We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dreaming that you are dreaming suggests you are close to waking up.
- In plain terms
- Dreaming you dream means you near awakening.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-awareness in dreams signals waking.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you wake?
- Are you dreaming now?
Another view
It oversimplifies the state of consciousness.
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Philosophy is properly Home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
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