I had a dream recently where I was in the mountains (where I have been, in Almora, for a 3 months) and a big flood came. There was a lot of panic and noise, etc. I was with my brother and we managed to escape, and we struggled through find my parents in a house, where there was a reunion, and a deep sense of anguish and also relief and all four of us embracing. 🌊💭[..]

I awoke after with a feeling that something inside was working and some feelings got resolved – I felt lighter but also a sense of poignancy. The dream has been with me for a few days, and I keep wondering if there’s some meaning to it, or how one could see this?

Dreams of flood, as in the one you describe, indicate a massive inner (and oftentimes even outer) change. It suggests a sudden transformative process in which much of the old is being washed away, leaving you with only those elements from the past, or rather the old consciousness, that are yet needed for the future. Since you saw a kind of family reunion, it also indicates a return to certain elements from the past that have to be picked up and reintegrated with your life on a new basis before you move again towards the future. Yes, it might be intimidating, but actually it is a rapid change that is indicated, which is eventually helpful once certain things are cleared up and removed.

Affectionately,

Alok Da

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Chaturai or cleverness means trying to act smart with God as if one can fool or trick Him in your favor. Bhajan literally means to take joy in God, in His Name and exploits.

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I awoke after with a feeling that something inside was working and some feelings got resolved – I felt lighter but also a sense of poignancy. The dream has been with me for a few days, and I keep wondering if there’s some meaning to it, or how one could see this?

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