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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