Question: Is there no difference between waking and dream?
One should consider the universe to be like a dream. Except that waking
is long and dreams are short, there is no difference [between the two
states]. To the extent to which all the events which happen while one is
awake appear to be real, to that same
extent even the events that happen in dreams appear at that time to be
real. In dreams, the mind assumes another body. In both the dream and
the waking [states] thoughts and names-and-forms come into existence
simultaneously.
There are not two minds, one good and another
evil. The mind is only one. It is only the vasanas that are either
auspicious or inauspicious. When the mind is under the influence of
auspicious tendencies, it is called a good mind, and when it is under
the influence of inauspicious tendencies, a bad mind. However evil
people may appear, one should not hate them. Likes and dislikes are both
to be disliked. One should not allow the mind to dwell much on worldly
matters. As far as possible, one should not interfere in the affairs of
others. All that one gives to others, one gives only to oneself. If this
truth is known, who indeed will not give to others? If the individual
self rises, all will rise. If the individual self subsides, all will
subside. To the extent that we behave with humility, to that extent
will good result. If one can continuously control the mind, one can live
anywhere.
~RAMANA MAHARSHI
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