Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative HistoryFrom Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharoh’s dreams in Egypt to prayers against bad dreams in the Hindu Rg Veda, cultures all over the world have seen their dreams first and foremost as religiously meaningful experiences. In this widely shared view, dreams are a powerful medium of transpersonal guidance offering the opportunity to communicate with sacred beings, gain valuable wisdom and power, heal suffering, and explore new realms of existence. Conversely, the world’s religious and spiritual traditions provide the best source of historical information about the broad patterns of human dream life |
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... Another prayer to Varuna for protection from various threats includes the following verse : " If someone I have met , O king , or a friend has spoken of danger to me in a dream to frighten me, or if a thief should waylay.
... King Siddhartha , who " firmly fixed the dreams in his mind , and entered upon considering them ; he grasped the meaning of those dreams with his own native intelligence and intuition , which were preceded by reflection . " Following ...
A Comparative History Kelly Bulkeley. exegesis , the king told his wife that the dreams were a prophetic message that she was going to bear a son who would one day become a great king . According to the Kalpa Sutra , Devananda happily ...
... king Ajatashatru turns to the figure of a sleeping man . Ajatashatru calls to the man , but he remains asleep . The king then touches the man , and he awakens . Ajatashatru asks Gargya , “ When this man was asleep here , where was the ...
... king Janaka the freedom to ask any question he wishes. The grateful king uses this wonderful boon to pose a profound existential question: “What is the source of light for a person here?” Yajnavalkya replies that the self (atman) is a ...