If Life Is a Dream, Why Wake Up? (Free Awakening Guide Included!)

By Juliet Tang | Contributing writer for Wake Up World

“Life is not reaching towards some goal, life itself is the goal. It is not evolving towards some ultimate; this very moment, here and now, life is ultimate.” ~ Osho

A while ago, I was meeting up with my friend Carla who was on her way to a 3-month program at the Osho Meditation Center in India. She shared with me one of the powerful visions from her recent ayahuasca ceremony that I feel compelled to share with the world.

In her ceremony, Carla saw a vision of all participants, herself included as innocent school children sitting in an auditorium with name tags on their chests in front of a curtain. There was so much excitement in the air as they were informed that, once the curtain rose, they would be revealed the purpose of life.

Some clapped, some smiled and some squealed in delight. All waited with patience and great anticipation.

The curtain rose.

And there was absolutely nothing behind it.

At that precise moment, Carla received a download: The grand cosmic joke is that life is a beautiful and purposeless dream, and while we are waiting to understand the meaning of life, we may be missing out on what’s really in front of us – living and enjoying this dream.

She let out a string of loud laughter in the middle of her ceremony. Creation certainly has a wicked sense of humor!

Whenever I share the concept that we have no agenda in life other than being alive, because life is just a experience dreamed up by Consciousness, it is met with either enthusiasm or mild confusion and offense. After all, we human beings love running around in a rush because we feel we are achieving something grand or racing to the fine finish line in some way, and the idea that there is no purpose in such a perplexing and complicated existence is simply unacceptable to the mind — which usually leads to the next question:

“If life is a dream, why wake up?

To Awaken or Not to Awaken?

To try to define awakening is like trying to define consciousness. It means different things to different people, and there is no linear “one path fits all” type of thing. To me, it is the experience of coming to one’s True Self that is beyond the body and mind, and the very process is embedded in the journey of life itself.

There is often a misconception, however, that awakening makes you better, that all the misfitting pieces in your life will miraculously fall into place, and all fears, discontentment and “negative emotions and circumstances” will dissipate.

That is not the case.

There is nothing special or superior about the awakening experience, it is just another experience in the quantum field of infinite experiences.

Do you look at a four year old and seven year old, and believe one phase of growth is more worthy than another? Of course not, you understand each phase is unique and precious. There is absolutely no pressure in life for you to be anything other than who you already are because you, by nature are the definition of perfection. You are already perfect just by being here. I know plenty of “unawakened” individuals who are enjoying their roles in this dream, and living fulfilling lives.

However, if it is your CHOICE to wake up, I hope this article and the following free download can offer some assistance: “Awakening Guide: a 3-week Journey to Awakening to the Truth of Your Existence, and Living as a Liberated Conscious Creator”.

I personally have experienced greater degrees of freedom in life after my awakening. While it is impossible to accurately describe what happens after one wakes up, and the experience itself offers layers of richness that no words can capture, the following is usually the first, and most common thing experienced by those who have taken the red pill.

Waking Up = Being the Conscious Creator of Your Destiny

No one has to wake up in order to be a creator in his or her life, but awakening certainly makes consciously choosing and creating in all areas in life much more effortless and consistent.

It is easy to understand why this is the immediate response shared by many individuals who have taken the path of awakening — because the themes of living in the shadows of a traumatic past, suffering due to failed conventional medical treatments, being trapped in unsatisfying relationships and unfulfilling careers, experiencing constant negative self-talk, lack and victimhood, substance abuse, and a general sense of being a purposeless and powerless drone played by “the system” are common themes of our collective disempowerment on this planet.

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