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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

"The world of senses" that we experience in
dreams
A person can experience all senses vividly without the pres-
ence of the outside world. The most obvious example of this is
dreams. A person lies on his bed with closed eyes while dream-
ing. However, in spite of this, that person senses many things
which he or she experiences in real life, and experiences them so
realistically that the dreams are indistinguishable from the real
life experience. Everyone who reads this book will often bear
witness to this truth in their own dreams. For example, a person
lying down alone on a bed in a calm and quiet atmosphere at
night might, in his dream, see himself in danger in a very
crowded place. He could experience the event as if it were real,
fleeing from danger in desperation and hiding behind a wall.
Moreover, the images in his dreams are so realistic that he feels
fear and panic as if he really was in danger. He has his heart in
his mouth with every noise, is shaken with fear, his heart beats
fast, he sweats and demonstrates the other physical affects that
the human body undergoes in a dangerous situation.
A person who falls from a high place in his dream feels it
with all his body, even though he is lying in bed without moving.
Alternatively, one might see oneself slipping into a puddle, get-
ting soaked and feeling cold because of a cold wind. However, in
such a case, there is neither a puddle, nor is there wind.
Furthermore, despite sleeping in a very hot room, one experi-
ences the wetness and the cold, as if one were awake.
Someone who believes he is dealing with the original of the
material world in his dream can be very sure of himself. He can

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