In my dream one night, I saw a milkman whom I found to be incredibly intelligent, knowledgeable and wise. Then I wondered in the dream why he is just a milkman. Can't he do wonders for the world - in terms of achievements etc? Then God, in his formless aspect answers to me that each person has a specific role to play in life and that through whatever activity one is doing, none of which should be considered high or low, the devotee shall be drawn towards God.
Phew, an incredible and deeply satisfying dream! Very true & graphically remembered the next morning!
It is very appropriate as well for me cause I often in my waking state wonder what profession would suit my abilities & attitude towards life. The answer comes out to be far from practical to survive in the day to day world. To add more flavour, this is compounded in recent times by the nagging, but not very worrying hand pain while working on the computer. Also, my chosen Ishta is the formless God that I worship & visualize. So this dream is really an answer to some deep queries.
While my faith isn't lacking, such experiences further deepen faith to quicken one's pace in spiritual progress, giving a boost towards becoming one with creation after truly breaking down the ego.
Can it be said the dream is unreal? According to vedanta from the perspective of Brahman both the world & the dream states are equally unreal. But most of us leading 'normal' lives aren't in that state of exalted blessedness. Hence it is safe to assume that both dream and the world are equally real from the sphere of perception that we observe them.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
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