They foretell events

Sometimes the dreams are very interesting and turn out to be true. They foretell events. - Swami Sivananda

You can also control the dream

It is possible for a dreamer to remain cognisant during his dream state of the fact that he is dreaming. Learn to be the witness of your thoughts in the waking state. You can be conscious in the dream state that you are dreaming. You can alter, stop or create your own thoughts in the dream state independently. You will be able to keep awake in the dream state. If the thoughts of the waking state are controlled, you can also control the dream thoughts.- Swami Sivananda

Dreams are a clear indication

"Dreams are a clear indication that the sleeping brain is working on memories at multiple levels, including ways that will directly improve performance,"  - Stickgold

Last night I flew to the moon

Last night I flew to the moon, teleported back to my childhood home, explored the depths of the ocean on the back of a dolphin, passed through a portal into another dimension, ran through walls, jumped off skyscrapers, and observed what the world would look like 1,000 years from now.
source:Lucid Dreaming – Waking Up to Alternate Realities , by Rebecca Turner from: evolution ezine

Awakening From The Day Dream

However, the practice of awakening from the daydream, both in formal meditation sessions and in our daily lives, can mesh with people like us. You can do it at work, on vacation, after a wonderful night of rest, or even if you've had three hours' sleep the night before and are up late struggling to finish a project or a term paper. This practice of awakening from the daydream, connecting with the awakened state of mind, beyond judgment, evaluation, causes and conditions, in this very moment, is always available, and can be profound and surprisingly refreshing! from: A Buddhist Sleep Lesson: Awakening From The Day Dream; by: David Nichtern,Senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher

Dreaming during his dream state

The individual soul does not know that he is dreaming during his dream state and is not conscious of himself as he is bound by the Gunas of Prakriti. He passively beholds the creations of his dream mind passing before him as an effect of the workings of the impressions (Samskaras) of his waking state. - Swami Sivananda

I always woke up from drunk dreams

During my first decade of sobriety I always woke up from drunk dreams with a feeling of gratitude that it was just a dream. But the feelings seemed so real. From the cold droplets on the brown beer bottle fresh out of the freezer where I used to chill them up, to the life giving rush of a blast of cocaine, the experiences were totally convincing. I always feel a little doubt about the commitment to recovery when this happens. But I'm normally relieved to wake up and realize I'm really still sober.
Darren Littlejohn

Touch the dreamers’ chest with the point of a pin

If you touch the dreamers’ chest with the point of a pin, he may dream that some one has given him a severe blow on his body or stabbed him with a dagger. - Swami Sivananda

Dreaming about an aspect

Nappers who reported dreaming about an aspect of the task later had a 10-fold improvement on their maze-navigating abilities  compared to their compatriots who did not dream about it or who remained awake.from:To sleep, perchance to dream--and learn; By Katherine Harmon

Very little sleep and sit upright

Buddhist monks or yogis sometimes participate in long retreats with very little sleep and sit upright in a meditation
posture for 24 hours a day for considerable periods of time. In that situation, the sleep is very light and one never
goes very deeply into unconscious states. Obviously these practices are very intense and not particularly designed for lay people like you and I. They may not really mesh with living fully in the "world" as we do.

from: A Buddhist Sleep Lesson: Awakening From The Day Dream; by: David Nichtern,Senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher

Dreams very confusing

In the treatment center in Fall 1984, our counselor told us not to be alarmed if we had dreams of drinking and/or using drugs. He referred to this necessary part of recovery as a "flushing of the psychic toilet." When I got my 30-day sobriety coin at a meeting I talked about my own drunk dreaming during the hospital stay. An old-timer shared that he'd been sober for decades and still had them too and that it was OK. What a relief! I'd worried it was because I wasn't serious about my recovery, as if these dreams revealed some secret desire to get loaded. But I really did want to stay sober, which made the dreams very confusing. - by: Darren Littlejohn; from:The 12-Step Buddhist: Why Do We Have Drinking Dreams?

Sounds cause very elaborate dreams.

