Life is but a Dream. How So?

Blair Abee
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readJan 25, 2022

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It has been said that from a metaphysical perspective human life is a dream. And that one day we will wake up and understand the truth of this statement that “Life is a dream”. I’ve always been a little puzzled by this idea but have never really delved into it much.

The concept of life as a dream is an ancient one found in Hinduism. It says that while a man is dreaming, he does not know it is a dream, and in his dream, he may even try to interpret a dream. Only after he wakes does he know it was a dream. And someday there will be a great awakening when we know that this is all a great dream.

My Dream

This became a question that I thought was worth exploring several mornings ago when I woke up from a lovely dream and had a flash of realization that I was waking up from one dream into another. I had heard that idea presented off and on over the years but had not paid much attention to it.

It became time to pay attention. And explore the idea for what I could glean from it. And let my Higher Consciousness offer some insights from Spirit.

As I pondered the subject to prepare for writing this post, I got the giggles when I recalled a song from my youth. A do-wop song called, “Life Could be a Dream Sweetheart” by the Crew Cuts. One line, in particular, came to mind, “Life could be a dream if I…

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Blair Abee
ILLUMINATION

Blair developed Higher Consciousness Meditation after many years of meditation and yoga, and a traumatic year with a new, difficult boss who fired him.