As I begin to fall asleep, I enter a semi-dream state while I am still awake. The dreams and thoughts flow through my mind and seem so real; then, suddenly, I realize that what seemed so real is just a fleeting thought with no inherent reality. The only thing that is real is what is occurring in the moment - me, laying on the bed. Everything else is a projection of the mind.
Awakening to that realization is the most fulfilling experience I have. On some nights, it happens several times. I will begin to fall asleep, get caught up in believing the thoughts in my mind, and then realize they are just thoughts. The cycle can continue several times. It feels like a cosmic game of peek-a-boo.
There is an old saying: "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." I would like to alter it: "A mind is a terrible place to live." When we live in our minds and accept the reality of all our thoughts we become worried about the future and dismayed about the past. When we realize that thoughts are just fleeting energy forms and true reality is the present, we open up and life becomes beautiful.
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