Certain kinds of external sounds such as the ringing of a bell, the noise of alarm-clock, knocks on the door or the wall, the blowing of wind, the drizzling of rain, the rustling of leaves, the blowing of the horn of a motor car, the cracking of the window etc., may produce in the mind of the dreamer variety of imaginations. They generate certain sensations, which increase according to the power of imagination of the sleeper and the sensitiveness of his mind. These sounds cause very elaborate dreams.
 - Swami Sivananda

Dreams' roles in learning

To peek into dreams' roles in learning, researchers tested 99 college students with a three-dimensional computer maze task. The subjects were instructed to do their best to navigate through the maze as quickly as possible. After about an hour, the subjects spent the next 90 minutes either taking a nap or sitting quietly (watching videos or just relaxing). The sleep subjects, who were not allowed to go into REM sleep (which has previously been linked to learning and problem solving), reported if they had dreamed and what they had dreamed about, and the awake group periodically told researchers what they were thinking about. Five hours after the first test, all the subjects were tested again.
from:To sleep, perchance to dream--and learn; By Katherine Harmon

Experiencing the moment

Experiencing the moment in this way is in fact a glimpse of the Buddha nature or "awake" mind that so many people are writing about these days -- a simple moment of awareness unfettered by memories of the past and projections about the future. Recognizing this "moment'" -- recognizing and expanding that recognition -- was and still is the essence of the Buddha's teachings. The discovery of this kind of direct awareness is often described as finding a treasure hidden in plain sight or a jewel in a rubbish heap. - from: A Buddhist Sleep Lesson: Awakening From The Day Dream; by: David Nichtern,Senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher

This wasn't my first drinking using dream

This wasn't my first drinking/using dream and it won't be the last. They're quite common for people in recovery. Yet many of us feel shame, remorse when we have them. When I woke up from this one I felt the usual confusion. But thanks to deep work in the Dharma and in the 12 Steps, I have tools to understand that this is an expression of the addict brain and mind on different levels. One such tool is something I was taught many years ago: the notion of these being part of the process of recovery.by: Darren Littlejohn; from:The 12-Step Buddhist: Why Do We Have Drinking Dreams?

Waking, dream and deep sleep

Scientists and Western philosophers draw their conclusions from the observations of their waking experience. Whereas the Vedantins utilise the experiences of the three states viz., waking, dream and deep sleep and then draw their conclusions. Hence the latter’s conclusions are true, correct, perfect, full and integral, while those of the former are partial and one sided.- Swami Sivananda

Function of dreams

"After nearly 100 years of debate about the function of dreams, this study tells us that dreams are the brain's way of processing, integrating and really understanding new information," Robert Stickgold, director of the Center for Sleep and Cognition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School and senior author of the study, said in a prepared statement. - from:To sleep, perchance to dream--and learn; By Katherine Harmon

REM sleep begins

Vivid Dreams Help You Learn

REM sleep begins when signals are broadcasted from the base of the brain, an area called the pons. The pons distributes signals to the thalamus, which directs them towards the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is the area of the brain responsible for learning, thinking, and organizing information. The pons also sends signals that shut off the neurons in the spinal cord, causing temporary paralysis during REM sleep. REM sleep activates the area of the brain that we use for learning. This may be an extremely important factor in normal brain development during infancy. It may explain why small children spend much more time in REM sleep then adults. In addition, REM sleep is associated with increased protein in the brain. Studies have been conducted that correlate REM sleep and learning mental skills. Separate groups of people were taught the same skill and a larger percentage of individuals who fell into REM sleep during the night were able to recall the skill the next day. This theory is called the Ontogenetic Hypothesis of REM sleep. - By BryanJ ; Source: The List Universe

Take a break from reading this

Take a break from reading this blog, and for a second look away from the computer. First take three mindful breaths and then concentrate on the sounds around you, the sounds of the street or what have you. What is it that you hear? What does it actually sound like? Just simply be present and hear what you hear without qualifying or evaluating further.from: A Buddhist Sleep Lesson: Awakening From The Day Dream; by: David Nichtern.

"drunk dreams."

I'm clean and sober for more than 12 years. But I still have what we call "drunk dreams." Here's a recent one. Although I'm not a follower of hip hop, I dreamed that I was hanging out with the famous rapper Snoop Dogg. I waited all day for him to pull out his stash of drugs. At the end of the day he put out some big fat lines of cocaine and offered me one. I took it in like a like a dirt dog lapping up a few licks of morning dew off the desert floor. The smell was so fresh and it made me feel more alive than I'd felt in years. My heart opened. I loved my life and everyone in it at that moment. In my mind I remembered that I was an addict in recovery. But I couldn't reconcile the question that arose in my dreaming mind, "How could something that feels this good cause suffering?"
 - by: Darren Littlejohn; from:The 12-Step Buddhist: Why Do We Have Drinking Dreams?

