We all ‘know’ the difference between dreams and waking reality. But, do we?

I maintain that ‘reality’ is no different from dream, with the exception of extremely pronounced difference in duration, of course.

The big lie, the delusion that makes us miss this (and which gives such righteous justification to mark those who see this as crazy), is the concept that this deluded version of ‘reality’, i.e. the ‘real’ ‘us’ ends. This deluded version of ‘reality’ hinges upon this markéd and clear ending. We count upon it with fear and attempt to counter it with faith. Our existence can and must end. (And, though the world goes on without us, we aren’t necessarily sure that it truly goes on — or for how long — either. In fact, the same elements of “count on it with fear” and “attempt to counter it with faith” are integral to our ‘theology’/coping mechanism).