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to weep. Young children are startled and scared by the effects
of dreams and cry for a long time. Nightmares have an affect
on the body, the rate of breathing increases, pulse rate, blood
pressure etc. too increase. All these effects can be scientifically
proven. Therefore if dreams are so effective how can they be
considered unreal?
There was a gentleman who had never seen me before
but had an exact ‘darshan’ of me in his dream. Now how can
one explain this phenomenon? How complex is this?
Nothing that has never been seen before can appear in
your dreams. It might have been seen in any of your past life
cycles. Dreams are a collection of countless life cycles. It is not
anything new. There are some that believe that thoughts of the
day manifest as dreams at night. But during the day one thinks
of all kinds of things, do they all manifest in dreams? Nevertheless
is it not true either that you dream about something you have
never thought of before?
In a dream, only the causal body and the subtle body are
at work. The gross body does not take any part in it.
One man dreamt that he was sick and the doctor examined
him and pronounced him dead. He saw himself as dead. As he
saw his body being cremated, he woke up in a panic.
In dreams even bachelors see themselves getting married,
having children and getting those children married also!
Questioner : What is the cause behind a dream?
Dadashri : The world you see in your wakeful state is
the fruit of your past deeds. The dreams that you see are the
maturing fruits of your past merit and demerit karma, but their
effects on you are lighter. Both are effects.
Questioner : Is dream a tuber?