Dreams can help with creative problem-solving

The idea that dreams can help with creative problem-solving has been discussed for decades, along with observations that sleep boosts memory. But the new research, which will be published in May in Current Biology, provides evidence that dreams really do help people retain new information—but only if it is worked into the reverie. - from:To sleep, perchance to dream--and learn; By Katherine Harmon

Dreams might be helping your brain

dream nap sleep learn memory improve Dreams might be helping your brain do more than express Freudian fixations or practice escapes from prehistoric predators. They are there, in part, to help you learn, according to a new study from Harvard University. - from:To sleep, perchance to dream--and learn; By Katherine Harmon

During the dream state

During the dream state the whole wakeful world loses itself in the dream state. Therefore, it is not possible to find the distinctive features that would help the dreamer to distinguish the waking world from the dream world.- Swami Sivananda

Chronic Snoring Can Lead to Sleep Disorder

Snoring is a major problem for millions of people. Many individuals who experience chronic snoring are suffering from a REM sleep disorder. During REM sleep individuals will experience irregular breathing, a rise in blood pressure, vivid dreams, and paralysis. People who snore regularly do dream, but will not remember them as often as normal sleeping individuals. They often will develop a REM sleep disorder. This disorder is a condition in which the individual does not experience any kind of paralysis when they sleep. The absence of this paralysis causes many people to physically act out their dreams. Such physical behaviors often include talking, yelling, punching, kicking, jumping out of bed, arm flailing, and even grabbing. The person will remain sleeping while acting out their dreams and will not remember the activity or dream the following day. - By BryanJ ; Source: The List Universe

Dream world is always internal to the dreamer

The objects that are seen in the state of wakefulness are always seen outside the body. It is, therefore, external to the dreamer, while the dream world is always internal to the dreamer. That is the only difference between them.- Swami Sivananda

We actually awaken from our "daydream" mind

That's where the practice of meditation comes in. During sitting meditation, we look directly at the mind's activity and can recognize (on a good day) that we are often completely carried away by our thoughts. Periodically, within the meditation session, and sometimes in daily life, we actually awaken from our "daydream" mind, and experience a clear (if brief and fleeting) moment of being awake, present, without a thick filter of thoughts and pre-conceptions. You can actually do that right now for a moment. - David Nichtern

Whatever appears in the dream world

Whatever appears in the dream world is the reproduction of the waking world. It is not only the reproduction of the objects seen, experienced or dealt with in the present life, but it may be the reproduction of objects seen, experienced or dealt with in any former life in the present world. Therefore the dream world cannot be said to be independent of the waking world.- Swami Sivananda

Famous Dreams

Dreams have often been credited with influencing world changing events. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein after having a dream about the monster. "I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion." Elias Howe was a sewing machine pioneer who greatly influenced the product in the middle of the 19th century. He is recorded as saying that he had a vivid dream about a group of cannibals that were preparing to cook him. They were dancing around a fire waving their spears up and down. Howe noticed that in the head of each spear there was a small hole, which ultimately gave him the idea of passing the thread through the needle close to the point, not at the other end. It was a major innovation in making mechanical sewing possible. The scientist Friedrich August Kekulé discovered the seemingly impossible chemical structure of benzene (C6H6)
after having a dream about a group of snakes swallowing their tails. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA. Watson later reported that the idea came to him after dreaming of a series of spiral staircases. A few days prior to his death Abraham Lincoln discussed a dream with his wife in which he previewed a dead body wrapped in funeral vestments surrounded by hundreds of mourners. He claims to have been told by a soldier that the president had been assassinated.- By BryanJ ; Source: The List Universe

Emphasis on dreams

Even before my trip to Egypt, I had long been fascinated by the work of Carl Jung, with its emphasis on dreams and archetypes. His autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections was one of my all-time favorite books.
It helped me explore the possibility that the world of dreams, far from shutting us off from what we consider
"the real world," actually opens us up to another reality -- a timeless place that allows us to listen to our soul.
- Arianna Huffington,  from: 'Sleep Challenge 2010'

