Life is a dream

Life is a dream.

Past and future are mere phantasies that we cling to or fear, but neither truly exist. All we have is our conscious present. If we choose to be conscious. For if we aren't conscious in the present we don't even have that. We are entirely engulfed in our daily dealings, emotions and fears so it can be very hard to remain in the present moment. Fear is never truly present as it always concerns an event in a time yet to pass and if it doesn't exist in the present moment, it doesn't exist at all. It is a mere phantasy of our intellect's rhetoric.

Consciousness defines itself in layers of depth. Our states of dreaming and of being awake portray different depths of consciousness while neither contains more truth than the other. Which of the two is deeper, I am not able to say but I am of the utmost certainty that many other layers exist, some deeper and some less so. By deepness of consciousness I mean the extent to which consciousness is aware of itself, or one could say- the extent to which distractions from the conscious self are absent. These distractions consist mainly of thoughts and fears which rob us of the serenity and pure awareness that distinguishes not between good and bad. For verily, neither good nor bad exist, each being a mere evaluation of our own puny intellect guided by its desires and fears.

Our life is nothing but a state of awareness and we each define for ourselves how deep or shallow that awareness is- much like a dream- awareness rises and dissipates. Like water molecules condense into a cloud only to rain back down into the sea, our lives arise and pass by in an instant. Fear is of no value. Our consciousness is truly infinite and no weapon or torture can change that.

This life is a dream and we choose how lucid we dream, but one thing is certain- another level of awareness will greet us upon waking.