The Recognition of Dreams

When one has dreams what is occurring within the subconscious mind? What is the true significance of dreams? Is there reality in a dream state? When one is sleeping ones mind continues to be active. When one is awake ones thoughts are grounded in the individuality of the self. They emanate from the accumulated experience of ones defined image. One draws judgements and conclusions from ones surface consciousness. The surface consciousness contains bits and pieces of experience that thought organizes to define the moment. The defined moment is thoughts interpretation through the projected image of self. It is conceptual reality.


In dreams the projected self is at rest. It is in a state of suspension. But random thought continues to be a movement that is without the conceptual reality of time/space. The subconscious mind may surface in random images that are related to ones past experience, but may seem unorganized and without clear reference to that which is the motivational activity of self. The random apparitions of the dream state is the outcome of the surfacing of the content of the subconscious mind. Without the self who censors arising subconscious thought, ones subconscious operates outside the field of inductive and deductive reasoning. Dreams are associated with experiences that are buried deep within the subconscious mind and are the recurring memory of events that are related to ones conscious experiences. Though dreams seem to have no relationship to reality, they are the result of ones escape from the conflict of daily living.

As awareness of the moment replaces the conflict of the accumulated self, ones mind is increasingly in a peaceful state of consciousness that is unconditioned. One ceases the activity of accumulation as the expansion of self. One experiences the moment in a completed state of total understanding. As such there is no retention as the manifestation of conflict. There is no permanent imprint on the mind. There is neither resolution nor rejection. As the conflict of consciousness that is conditioned is understood it dissipates from memory and the subconscious mind experiences a release from long suppressed related conflicts. The outcome is the lessening of activity of the subconscious mind during sleep.

If one has the ability to recognize dreams as a manifestation of conflict, then one may have insight into the nature and origin of that conflict. If one is experiencing a realization that is in the moment, then one may free oneself from the origin of a particular conflict. If one is unable to realize the origin of a dream conflict then that conflict will remain a part of the subconscious mind. Origin is the result of the separated of that which concludes and catalogues.

One can have understanding of ones own dreams which are a manifestation of conflicted memory. One cannot interpret the dreams of others. Whatever interpretation is offered is only the projection of the mind of the one who interprets. Whatever is known is the projection of the knower, that which exist within the illusion of self.

In dreams the conflict of the subconscious mind comes to the surface. Understanding, insight, and dissipation of conflict takes place in the consciousness of the unconditioned. When one is in the moment and there is silence of the accumulated self, there is realization of the truth. There is total acceptance of what is and within that acceptance is understanding that is not a movement of that which concludes.