Ramana Maharshi - The World Does Not Exist In Sleep

[almagore1]

The meaning of the world does not exist in sleep is that we do not perceive the world when we are sleeping. Also, one meaning of the teaching that the world is an illusion is that we do not sit in a chair behind our nose and look out through the 2 upper holes in our head. Our physical senses send impulses to the brain and the brain/mind interprets these impulses and creates a picture that it projects. The mind also superimposes our worldview over this projection so that we misperceive things.

[cmichaeld]

In the book of Genesis the Creator proclaims the world as "good". I choose to accept this proclamation and not allow any outside infuence to darken the Self's word...as it is also my word. So I shall look upon it as a good idea. :)

[roxanneworld11]

It's nice to have the sense of it, though-the experience of it in that way...I still find it waxes & wanes. Not the belief or trust in it - but rather the *feeling*.....esp. on challenging days. Or when a projection talks back or if one drives a car like a maniac on the highway. ;o)

[cathyginter]

from One who knows ~