Just as we take our reality

Just as we take our reality within the night dream to be completely real (e.g. if someone is chasing us in the dream we run),  in a similar way, during the "daydream" we take our projections to be real ("that person doesn't like me, I suck at my job, I'm in love and now everything is going to be perfect, I need chocolate ice cream right now"). We rarely, if ever, have a good look at the quality of our mental activity to see how much of it is fabricated and distorted, and how much of it is accurate and clear. - David Nichtern

Nightmares vs. Night Terrors

Ernest Hartmann has published many books and papers on the topic of nightmares. His work has indicated that the most common theme of a nightmare is being chased. Adults are commonly chased by a male figure, while children face animals or fantasy creatures. Nightmares are less common in adults and children experience them most often between the ages of three or four and seven or eight. About 5-lO% of people have nightmares once a month or more frequently. Hartmann’s work suggests that nightmares directly correlate with daily activities and are an indicator of fear or anxiety that needs to be confronted. Some common triggers can be drug abuse, traumatic events, or the loss of a loved one. Night terrors are quite different from nightmares. They occur during the first hour or two of sleep and during the non-rapid eye cycle. Loud screaming and thrashing is common. The sleeper is hard to awake and usually remembers no more than an overwhelming feeling or a single scene. Night terrors are much less common than nightmares. Children from the ages of two to six are most prone to night terrors, and they affect about 15% of all children.- By BryanJ ; Source: The List Universe

Sleep challenge

We're two weeks in to the sleep challenge, with two more weeks to go, and I really feel like I've hit my snoozing stride.
I've met my sleep goal of 8 hours a night for five of the last seven nights.- Arianna Huffington,  from: 'Sleep Challenge 2010'

are we actually really awake

So at the risk of taking the discussion in a somewhat different direction,
I would like to ask the question: "When we are 'awake' are we actually really awake?"
 - David Nichtern, Senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher

follow the same course again

The sun is the source and the temporary resting place of its rays. The rays emanate from the sun and spread in all directions at the time of sunrise. They enter into the sun at sunset, lose themselves there and come out again at the next sunrise. Even so the state of wakefulness and dream come out from the state of deep sleep and re-enter it and lose themselves there to follow the same course again.- Swami Sivananda

reuniting with an old flame

At the moment, I just don't have the extra 15 minutes I need to write my dreams down, let alone reflect on them.
Does this mean I need to sleep 20 minutes less -- or go to sleep 20 minutes earlier? (At this rate, I'll be going to bed right after the sun goes down!)This reconnecting with my dreams has been like reuniting with an old flame.- Arianna Huffington,  from: 'Sleep Challenge 2010'

Some get dreams occasionally

Some get dreams occasionally, while some others experience dreams daily. They can never have sleep without dreams.- Swami Sivananda

Gender Differences in Dreams

Many studies have been conducted to examine differences in the dreams of men and women. It has been shown that women dream of both genders equally, yet 67% of the time the characters  in men’s dreams are predominantly male. Women’s dreams tend to last longer and include more emotional content whereas men’s dreams are reported to include more violence, cars, and roads. On average, 8% of people’s dreams include sexual activity. The primary gender difference in sexual dreams is that men tend to dream about unknown or public places and their dreams often feature strangers, while the opposite is true for the majority of women. Women more often dream of enclosed bodies of water, such as pools, lakes, ponds. Of course this data is based on general percentages and is not true for everyone. - By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

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Conquered my nightmares

"I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams." — Jonas Salk

Awakened being

There has certainly been an interesting stream of posts this month regarding sleep. I wanted to jump in and participate, but what I came up with, after contemplating the whole topic for some time, was to look further into what it means to actually be awake. I can't really help it, I'm a Buddhist and as a Buddhist I am trying to follow Buddha's example of an "awakened being" --- but what does that really mean? - David Nichtern, Senior Shambhala Buddhist teacher

Epic dreams are extremely vivid and can be life changing

Epic dreams are extremely vivid and can be life changing. These dreams are so compelling that they will often generate a greater awareness of your natural surroundings. Epic dreams will give you a fresh and new perspective on an aspect of life. When you wake up from an epic dream you will feel as if you have discovered something profound or amazing. The epic dream will remain with you for years. People who experience these types of dreams often report a continuous storyline that constitutes an entirely different and ongoing life. Many people sleep during their epic dreams, having a dream within itself. - By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

