of his duty to provide external stimuli to serve others in their quest for understanding. For example, a person who has an inner fear of people who are aggressive may manifest that fear by being exposed to environments where he is faced with such people on a frequent basis in an effort to confront those fears. Conversely, one who has an intense desire for material gratification may manifest a physical reality of wealth until he is no longer excited by it. In this way, over the course of time, all fears, desires, and so on become neutralized such that one can remain calm in all circumstances and maintain one’s attention focused purely within his inner reality. In this sense, a perfect life is one, which is intensely filled with challenges of the severest nature with the greatest number of challenges possible. Once one becomes able to control one’s reaction to stimulating events (positive or negative), and not become disturbed or influenced by those events, those types of events will automatically cease to occur since the inner reality no longer has the need to manifest those events outwardly, just as nightmares no longer occur once we learn to deal with disturbing elements in our physical environment. In an extremely simplistic form, the age-old truth of this theory can be seen in the proverb “give love and yea shall receive love”. It is not that receiving love is a reward for giving, but rather, one no longer has a need to receive lessons of hostility to grow and balance his inner psyche or reality.
This can be perhaps also more easily seen if considered like a sophisticated video game. In this analogy, the events which the “Super Mario” character encounters are generated not by himself in reality (he does not even exist, he is just a cyber creation) but rather by the feedback connection of his actions to the mind of the player - the real inner entity.