Do dreams do really give such hints of what we’ve been evading? And also there were these reports of people having dreams of the future events which were about to unfold and what not(Supposedly there were people who had dreams of the coming war during the times of world wars). And in our own vedantic psychology, there were investigations into dream state of spirit, dreamless state of turiya which to me are a bit enigmatic for me to understand. Please instruct a little on what’s their significance/insignificance and what should I do about them?
Dreams are a large chunk of our life given the time we spend in dreaming. Hence a study of dreams, and eventually becoming conscious of them and mastering them is surely something gained and won back from the realms of the unconscious.
Though many dreams are simply a random catharsis of unrelated elements, memories, wishes, fears, frustrations etc. But some are about the things going on below link surface pushing us along tracks of destiny. Yet others actually foretell us of an imminent future that can be possibly thwarted or aborted. Others can be hints about the direction we must take, like a guidance of sort.
The dream state of the Mandukya Upanishad is however different. It is about the subtle worlds, the dream worlds, where our future is being shaped and willed by the pressure of forces from the subtle realms hidden to our sight or our waking consciousness. Our dreams can sometimes give us hints about this by actually coming in touch with the subtle worlds.
It is always good to know and master at whatever level and to whatever degree. It is one more step towards self-mastery.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