All dreams are affairs of mere seconds

All dreams are affairs of mere seconds. Within ten seconds you will experience dreams wherein the events of several years happen.- Swami Sivananda

I've always been fascinated by dreams

"I've always been fascinated by dreams. My recent run of intense dreaming brought to mind a trip I took in the mid 80s to Luxor in Egypt and a tour of the Luxor Temple with its "sleep chambers." These chambers are where the high priests and priestesses would retire after they had prepared, through prayer and meditation, to receive in their sleep divine guidance and inspiration. In stark contrast to our modern habit of drugging ourselves senseless, hoping to "crash" for a few hours before having to face another frantic day, the ancient Egyptians went to sleep expectantly. This spiritual preparation for sleep allowed them to bring back remnants of their dreams and notes from their night's travels." - Arianna Huffington, from: 'Sleep Challenge 2010'

Reactions to dreams

The reactions to dreams differ according to mental disposition, temperament and diet of the person.- Swami Sivananda

Marijuana and Dreams

Many people who smoke marijuana report having no dreams, yet after they quit, the same people report extremely vivid and intense dreams. Most vivid dreams take place during REM sleep, so the logical scientific question is "Does marijuana (THC) affect REM sleep?" A study conducted in 1975 compared the sleep patterns of experienced marijuana users with non-smokers. The results showed reduced eye movement activity and less REM sleep in the THC condition. They also reported a REM rebound effect, which is more REM activity upon withdrawal from THC. Scientific evidence exists that correlates marijuana use with a loss of REM sleep and dreams, so the next time you smoke marijuana and don’t remember your dreams you will know why.
By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

Whatever the reason

Whatever the reason, I suddenly find myself in possession of a rich and compelling dream life. But here's the catch: for the last week or so, I've woken up with my mind buzzing, excited by the dream I'd just had. But I haven't had the time to write my dreams down. Getting a full 8 hours has pushed my schedule to the limit, so when I get up I need to move pretty quickly to the first thing on my schedule. - Arianna Huffington

Animals and Dreams

We can’t be 100% sure that animals dream in a similar way as humans, but they do enter into a state of REM sleep. REM sleep occurs in all mammals, although it excludes the egg-laying monotremes of Australia. The sentinel hypothesis of REM sleep, which was put forward by Frederic Snyder in 1966, proposes that many mammals wake-up immediately after entering into REM sleep, leading him to infer that the process was being used as a defense mechanism. Many birds also show signs of REM sleep, but reptiles and other cold-blooded animals do not. The echidna does enter into REM sleep, but only if its environment is around 25°C. Dogs and cats also experience this stage of sleep. - By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

Dreams are constituents of our life

Dreams are constituents of our life. I have heard, about one-third of our total life is spent in sleeping. Thus one-third part of our total life, we live in world of dreams. Dreams sometimes make us feel happy, sometimes we get those things in dreams which we are unable to possess in reality, sometimes dreams are so miserable that in waking states we feel and thank God and Sai Baba ji for making it only a dream and request not to turn them into a reality. Sai Baba ji has always been gracious to His devotees to give them those visions and dreams which carry deeper meanings of the messages which He wants to convey. One such dream of mine is narrated in this post.
- SAI TERE HAZAARON NAAM

Taijasa is the dreaming state

The person who experiences the three states, viz., Jagrat or waking-state, Svapna or the dreaming state, and Sushupti or deep-sleep state is called Visva in the waking state, Taijasa in the dreaming state and Prajna in the deep sleep state. When one gets up from sleep, it is Visva who remembers the experience of Prajna in deep sleep and says, “I slept soundly. I do not know anything.” Otherwise remembrance of the enjoyment in deep sleep is not possible.- Swami Sivananda

According to the Buddhist teachings

According to the Buddhist teachings, we spend most of our time in this world in a kind of daydream. Within our "daydream" we are relating to what is going in our world but our sense of reality is heavily filtered by memories, habitual patterns of our mind, projections about the future etc. etc. etc. During the night, when we are "asleep," our story lines continue in the form of night dreams. - David Nichtern

