Question:
All said and done the waking state is more powerful than the dreamer’s state….in the sense in the waking state only self realisation is possible!?? Right!?? Any Efforts for that matter,
Sadhana is also only possible IN the waking state…..?
Sri Prabhuji:
Waking state is not more powerful. It is just another state like dream and sleep.
However waking state is different from deep sleep and dream. In waking state ego (sense of I am) emerges. In deep sleep ego is dormant. In dream state ego is not strong.
Ego (I sense) gives a “sense” of doership – “I am doer”. Any spiritual practice is possible only for “doer” – Karta. Hence sadhana – spiritual practice is possible in waking state.
Impressions of waking state cause dream state. Hence any spiritual sadhana in waking state gradually affects dream state. Ego goes dormant in deep sleep and hence waking state practice affects all the three states of waking, dream and deep sleep. Sadhana is possible in waking state because of appearance of ego – the doer. Transformation of all states happen due to waking state practice by “doer – karta, ego ahankar”.