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yes, that was definitely a dream, because I was talking to a camel", but what we struggle more to do in waking life is admit the stories we create for ourselves in the physical because we are more identified with them and usually more emotionally attached. Through identification with our ego, we give ourselves reason to stay attached to the dreams we uphold against our reality. People either hold onto worries of the past or anxieties about the future or spend so much time and energy investing in beliefs. On top of this, it is difficult for us to admit that our thoughts about the world hold little reality objectively. Most of our thinking is of little benefit to our lives; in fact, a lot of thinking is the cause of many of our problems. By becoming aware of how and what we think, we understand how to think more effectively and stop thinking when it is not necessary. "Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realise this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal." - Eckhart Tolle To simplify things further, we could call our entire perception of the world our 'dream of life'. Our dream of life is simply everything we perceive and understand it to be, which includes but is not limited to: concepts, feelings, family, friends, enemies, hobbies, happy moments, sad moments, achievements, likes, dislikes, political dispositions, religious beliefs, scientific beliefs etc. the list goes on; it is the content which we perceive through the television screen of our senses and that we repeat and uphold with our thoughts continually. For example, wherever you are sitting or standing right now, look around you and notice everything you can see, feel, hear, and touch – this is your experience of reality, here and now. Now, the moment you begin to think about any point in