Prashna Upanishad 4.5Famous
intermediate
अत्रैष देवः स्वप्ने महिमानमनुभवति। यद्दृष्टं दृष्टमनुपश्यति श्रुतं श्रुतमेवार्थमनुशृणोति देशदिगन्तरैश्च प्रत्यनुभूतं पुनः पुनः प्रत्यनुभवति दृष्टं चादृष्टं च श्रुतं चाश्रुतं चानुभूतं चाननुभूतं च सच्चासच्च सर्वं पश्यति सर्वः पश्यति॥
atraiṣa devaḥ svapne mahimānamanubhavati | yaddṛṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭamanupaśyati śrutaṃ śrutamevārthamanuśṛṇoti deśadigantaraiśca pratyanubhūtaṃ punaḥ punaḥ pratyanubhavati dṛṣṭaṃ cādṛṣṭaṃ ca śrutaṃ cāśrutaṃ cānubhūtaṃ cānanubhūtaṃ ca saccāsacca sarvaṃ paśyati sarvaḥ paśyati ||
""Here this god (the Self) experiences its greatness in dream. What was seen, it sees again; what was heard, it hears again. What was experienced in different places and regions, it experiences again and again. Seen and unseen, heard and unheard, experienced and unexperienced, existent and non-existent - it sees all, being all, it sees.""
What This Means:
In dreams, the Self experiences its creative power. It replays memories, creates new experiences, sees the real and unreal - all from within itself.
Going Deeper:
The dream state reveals the mind's creative power and the Self's independence from external objects. "Being all, it sees" hints at the Self's infinite nature.
How To Apply This:
In dreams, you are the creator, the created, and the witness. This hints at your true nature as consciousness itself.
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