Thursday, May 14, 2009

Dreaming a Little Dream With Sky

In honor of Sky and his need to convey some pretty heavy information in 1st grade, I wanted to share some quotes and links I'm sharing with him. After explaining that many people probably wouldn't understand or believe the "dream theory" and not to go there at school, especially with teachers prior to testing, he felt badly. He got upset with himself for even bringing it up and I had to reassure him that he's a very wise boy and that he just needs to learn when it's appropriate to discuss these concepts. The fact that he understands it as fully as he does at this age is great, and I told him I'm proud of how hard he works at thinking about these things.

Quantum physics has discovered that our perceptions of the universe actually evokes the very universe that is observed. If we change the way we view the universe, the universe itself spontaneously reflects this change back to us, as the universe is not separate from our perception of it. Physics itself is pointing out that the universe arises exactly as a dream arises: As an immediate reflection of the observing consciousness. Is the nature of light a wave or a particle? Quantum physics points out that it depends upon how we are looking. I call this the "physics of the dream-like nature of reality."

"Life is just a dream. It is not like a dream. It is a dream and nothing other than a dream." -Detong Choyin
If you've ever thought life was actually a dream, take comfort. Some pretty distinguished scientists may agree with you. Philosophers have long questioned whether in fact there is a real world out there, or whether reality is just a figment of our imagination.

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