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A person can picture the face of his wife or imagine the smell of a daisy in his brain with
little concentration. The question then is that who is seeing without the need of an eye or
smelling without the need of a nose things that physically do not exist nearby? This being
is the soul of the person.

is only a sensation. When people dream, in the same way that all images are
seen very realistically, smells are also perceived as if they were real. For

example, a person who goes to a restaurant in his dream may choose his dinner
amid the smells of the foods that are on the menu; someone who dreams of
going on a trip to the sea side senses the distinctive smell of the sea, and
someone who dreams of a daisy garden would experience, in his dream, the
pleasure of the magnificent scents. Likewise, someone who dreams of going to
a perfume shop and choosing a perfume would be able to distinguish between
the smells of the perfumes, one by one. Everything in the dream is so realistic
that when the person wakes up, he or she might be surprised by this situation.
In fact, it is not necessary to examine dreams to understand the subject. It

is even sufficient to imagine one of the depictions that were mentioned, such
as the example of the daisy. If you concentrate on the daisy, you can feel as if
you are aware of its scent, even though it isn't there. The scent is now occurring
in the brain. If you want to visualize your mother in your mind, you can see
her in your mind, even though she isn't there in front of you; in the same way
you can imagine the smell of the lily, even though it isn't there.

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