During the dreaming state

The objects which manifest during the dreaming state are often not different in many respects from those which one perceives during his waking state. During the dreaming state he talks with the members of his family and friends, eats the same food, behold rivers, mountains, motor cars, gardens, streets, ocean, temples, works in the office, answers question papers in the examination hall, and fights and quarrels with some people. This shows that man does not abandon the results of his past relation with objects when he falls asleep.- Swami Sivananda

Your Brain is Active When You Dream

Studies have provided evidence suggesting tremendous variation in brain activity during sleep. This has been demonstrated using EEG technology. Scientists have identified five distinct stages of sleep, characterized by differences in brain activity. Stages 1-4 and a final stage labeled rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. When awakened during REM sleep, subjects report dreaming. With the development of new brain imaging technology in the early 1990’s we learned even more about brain activity during REM sleep. Researchers found that certain areas of the brain are extremely active during the REM sleep state, even more active than being awake. Studies have shown that certain visual areas of the human cortex, which decode complex visual scenes, are significantly more active during REM sleep. Intense activity is also observed in the limbic system, which is a set of structures heavily involved in human emotion.
- By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

According to Sigmund Freud

According to Sigmund Freud all dreams without any exception are wish-fulfilment. The physical stimulus alone is not responsible for the production of dreams. The dream mechanism is very intricate. The wishes are of an immoral nature. They are revolting to the moral self, which exercises a control on their appearance. Therefore, the wishes appear in disguised forms to evade the moral censor. Very few dreams present the wishes as they really are. Dreams are partial gratification of the wishes. They relieve the mental tension and thus enable us to enjoy repose. They are safety valves to strong impulsions. You will know your animal-self in dream.
- Swami Sivananda

I'm not waking up longing to sleep more

One result of my getting more -- and better -- sleep has been an increase in the intensity of my dreams. I'm not sure if my dreams are actually more intense, vivid, and interesting, or if they only seem that way because I'm not waking up longing to sleep more. - Arianna Huffington

When japa is well performed

When japa is well performed and the sincere desire is maintained to transcend the forces of the physical body and enter into the astral schools of learning, the aspirant would have dreamless nights. A deep sleep would prevail. There may be a few seconds of dreaming just before awakening, to which one should not pay any attention, as the astral body quickly reenters the physical. But a deep, dreamless sleep is in itself an indicator that the purusha is totally detached from the physical forces and totally intact and functioning in the Devaloka. Himalayan Academy is an academy in the Devaloka in which rishis of the Nandinatha Sampradaya teach, help and guide tens of thousands of devotees of God Siva who have been influenced by the words and teachings of our sampradaya. - from Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Why do we dream?

Why do we dream? Various answers have been given to this question. Dreams are nothing but a reflection of our waking experience in a new form. The medical view is that dreams are due to some organic disturbances somewhere in the body, but more particularly in the stomach. Sometimes coming diseases appear in dreams.- Swami Sivananda

The word dream stems from

Keep in mind that the word dream stems from the Middle English word dreme, meaning joy and music. . - By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

It is almost traditional

It is almost traditional in many cultures to try to remember one's dreams, and dreamologists will even interpret them for you. This all borders close to the realm of superstition and is far less desirable for spiritual growth than other more pragmatic types of practices. A beginner on the path, or even one in the intermediate phase, should endeavor to forget dreams and strengthen the fibers of the mind and psyche through daily sadhana. There is actually a time, on the yoga marga, after the charya and kriya margas have been well mastered and passed through, that the remembrance of one's dreams is beneficial and fruitful, but this would only be between the guru and the shishya. - from Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

The study of dreams is known as oneirology

Every year scientific groups and national organizations conduct studies and experiments examining human dreams. The study of dreams is known as oneirology. Progress is being made in this area of work, but as a population we know very little about the content and purpose of our dreams. One thing is for sure, the images, thoughts, and emotions that pass through our bodies during sleep can greatly influence our outlook on life. - By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

Without leaps of imagination

"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." — Gloria Steinem

The waking and dreaming states

The waking and dreaming states do not exist independently side by side as real units. - Swami Sivananda

A dream is a microscope

A dream is a microscope through which we look at the hidden occurrences in our soul.
Eric Fromm